Athletes all have their “golden years”. For Argentine superstar soccer player Lionel Messi, who turned 32 earlier this year, “his __________ days are already recorded in the history books,” an article by news network RT said.

Actually, Messi’s Argentine national team has not done so well. They __________ the semi-finals (半决赛) of the Copa America tournament (锦标赛) in July and played poorly in the World Cup last year. However, Messi himself is still playing at a very high __________. He scored 51 goals in 50 games last season. He continues to set records, such as earning the most La Ligaand Spanish Super Cup titles in the history of club Barcelona.

Messi himself is __________ about his future. “My idea is to continue here for as long as I can perform well and my body allows me __________ that,” he said in an interview.

My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship. It’s not that we didn’t love each other. It’s just that we used to have ________ opinions. My dad is one of the most hard-working engineers I know, but I was a ________. I dreamed of being a famous star. First, I played sports as a kid, but gave up when I was making progress. Then I showed an ________ in music. My father got very excited and bought me a guitar when I was about eight. But I really didn’t like it ________ I was a teenager. During those teen years, I took up my guitar and started playing along.

Then I went to college. My father thought I should focus more on my ________ while I thought I should have more fun playing music. My father kept ________ me though we have different opinions.

But unlucky for me, when I grew into a young man, I suddenly fell seriously ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney disease (肾病). I felt life become ________ and even wanted to end my life. But I was lucky enough to have my parents stay by my side and support me! While I was trying to decide just what to do with my life, my father got tested to see ________ he was the right man to give me his kidney. How happy he was when he knew he was just the very man to save my life. I tried to refuse, but this time, he ________ my thoughts and insisted on (坚持) giving me his kidney. I was save！

Two years ago, I made up a band. He had always wanted to play in a band, but ________ got the chance when he was young. It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him, I think. And now, though sometimes we also have different opinions, we understand each other.