1 . 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.

2 . When handball was first introduced to Sri Lankan schools in 2010, I wanted to bring it to my school, St Anthony’s. I _________ it as a golden opportunity for our village school to _________ a place in a sports competition for the first time.

Nevertheless, it was rather a _________ with the only PE teacher incapable of teaching us and many teachers thinking _________ of it. As a deputy principal, I was _________ to start this game at any cost.

The boys were interested and immediately forty students _________ to join the team. Bob, a member of the Air Force handball team, volunteered to _________ the team in his spare time.

Although handball is an indoor game, we trained outdoors for _________ of facilities in our school. Training started early in the morning before class and continued after school _________ it was dark. The boys loved the game and were enthusiastic about training. “This handball craze will ruin your studies!” __________ some of the teachers in an attempt to discourage the game. Beyond expectation, the boys managed to balance their life with earnest ________ for a whole year.

Their perseverance, passion and hard work at last __________ on the all-island school handball tournament held in Colombo. Our boys played wildly and marvelously but was __________ defeated with the score 39-41 in the final.

However, it was a supreme honor and rare __________ in our heart. The following celebrations sent the whole school into carnival mode. A large banner was hung, firecrackers set off everywhere. For boys, they got a valuable life lesson that nothing is impossible to a __________ heart.

3 . My first goal: try not to look so scared. It took quite a few tries before I could ________ from the mouth open, eyes wide ________ that being on roller skates gave me.

I took up roller skating at the end of 2021, as a way to ________ a difficult year spent in my house. In online skate class, they ________ me to wear protective equipment, to cheer and ________ when someone falls. Falling means you’re trying, and everyone ________ in skating, but having a positive ________ helps.

I learned how to move on wheels and danced alone at home, but the rink (滑冰场) was incredibly ________. Everything moves so fast, ________ in unpredictable directions. What ________ me about the rink is how people create their own sense of   ________ inside the circular movement, so that two awkward dancers might ________ past each other to avoid knocking into each other, all while on rhythm.

Now I’ve made much progress. The other day I skated past an older woman moving ________ in her knee pads (护膝). “My goal is to skate like you,” she said, almost under her breath. I tried ________ my ride. Keep at it! I yelled over my shoulder. Soon, I tripped, fell, quickly ________ myself up, and then kept at it.

4 . I was never a fan of football, or any sports for that matter. At primary school, my classmates spent lunch break ______ on the playground, while I was in the library getting pleasure from ______ . In Games lessons, to fit in, I ______ to be interested.

As I got older, I ______ trying to fake (假装) it. Instead, I showed off my dislike for football as a sign of ______ “It’s only a silly game!” I’d tell Dad, as he ______ me to watch a match.

But, sometimes I’d find myself ______ an opener like, “Cor, a terrible season we’re having, eh?”, or ______, “Who do you support?”, and feel my heart sink, knowing my reply would surely ______ .

And then I became a dad, and I didn’t want my boy Harvey to ______ this desirable social skill. So I bought him ______ to watch our local team, Boreham Wood. And, because he kept asking me what was going on, I stayed relatively ______ on the game.

Almost without noticing, my ______ of support when “The Wood” scored a goal were actually real, as were my sighs when “we” missed a penalty kick (罚球).

Harvey was ______ , and we’ve since returned to Meadow Park five times, each time feeling a ______ connection with the team’s supporter community.

5 . Simply finishing a marathon is a big achievement, but one woman in Thailand didn’t just run all 26.2 miles — she also _________ a little dog, Chombueng!

Runner Klongsanun was _________ a local marathon on Jan. 20th, 2023 when around mile seven, she noticed a seemingly _________ young dog along the roadside.

While other runners reportedly passed by the dog, Klongsanun, a dog lover, decided to pick it up and finish the _________. However, she still had 19 more miles to go. For anyone running a marathon, carrying any kind of _________ for 19 miles can make a marathon even more _________ and tiring. But instead of putting the dog down or _________ it to a looker-on to hold, the _________ Klongsanun crossed the finish line with the tiny dog in her arms.

After the race, Klongsanun _________ to take the dog home. Klongsanun even went back to the area where she first __________ Chombueng to make sure there weren’t any other dogs in need of __________, but she didn’t find any other animals.

“It was __________ a challenge to run almost 20 miles carrying a dog. __________, I did it because he is pitiful,” said Klongsanun. It looks like Chombueng has found a(n) __________ family while Klongsanun has a marathon __________ she’ll never forget.

6 . Greenwood has been playing ball games since five years old. She is a catcher (接球手) for UR Baseball Team, and has recently been _________ by the USA Baseball National Team Development Program.

As a college girl, her goal is to _________ to the top 20 for USA Baseball Team, which will allow her to participate in worldwide _________ like the Baseball World Cup.

Greenwood described the _________ she feels when playing baseball. For many, she may be the first _________ player they see at a high level game, so each time she _________ on the field, she admits definitely feeling high expectations, knowing that if she makes a mistake, it may influence people’s _________ on how women in baseball look like. So she _______ hard, trying to get to an advanced level.

