1 . Mathea isn’t a typical grandmother. She was 92 years old when she________the finish line, setting the record for the oldest female to complete a marathon.

Mathea doesn’t allow her________to slow her down. Mathea stays in________all year round by running six days a week. Even when the weather is bad, she________covers 36 miles every week. She________running for miles and waving to say hello to the people she passes by. She carries her backpack out for the whole day to________the city. Running in cities around the world has allowed her to really get a________for different places and people, enriching her life.

Mathea runs all year round and keeps a(n) ________training routine, although the pace and number of miles per training day are going to shift around. While running, she keeps her mind________by listening to music and audio books (有声书), sometimes greeting the wonderful people she________.

Mathea says it is her________as a physician that makes her understand how her body and mind________diet and exercise. “I see the direct connection between________and health,” she says. “And you don’t have to be a doctor like me to get the________.

Mathea says getting through the finish line and earning a Guinness World Records title is an________of her life. “However, I won’t stop there,” she adds.

2 . “I’m gonna play basketball, Daddy.” Lauren flew into my arms when I came in from work. “That’s ______ , honey.” I replied naturally. I thought she meant outside the house — on the driveway. Into the kitchen, my wife Helen’s silence indicated I had ______ something. After a while, she spoke slowly, “Lauren is joining the girls’ high-school basketball team.”

I ______ my girl’s sportsmanlike courage, but ______ was still in my stomach. Lauren was only just five feet one inch tall. ______ legs and a heavy body were surely a(n) ______ for her in playing basketball.

The game day arrived. Lauren and her teammates moved out. Their serious game-faces seemed ______ to win. At first, though not playing, Lauren followed the movement on the court and ______ every play. I could even _____ her shout “No way!” when a referee made an unfair call ______ a teammate. Sitting on the sidelines, Lauren still enjoyed the game very much.

Suddenly, the announcer’s voice boomed, “Number thirty-three, Lauren Wray, in.” My heart ______ wildly. What if she got injured or other girls on the team made fun of her? But what I saw was that Lauren made every effort to keep pace with the others. Just before the end of the game, they passed Lauren the ball. She caught it. She shot. ______ , she scored!

The audience began clapping and ______ . Lauren’s brown eyes shone as she wiped her sweaty forehead. Lauren’s uplifting spirits and impressive performance, wrapped with in a small ______ , struck everyone greatly. I felt enormously ______ to have Lauren as my daughter.

3 . I thought my life was over when I found I was in an airless hospital room and my spine (脊柱) was broken after a(n) ______.I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t become a famous ______ and took it out on those around me.

After four months, I learned how ______ it was to get around in a wheelchair but I was too ______ to ask for help. But I gradually realized it would keep me away from people and experiences I ______. So when my high school coach, Bob, asked me to coach the girls’ volleyball team, I ______. Also encouraged by him, I competed in wheelchair sports,______ nineteen international wheelchair marathons and ______ for Canada in the 1984 Olympics.

Shortly after the Olympics, I ______, dislocating my shoulders. That injury was a wake-up call, and I tried to ______ my life without being an athlete. I knew I wanted to travel and do something ______. So the Man in Motion Tour, aiming to raise awareness of the potential of people with ______ , was born. It was a big ______. We had hoped to raise $ l million. But the total was a(n)______$ 24 million, provided to spinal cord injury research and wheelchair sports programs. Looking back, I realize that accident began a journey to accomplishments beyond my dream. My life was ______ over...it had actually just begun.

7 . Who would win a race between a human and a horse?

An annual event in a small town in Wales may have the _________. In the Man Versus (对抗) Horse marathon, _________ and their horses race runners over a distance of about 36 kilometers — a little shorter than an official marathon — on hills, paths and _________ across small rivers.

Out of 50 horses that _________ the race in June 2022, 40 finished, along with around 450 individual human runners and over 120 human relay teams. And for just the third time in the event’s_________, a human was the winner — an Englishman named Ricky Lightfoot.

Lightfoot, a 37-year-old firefighter from Cumbria in northwest England, finished more than two minutes _________ than the first horse — Invictus, ridden by Kim Alman. With his time of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 23 seconds, he was the first human to _________ since 2007. Lightfoot, a successful long-distance runner, won around $4, 250 from the victory. But do you know how the event _________?

It is said that the idea for the race came from a (n) _________ 42 years ago in a local pub, according to the event’s website. After __________ two customers disagreeing about whether a human could __________ a horse over a long distance, the landlord decided to put it to the __________, organizing the first race in 1980. __________, it wasn’t until 2004 that a human finally came out on top.

__________ events have been held around the world in recent years, including an 80-kilometer __________ in Arizona in the US.

9 . I could see the penalty shoot-out (点球大战). Five balls in the back of the net and you win a prize! My _______ was standing in line, waiting, looking forward to it. But he _______ . Not a single shot in. Later we walked away from the field slowly, close, which somehow made getting to the heart of the matter _______ . “I’m rubbish at football!” he said, between sobs, a declaration but maybe in some small way a _______ . Could his mother, by the sheer power of her answer, her love, make him _______ at something than he really was?

“It was _______ ,” I admitted.

“Yeah, but Gabe _______ twice.”

I wanted to add, “The goalkeeper was big,” which he was, _______ that wasn’t the point. So instead I _______ him, “Keep practicing!” Yet the kid practices all the time. He’s out in the back garden after school kicking the ball around for hours and some nights I have to ________ him inside. ________ is not the missing ingredient. Talent very well might be. I don’t know how good he is at football, but I can make an educated ________ . I’d say he’s ________ . “You’re not going to be good at everything,” I said.

I hope my son can be ________ with himself about his ________ as well as his gifts. I can’t watch my kid ________ five out of five penalty shots and think he did a “Great job!”. I won’t ________ him he did, either. I don’t want him to expect ________ around every corner just because he turns it. What I want to tell him is to learn how to find enjoyment in the things they love but don’t necessarily ________ , and to grow as people by struggling for what doesn’t come ________ .

And most of all, what I want for him is self-awareness—and the true confidence that comes with it.

10 . The players begin to move in slow motion，and the cheering around me turns into a mumble（喃喃声）.With every passing minute of the match，my worries and fears_______.Soccer is one of the few things in my life that bring me joy and give me_______.The game has the ability to put me_______，but my purpose and passion were put to the_______ six years ago when my family and I moved to the small town of Park Rapids.

I have played sports for as long as I can_______.It is safe to say that I have participated in a wide variety of athletics._______，the sport that will forever hold a special place in my heart is soccer._______I have been able to walk，there has been a soccer at my feet.I grew up playing soccer，and it_______became my passion.When I moved to the rural town，I_______they didn't have a soccer team，which made me very________.However，on second thought，I came to the________that I wasn't ready to________ soccer.I decided to commute（通勤）forty-five miles several times a week to________with a club soccer team.By________out on school events，time with friends and free weekends，I________many things.I also realized the________of determination.Most importantly，I learned to never give up my passion，________when there were obstacles in my way.

Gradually，I find that my teammates have become some of my________friends and my coaches have become some of my greatest role models. Sports have________me and given me the abilities I need to reach my future goals.

Nowadays,I plan to________a degree in psychology at college. No matter where life takes me,I will keep chasing my passion.