1 . Yesterday, my daughter had to go to work earlier than usual. Since the gym where I work out is not far from her ________, I decided to take her to work and then go to the gym.

At quite an earlier ________, the gym was already full of men and women of all ages, working out. I ________ go to the gym at this early hour, and was________ to see so many people. It seems that many go to the gym before going to work.

I know how difficult it is for most people to start ________. Most people know it is good for their body, but they are too ________ to go to the gym, ________ in the morning. They prefer to spend an extra hour in bed before starting their_________. In the afternoon, they are too tired after work, and want to stay at home or go out to meet friends.

If you’re one of them, you need self discipline (自律) and ________ your laziness. If you ________ going to the gym and exercising, you would start to like it. This usually ________ when you see that you’re losing weight and you feel stronger.

It is the same in every other area of life, when you study a foreign language or when you make up your mind to ________ your dreams. It is ________ at first. But when you start to see ________, everything becomes easier because you have special ________.

2 . After graduation, I decided to take the gym seriously. Accompanied by a friend, I________a routine of walking on the treadmill (跑步机). I was ________with our routine in the gym. My friend, however, became bored.

One day, he suggested that we ________an outdoor sport. I was an uncoordinated (动作不协调的) person, so I_______his idea.

But several weeks later, he managed to ________me to step on to an outdoor racquetball (美式壁球) court. When I hit the ball, I sent it flying in every direction except the direction that I had __________Still, somehow, I tried hard to learn it and became ________after constantly practicing.

“We’re not getting enough________on the treadmill. Why not play tennis to build up our body?” suggested my friend.

“Tennis? I can’t play tennis! That ________real skills!” I firmly resisted (抵制) his new ________.

However, weeks later, I started playing tennis. After several months of________practice, one day, as the ball came flying towards me, my racket and the ball met in what tennis players viewed as the “sweet spot”. I had ________learned how to play tennis properly!

I learned a valuable ________from these experiences：I can do whatever I set my mind on. I just need to put in efforts, and the results will ________. And I become quite________about trying new things and I’m always filled with a sense of excitement.

3 . Taking care of yourself is not being selfish. By caring enough to _______ your body well, you will be in _______ shape to take care of those around you.

Believe in yourself and your ability. Make a list of _______ changes that you have made in the past. It is easier to achieve a goal when you are _______.

Seek out a friend or coworker who will make you feel comfortable. _______ friends is a happy thing in the world. Regular phone calls, emails or visits over coffee could _______ your friendship.

_______ yourself when you make simple changes that in the end will _______ in achieving your overall goal. Celebration is part of successful change. Remember to _______ you motivated.

Adopt eating and physical activity habits that can become part of your ________. Have a backup plan ________ those days when your plans to eat well and be active are challenged. If you can’t walk ________ the weather, have an exercise video to use.

Go on a ________.Work and family are two most important things in people’s lives. People try to tackle the two things at once，________ most of them fail.Just as an old saying goes: People who know how to rest ________ how to work.Go out with your family and have a good time.

4 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.

When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.

The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.

I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.

5 . Recently, a 70-year-old woman has won hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin- -a social networking video platform, also known globally as TikTok, where men and women commonly show their working out or share ________ tips.

Trying to stand out from the crowd amid the floods of such videos can often be difficult, but a/an ________ new account, which has only been active since last year, has ________ to do so easily.

The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, well-built ________ that would leave viewers green with ________ .The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even ________ on a reality show on China Central Television.

According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 ________ within just a few months. “The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aged 30 to 50,”says Chen. “I think they will be ________ to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can also achieve something in the gym. The message I want to ________ is that it is never too late to ________ good health.” For Chen, her ________ for exercising was born out of a need ________ desire to become famous.

According to Chen, her health had been ________ since she was a child. “In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day,“ says Chen, who used to be a saleswoman in a local food company before retirement. She ________ had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy.

“We cannot stop aging ________ exercise can slow it down, she says. “Instead of spending money on medicine, it is better to spend money on fitness.”

