1 . Jacky Hunt-Broersma, 46, completed 104 marathons in 104 days, breaking the world record for most consecutive marathons. She set her goal in January and ________ about five hours to complete each run.

She is grateful because running has given her the ________ she was afraid she would never regain. In 2002, doctors ________  that she had a rare type of bone cancer. Within two weeks, they amputated (截断) her left leg to save her life. For the first couple of years, Jacky ________ with the change in her life. She was ________ to be different. She wore long trousers in public so that people would not notice her ________ leg.

Five years ago, she ________ to do some running with the help of her husband. ________, she runs on a prosthetic (假体的) leg made out of strong, light ________ known as carbon fiber, which are costly for her. But her ________ is worth it. “Running has really changed my life. It has made such a ________ to my mental state and shown me how ________ my body can be. It has given me a total new ________ of who I am. I fall in love with the process of pushing my body further to see what I can do,” she said.

“The best thing is the support I’ve received from people who’ve ________, telling me how this has inspired them to ________ themselves in turn,” she said, “I am determined to keep going.”

3 . I have grown up in a football-loving family. My elder sister Stevie ________with Crewe Alexandra Girls for a year or two as a left back just like our hero Jamie Carragher.

I remember the exact moment when I told my dad I was ________ in doing what my big sister did. I was watching the game with him in the living room and it just ________: “It makes me ________ that I can’ t be a footballer.” He asked why not, and I answered, “Because I’m not a boy.”

He ________responded by telling me that women’s football was “great” and that I could play if I wanted to. “Yeah, I suppose so,” I responded, “but no one ________women’s football.” Looking back, I can see exactly why I felt like that.

At school, there was an unwritten rule that sports like rugby and football were for the ________. I’d never seen a women’s football match on TV and the only ________athletes I’d heard of were in the Olympics.

Today, the England Lionesses (英格兰母狮队) will ________ Scotland in the World Cup, and people across the world will tune in. ________women’s football has turned out to be one of FIFA’s investments, the majority of female players in top tiers are earning under what anyone would consider a fair ________, and only £24 million prize money was awarded to the women’s World Cup victors in ________with £315 million to the men’s. That’s a vast ________.

Today, I’ll be ________the Lionesses and the song “It’s coming home” will mean more this time around, because it’ll mean talented, skillful female footballers being ________into millions of homes and maybe, just maybe, a little girl believing that she can also be a Lioness one day.

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.

7 . For a teen running in his final cross-country outing before graduating from high school, his personal best wasn’t about marking the fastest time but something more________.

When he came out of the blocks that day, Brandon Schutt knew if his ________ was good enough, he still had the potential to ________ the upcoming state meet. A mile into the 3.1-mile race, though, Schutt felt bad. Instead of risking injury, he ________ to a comfortable pace.

________, Omaha Burke High School student Blake Cerveny was also running. Aiming to beat his own personal record, after a fast start, he continued to ________ himself hard. Suddenly, Cerveny’s legs cramped (抽筋) up and ________ him. But determined to finish, Cerveny rose from the track again and again. However, about 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled (蜷缩) on the ground. His legs had simply ________.

At this time, Brandon Schutt was at his side to offer a ________. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but like Cerveny, he also refused to________. With a second ________, Cerveny was on his feet. At a measured jog, with Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt helping Cerveny maintain ________, the two completed the race together. Schutt even ensured the injured runner crossed the finish line first, ________ his opponent a faster time.

In today’s competitive world, it was ________ to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the ________ of true sportsmanship still had legs (会长期受到关注).

9 . When I was a graduate student, I felt too busy to exercise. I promised myself I’d do it once I _________ school. I knew I would be busy as an assistant professor. _________, I believed in my will power.

When I started my first job at Williams College, I _________ did exercise regularly. It turned out that I was in a(n) _________ that offered excellent support for what I _________ to do.

Research shows that our _________ are influenced by whether our environment makes something easy or difficult. Even the smallest difference can have an outsized _________. In one study, researchers _________ items from the front to the back of a salad bar — a change of just 10 inches — and the _________ inconvenience made people eat less of these items.

My plan to exercise benefited from Williamstown’s long winter. People figured the best way through it was to get __________ happily and enjoy it. I kept meeting people who were __________ joggers. When I started, they were quick to offer social __________. With so many runners in town, it was easy to find trails (小径), including those __________ for beginners.

Do __________ your environment to make challenging tasks easier. If you want to socialize, befriend outgoing persons. Or __________ your cell phone when you need to concentrate on study. The right surroundings are more powerful than willpower alone.

10 . 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 proposal.

But several weeks later, he managed to _________ me to step onto 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 his new __________.

Nevertheless, weeks later, I started playing tennis. After several months of painful practice, one day, as the ball came flying towards me, my racket and the ball met in what tennis players __________ as the “sweet spot”. I had __________learned how to play tennis properly!

I learned an extremely 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.