Besides playing and training, Greenwood also travels across the country,_________ with other women in baseball, and shares her stories and experiences with them. At one of the first camps she went to, 30 girls attended, which was a ________ experience for her. Before that point, she had __________ seen girls play baseball. Now, Greenwood is __________ to see a growing number of girls __________ involved in the game and trying to walk on to the UR Baseball Team.

“It’s been cool to know that I’m having lasting __________ and greatly changing these girls’ lives for the better and showing them that they can __________ their dreams and passions.”

7 . For the hearing-impaired swimmer Peng Huidi, participating in the Chengdu FISU World University Games, has been a life-changing experience and a ______ journey for the young student who has overcome all the difficulties to ______ her sporting dreams.

When she was 2 years old, her ______ was damaged due to a high fever. She became ______ and dared not speak to others. Hoping to ______ her out of her shell, Peng’s father took his daughter to learn swimming. It was there that Peng discovered her passion and her ______ was spotted by a coach.

“I love being in the pool. When I’m in the water, I hear no ______ . There’s just me charging forward, and me alone. The blue pool in my eyes is peaceful, and it also ______ strength,” Peng said. ______ she cannot hear the starting order during competitions, she uses a light next to the pool as her ______ to start. This means there is usually a(n) ______ of between 0. 2 and 0. 5 seconds in Peng’s dive. In order to ______ the gap, she has to train extra hard.

Years of effort finally ______ . She was invited to the swimming team for the Olympics. “The World University Games ______ me with a very rare and important chance. It has broadened my horizons and allowed me to compete on a much bigger ______ . I prepared for these games for a very long time,” Peng said excitedly.

8 . The title of “Aaron’s younger brother” was earned when I had won the second place in my first tennis tournament at the age of six. Whenever I ________ onto a tennis court, it was as though a gluey name label, which had been ________ stuck onto me.

I wanted to ________ Aaron, my older brother, whose fame had reduced me to a ________ tennis player. Then came a big tennis match against Aaron. As I shook Aaron’s hand at the start of the match, I stared at him and focused on how this match was going to ________ everything.

The tennis court seemed to stretch out further than usual, but I could still ________ the confident look on Aaron’s face. He knew that my honor ________ in comparison to his. Finally, we were down to the last set, neck and neck in points. That was when the setting sun cast his figure over me, ________ me that I would always be walking in his ________ if I did not prove myself.

I prepared myself for the finishing blow, ________ of Aaron’s past matches flooding through my mind as I ________ the weakness of his smash (扣球) the ball would always fly towards the left of the court. I extended my arm to the left in anticipation of where the ball was going to land. The ball made ________ with my racket and was lobbed over Aaron’s head successfully. He could do nothing but ________ his undefeated status as champion being removed by his younger brother.

While I was still enjoying the unfamiliar feeling of ________ minutes after the match was over, a man, whom I vaguely recognized from a ________ tennis club, approached me. “What is your name, son?” he asked. A smile spread across my face.

9 . Dave Player is the founder and CEO of Team BRIT, a car racing team. He wants to_________his team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car race in 2024. He explains,   “If you're an endurance racer, you'll be_________to compete in the race. Attending this famous event is the_________of every racing driver.”

If the team gains_________to the world's most demanding endurance race , they’ll_________the history books as the first all disabled team to do so. Some drivers with_________have taken part in it, but_________as wild cards. “We don't want to   _________them, ”Dave insists. “We want to compete on a_________playing field like others, as a statement that even as disabled racing drivers we__________on the world stage.”

Dave set up the charity KartForce in 2010 as a way for__________retired soldiers to use motorsport for recovery. He went on to start Team BRIT in 2015. Team member Bobby Trundle,   who has__________himself to car racing for years, says,   “Car racing has__________my life. Mentally, it's like relaxation and also I develop deep__________for the excitement. When I'm behind the wheel, my autism (自闭症) doesn't__________me. In fact, I consider it to be a super power of mine.”

10 . Johnny Agar always dreamed of competing in triathlons (铁人三项). The ordinary competition once wasn’t ________ to Johnny, who suffered from a brain disease. This disorder makes it difficult for the 28-year-old to ________. However, he and his father ________ that where there’s a will-and a lot of ________ — there’s a way!

Jeff Agar, 59, is helping Johnny experience life to the fullest by ________ every triathlon together with Johnny. “I’m not ________ of triathlons,” Jeff joked. “This probably won’t be in the top things I’d select to do... I just want to give Johnny the ________ to do it.” When Johnny swims, he pulls; when Johnny runs, he pushes.

Johnny himself never stops ________. In last year’s triathlon, Johnny got out of his wheelchair and ________ to walk the last steps towards the finish line. “You can tell a person thank you ________, but until it was turned into ________, showing gratitude over and over doesn’t mean anything,” Johnny said. “Walking in the race is my ________ of thanking Dad for his love and effort.”

Johnny and his dad now form Team Agar, using their story to ________ others. “We hope to help people put ________ behind them. Though the result is unknown, we’re sure every attempt is ________,” said Johnny. “Either you win or you learn.”