7 . In a small fishing village in Southern Thailand, some boys of Panyee Football Club play football amazingly. They_________, shout, jump and kick like most other football players, but these boys are especially good at_________of the ball because their football field is a raft 筏)in the middle of the sea. Since 2004, the club has_________the Thai Youth Football Championships seven times.

The_________of Panyee FC begins back in 1986. Some of the young boys were watching the World Cup Football Championships on television._________, one of the boys said. “We watch football on TV, but we’ve never played it.” The boys made a_________.

“Our football team starts today. We want to become world_________!” they shouted. But the villagers_________them. “Are you crazy? You don’t have a field! How can you_________?

The boys were__________to make their dream come true. They used__________fishing boats and pieces of wood to make a__________football field. They practised for hours every day, even__________the field was wet. That first year, they__________it to the semi-finals of the__________football competition. They have now played for over twenty-five years and they are one of the best youth football teams in the country.

One summer weekend, my wife, my son and I entered a running race on mountain trails. When the race started, our son took off ______, but my wife and I stayed back, enjoying the scenery. After some time, while running down a narrow, ______ trail, I walked on a big stone and had a ______. I realized I'd got my toe ______, but I didn't check my damage. Instead, we kept running.______, after going half the course, I realized my watch on my wrist was______. I encouraged my wife to go on ahead, and returned to see if I could find it. Later, I ______ my broken watch and quickly put it into my pocket. Then I ______ down the trail. In the end, I saw my son, who had finished 30 minutes earlier, had run back up the trail to ______ me. He ran with me to the end.

______ it turned out, both my wife and son had won first place in their age groups, but I had no chance of placing. After the race, I took off my shoe and found that my sock was in blood. Luckily, the race ______ had a special award for the most injured runner.

Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort, the ______ is that we often face pain and ______. However, the key to happiness is ______ pain into something positive. In other words, ______ can make us stronger if we face them bravely.

9 . My least favorite part was participating in sport meets, for I loved running by myself. When faced with running against fellow athletes, I was ________. I had butterflies in my stomach and the sudden urge to go to the nearest ________. This year, however, I was encouraged to join in a long distance running competition by my coach.

The 800-meter event was approaching, meaning that I would ________ soon. I breathed deeply and tried to ________ my worries. I walked over to some of the ________ who would run with me and started to ________ with them. We were all loosening up and getting ready to run as ________ as possible.

I stepped up to the line for the event. The starter raised his cap gun and ________. About twenty-five runners took off. With these runners around me, I ________ my coach’s words, “You may be small, but you have ________ power.” So, I kept up with athletes twice my size. I picked up the runner in seventh place and based my steps on him, making it a little bit faster. One by one, I ________ to make it to the top four, bursting around the lap.

It was the last lap before the final straightaway. I supposed I had the possibility to win. So I widened my steps, speeding up my________. I caught up with the runner in first place and we ran side-by-side down the last 100 meters --- I ________ him by a hair at the finishing line.

My coach gave me a ________ hug as I headed back to see him. He was ________ because I had shortened my original time by twelve seconds at least.

10 . After getting married, I moved to an absolutely new town. _________ as I was to be in a new city, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was desperate to make friends and establish_________.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when_________ to participate in a half marathon. Reflecting on my usual 3 miles, I must have been_________ — a half marathon, 13 miles seemed a(n) _________ task.

After the initial shock wore off, I found comfort in burying myself in_________. I took it slow, one mile, and then two, three, four and five miles. Seven straight miles felt like to climb Everest in my eyes, and soon I became used to that_________.

Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my running partners. We talked about our favorite music and_________ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations_________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and disappointments. By the time we were running 12-mile legs, I know that I’d made__________ friends.

__________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had__________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my__________. Legs shaking and knees buckling, we crossed the finish line together.

I have participated in multiple races since. Although running started as a__________ of building social ties, it not only provided me with friendships, but with a skill that would benefit me the rest of my life. Though the first pair of shoes is long forgotten, running will never be__________.