1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was in high school a few years ago, I was an energetic and brave teenager. I loved smiling, writing, and doing sports, especially football.

One day, my football teammates and I took part in an important football game. After the game began, the ball was soon kicked in my direction. I received the ball and crossed it twenty feet toward the goal, just in time for my teammate to meet it and hit it right into the net. “Good shot!” everyone shouted. The game started well.

Later, the game became more and more challenging as the other team tied with our team. And in the second half of the game, the score was still one to one until I received the ball with one minute left. I needed to hit the ball into the net, and I had a successful try, making the final score two to one. But in the meantime, a bad thing happened.

In an attempt to block my shot, one player from the other team challenged me in midair. But instead of hitting the ball, his body happened to hit mine, while my teammates shouted cries of victory and horror at the same time.

When I woke up, I found myself lying in a hospital bed, surrounded by my family members, friends and teammates, with a great pain in my right leg. There were also doctors around me, who told me how serious my injuries were. To my surprise, I would have to undergo a very rare operation that had only been performed a limited number of times in the United States, and the success rate is only 50 percent.

After considering for a long time and getting the support of people around me, I decided to have the operation because I knew that no matter which way I chose, there would be many challenges waiting for me. Would I be able to return to school? What effect would it have on my social life, hobby or future? These questions took over my mind. However, only time would provide answers.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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A few days later, I underwent the operation.

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I decided to bravely face my bad luck that I lost control of my right leg.

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3 . A few years ago, I felt like a true failure. I was doing Weight Watchers for the third time in order to lose weight, but not making ________.

At that time, I spent hours every day working out to my videos and was still ________. I thought I was meant to be overweight forever and there was no need to ________ it. I needed a ________ of heart and mind. That change came in the most ________ way. It came with running. After dinner on Thanksgiving, I went out for a ________ with my family. I had turned my little MP3 player on and was ________ the music when my favorite song came on. I felt like dancing, but that was impossible, for I had my children with me. So I caught the speed a bit and started to run slowly. I was quite ________ with my burst of activity.

What was more surprising was that I ________ the next morning and went out again. After running, I felt strong and ________ at the same time. I ________ the good feelings I felt when I used to run 20 years ago and decided that I wanted more of that. I ________ up for a spring race and practiced hard for it.

________ my weight is still heavier than what I would like, I no longer care about it. I try to stay more focused on my life. Most ________, my workouts are less than an hour per day and I take Sundays off completely. My ________ is to keep exercising in my life but not let it control my life. After all, I am so much more important than my weight.

An Unforgettable Sports Meeting

6 . Do you have a talented young artist, photographer, or designer in your life? It’s never too early to start helping them get their work out there! We’e listed the top art competitions for kids and teens that can help these young creators share their first masterpiece with the world. Most of them are totally free to enter!

Global Canvas Children’s Art Competition

Ages: 16 and under

Mediums: drawing, painting

Organized by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, this art competition wants to inspire the next generation to be more mindful of how we take care of the earth. The judges are looking for artists to discover the wonderful places that wildlife calls home.

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest

Ages: 15 and under

Mediums: drawing, painting

Time to design a dream car! Toyota wants to get junior artists thinking about what the future of transportation might look like. Prizes include a chance to tour one of the Toyota car factories and experience various aspects of Japanese culture.

Advena World Children’s Art Competition

Ages: 15 and under

Mediums: drawing, painting, photos and other original artworks

The competition aims to promote creativity and self-expression. Instead of a theme, it asks the participating artists to simply express their feelings-anything from sadness or joy to anger or excitement-through their chosen medium.

Progressive Young Artists Awards

Open to: high school and college students

Mediums: drawing, painting, photograph, mixed media, sculpture

PYAA is all about expressing and celebrating progressive values. So, if there is a creative teen in your life who wants to do good in the world, sign him or her up for this art competition.The prize is a scholarship that winners can put forwards their further schooling.

9 . At the beginning of Grade Two, I joined the cross-country running team in our school.

When I came to the first practice, I was filled with optimism. But as the distance we ran in each practice gradually increased from three to four, to six miles, I realized with surprise that no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to run as fast as others. In fact, I was one of the slowest on the team.

What was the point of putting myself through so much pain? After the first few weeks, I wanted to quit.

Then we had our first cross-country meet.

When we started the race, I felt the great pressure of expectations sink onto my shoulders. And after a while I stopped running and struggled to walk up the hill. But then I heard my coaches shouting my name from the top of the hill. I felt confused and embarrassed; why were they cheering for me? I was running terribly! As I tried my best to finish the race, I realized that my coaches didn’t care how fast I ran. Neither did my teammates. During the rest of the season, they were always on the sidelines of every race, cheering for me just as loudly as they’d cheered for the front runner.

From then on, I began to put my effort into supporting my teammates instead of focusing on my own performance. In that way, I celebrated my teammates’ victories as if they were my own; I felt their pain and exhaustion as if they were my own.

Cross-country running made me realize I don’t need to be the best to be successful in life. It taught me to value my relationships with people more than my relationship with my ego. It taught me to cheer for others even if I don’t know their names.