1 . Standing in front of the bike shop, Dave stared at the shiny red bicycle in the window. He could _______ himself riding the bike in Saturday’s race and winning the first-place medal and prize money. “With that bike, I could even beat Adam,” Dave thought.

He rode on and stopped at Peck’s clothing store. The coat he planned to buy his mother for her birthday was still on sale. Dave knew she would _______ buy it for herself. She worked hard just to make _______ meet. But the prize money would be enough for him to buy that coat and surprise her.

Dave looked at his old bike. Two years ago, he found some old bicycles at the _______ and used the parts to make one bike. He called it his recycled bike. “I’ll never _______ the race on this old bike,” Dave sighed.

As Dave passed the junkyard, he noticed a newer-looking bike tire. He started _______ the huge junk pile. Finally, he found what he was looking for. “These two tires and the handgrips (手把) are just _______ for my bike.”

Arriving home, Dave put the used tires and the handgrips on his _______ bike, and oiled the chained. He stood back and admired the _______ he had made. “I might win that race after all,” he said to himself.

The next morning, when Dave and his mom got to the park, about thirty kids had already __________. Dave headed for the start line __________ Mom found a seat at the finish line.

Bang! The riders rushed off. Dave __________ Adam, who was in the lead. He __________ to pass one rider after another and was approaching Adam. Leaning forward, Dave pedaled harder and faster. __________ he sped by Adam and crossed the finish line.

As the announcer awarded Dave the medal and the check for fifty dollars, he asked, “What are you going to do with the prize money, Dave?”

“It’s a __________ ,” Dave said and waved to his mom.

This summer has been full of unforgettable     1     (moment). Among them, Su Bingtian, a 31-year-old runner, set     2     new Asian record of 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics semifinals (半决赛) on August 1. Although he finished sixth in the final with a time of 9.98 seconds, he still made a victory. “    3     (actual), I’m very happy to run under 10 seconds twice in such a short time,” Su said after the race. “Making it into the finals. I have already given all I have.”

Known as “Chinese flying man”, Su has been working hard     4     (achieve) his dream. In 2015, Su became the first Chinese to run 100m in less than 10 seconds. After that, Su     5     (compete) in many international events and won a number of medals. Sadly, at the same time, he suffered greatly from his     6     (injure) and his determination to go on running     7     (test). He even planned to leave the field in 2017,     8     the wish to run in the 100m final in the Olympics brought him back on the field.

Now in his third Olympics, his     9     (amaze) performance has excited people both at home and abroad. Su Bingtian is really a living legend     10     success will surely encourage more young players in their sporting career.

    1     the modern Olympic Games started in 1896 in Athens, Greece, there was no such thing as the Winter Olympics.     2    (player) competed (比赛) only in the Summer Games. There were, however, the Nordic Games (北欧运动会). That was a     3    (compete) of winter sports that took place every few years starting in 1901. But not everyone could compete: The Nordic Games were open only to athletes (运动员)    4    Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The winter sports were popular, so in 1924 an International Winter Sports Week    5    (hold)

In Chamonix, France. Only about 250 athletes from 16 countries competed in nine sports at Chamonix. Something else    6    (be) different about these Games compared with today’s Olympics: There were only 11 female athletes at the 1924 Games,    7    competed only in figure skating (花样滑冰).

Still, the Winter Olympics were underway, adding more sports to the Games, and    8    (especial) more sports for women. Women got the chance     9    (take) part in skiing, ice hockey (冰上曲棍球) and other sports.

Now the Games have such     10     (interest) events as snowboarding and skeleton (俯式冰橇). Some of these events have changed since they have changed since they were introduced.