When I was in primary school, I disliked doing exercise. I felt tired when I     1    (do) any kind of exercise. My parents were really     2    (worry) about my health. One day, after having supper, my father     3    (come) and asked me to have     4     walk with him in the park. I agreed and we went out together. It was hard for me to walk for half     5     hour. I wanted to give up,     6     my father encouraged me to keep on walking. From then on, I was often asked to walk with my parents. To my surprise, I could walk for an hour in the     7    (five) month. How     8    (pride) I felt! I loved taking exercise gradually. Now I am an excellent runner in my school. I take part in the school sports meeting every year.

During all our life, we may face a lot of     9    (difficulty). Don’t be afraid of them. Please try to face them     10    (brave). After you overcome what you used to be afraid of, you may find how great you are!

7 . When I tried out for the football team during the summer before 9th grade, I never imagined how important this sport would become in my life. Football is a _____ sport, at times almost painful, and practices really _____ a team’s physical and mental limits. Without trust in my own ability and a strong sense of commitment, I would never have managed to continue after years of hard work as a player, and with countless _____.

In the first year, I played on the defensive line. This was an amazing _____ that gave me a great sense of achievement. But in the last game of the season, I was seriously injured. I was prohibited from any physical activities for six months. After going _____ a series of physical treatments, I returned to the field as a team captain. I practiced harder than ever to make up for my _____ time.

In September, during my junior year, my name was mentioned in the local newspaper as the key defensive lineman on the team. After playing a fantastic season, I was given the _____ of the Most Valuable Player.

_____, my skills in football do not magically extend to other sports. During the winter break, I went on a snowboarding trip and seriously injured my right shoulder. I had to have four _____. Since I could not use my right arm for two months, I had to learn how to write and eat using my left hand.

______ life must go on. I knew that my own present efforts would decide my future, so I ______ the strict training program to build up strength and improve flexibility in my ______. After an eight-month recovery, I was back to the field playing football, the sport I ______.

In this sense, the world of football has taught me an important life lesson: ______ and commitment make what seems impossible ______. This lesson from football is the one that can be applied to every part of life.

9 . When Marco was a boy, he tried everything to get his father’s love and attention. He studied hard to get good _________ and tried to behave well. He was shy and shorter than the other boys. Besides, his father was _________ and had little time for him. Except for his _________ for housework after school, there was no communication. Marco felt very _________.

One day, his maths teacher called him that some young teenagers were _________ a public speaking contest. She thought Marco should give it a _________. She firmly believed he could perform on stage like other kids. Feeling her strong trust, he agreed to _________ the contest.

All winter, Marco took a bus to _________ twice a week in another city, where the competition would take place. He was taken by a strong _________ he never felt before. Finally, the big day arrived. His father, and yes, his maths teacher, were present. When he stepped onto the stage and began to speak, he felt __________ at home. He was funny, and acted very natural. He won! He noticed his father’s eyes were __________ — he was so proud. It was then that his father __________ he should pay more attention to the child.

As the winner, Marco’s name was __________ in the local papers. He knew this was the __________ of his new life. It all happened because of a phone call, from one who __________ him.

Sports Day was getting close in the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. John, one of the fast runners of the school, was confident that he would win for he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race John. You are not practicing at all,” said John’s mother.

“Mom, you know how fast I am! Why should I waste my time running? Only I will win; no one else will win!”said John. “John, you may be right but talent (天赋) without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly,” his mother warned him. John just laughed. He was so confident that he would win the trophy (奖杯) as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!.

Tim, a classmate of John, was also participating (参加) in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he practiced till late at night and had developed great endurance (持久力) to run the race.

There were a few days left for the Sports Day but John did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tim practiced day and night.

The Sports Day was almost around the corner but John was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tim with his hard work had become a very great runner.

At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students showed up on the ground to cheer their favorites. The coach blew the whistle (口哨) and everyone began to run toward the finishing line. It was so exciting. John and Tim left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.

Suddenly, John went ahead of Tim.

John’s mother came up to Tim and praised him for his hard work.