1 . Davina McNaney on Friday will begin a journey that will bring her home to Wayne County.A breast cancer ____，McNaney，42，will run 466 miles from Michigan to New York in the next few weeks in an ____ to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research.

“I’m just a regular person.”she said.“I just want to do ____ to help others and set a strong ____ for my girls.”The mother ____ two and University of Rochester graduate chose to ____.her own personal ultra-marathon to show others how grateful she was to ____ her illness.

McNaney has ____ more than $10，000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation，nearly ____ her initial $5，000 goal.

During the first week，McNaney plans to run 36 miles each day.Two 13-mile days will follow so she ____ celebrate her eldest daughter’s eighth birthday and ____ her nephew’s high school graduation.

On July 3，the ____ day of her journey，McNaney will run 22 miles across Wayne County to Sodus Point，____ her daughters and more than a hundred friends will be   ___ .

Her husband Steve，35，will serve as her pit crew.It will be his ____ to keep McNaney fed，to track her weight and address any ____ problems that arise.

At times，McNaney said she will run with ____ —friends in Michigan，a cousin in Ohio and loads of friends and relatives in the final few miles in New York.

Company will be nice，she said，noting that she’s also looking forward to ____ time when she can relax，run and“just let my ____ wander.”

“I hope I can encourage people to challenge themselves，to know that they can overcome in the face of trouble，”McNaney said.“I'm stepping out of my comfort _____and putting myself out there to reach my goal.”

2 . Everyone wants a blue ribbon(丝带). Blue is the best. Even kindergarteners(幼儿园小孩) ___ that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a ____ .

During the spring of my kindergarten year, our class had a field trip in a nearby park. We planned to have a race. ___ , it was not an ordinary race. It was called the three-legged race. Our feet were tied together. One __ boy got me for a partner. He almost always won, but I __ that, with me, he didn’t have a chance. Obviously he didn’t ___ that at first.

The gun sounded, and we were off to the other side. ___ were falling around us, but we stayed on our feet. Only one other pair even had a ____ . Then only feet from the finish line, I fell down. We were __ enough that my partner could have __ dragged me across the finish line and ____ . But he didn’t. Instead, he stopped and helped me up, just as the other couple __ the finish line. I still remember that moment, and I still __ that little red ribbon.

When we graduated many years later, I stood on that stage and gave the valedictory address (告别演说)to that ___ group of students, none of whom even remembered that moment anymore. So, I told them about that little boy who had made a __ that helping a friend up was more ___ than winning a blue ribbon. I keep that ribbon __ it is a reminder that you don’t have to be a winner in the eyes of the world, to be a winner to those closest to you. The world may __ you a failure or a success, but those closest to you will know the __ . That’s important to remember as we travel through this __ .

3 . I think I will never forget the special day in November. It was hotter than normal. This was the ______ my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come ______ me. I saw worry and ______ on my father’s face. Then the race began!

For the first two and a half miles, I felt ______. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ______ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the ______required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races，I didn’t ______ out in the front. I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed.

Then without warning，my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I ______ see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into ______ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them ______ weight.

I watched as runners rushed by me. ______ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the ______ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled (爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both ______ and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep ______ until the very end.

The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to ______ to. I whispered, “I’ m so sorry, Dad, I'm so sorry I ______ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just ______. All that matters is that you did your best.”

“But we worked so ______. What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Don’ t you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”

It wasn’t long before my running shoes were back on, marking a ______ path for my journey. I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a ______. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.

4 . As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their game. I cheered as hard for _________ as they did. A dramatic __________, however, following a game in which I was a referee(裁判), changed my _________ on victories and defeats.

It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was _________ by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was ________, and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and ________ competed. Yonkers was ________ by one point as I ________ at the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds left to play. New Rochelle, the home team, took ________ of the ball, passed off and shot. The ball ________ around the rim(篮筐边沿) and off. The fans ___________. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was _________.

I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer(终场哨) because of the noise. I ________ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I ________ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer ________ before the final tap-in was made. ” Yonkers won!

I had to tell O’Brien the sad news. His face ________. The young timekeeper came up and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. The __________ ran out before the final basket. ”________, like the sun coming out from a cloud, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, “that’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m ________ of you.” The two of them then walked off the __________ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.

5 . When you live in a seasonal environment, you can learn that both outdoor and indoor activities have their place. As the seasons ______, so does your mood. Certain activities become more or less attractive,______ the weather and the length of the day.

Spring is a time of the year when the world starts to ______ from its winter sleep. During this season, I enjoy going on long walks through parks and watching the world come ______.

Many consider summer to be the top of the year. The city comes into full swing ______ the weather becomes warmer and warmer. During the summer, I prefer to spend the daytime anywhere that is air-conditioned. This ______ include the library, a shopping center or a movie theater. I often enjoy spending the ______ evenings sitting on the wide balcony of my house and having drinks with my friends.

Fall, with the,______ of the leaves and the summer heat gradually ______, is probably another ______ time to go on long walks during the day. I love to be ______ during fall and see the life of the city returning to its hibernation (冬眠). Another ______ to go outside during autumn is to ______ the last days of warmth until the next year.

Winter ______ the shortening of days and cooler weather. Outdoor activities tend to become less ______ and sinking down on the sofa with a good book becomes my ______ activity. It is not enjoyable to spend time outside if it is too ______. I only choose to go outside when I want to go skiing.

So, my ______ to spend time indoors or outdoors is vastly dependent on the ______. Different seasons ______ different activities and therefore it is Impossible to choose whether I would spend all of my spare time indoors or outdoors.

6 . Being a sports reporter for more than a decade, I see “O1ympic” as a ____ word to me. I found the word is also a(an) ___ for everyone to shine. This feeling ___ me when I was holding the Olympic torch for the ____ time on Monday in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea.

I felt such a great ____ to be invited by the International Olympic Committee to be a torchbearer for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games ____   Chinese sports reporters. Ten years ago, I was invited by IOC to be a ____ for the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. I have now carried the torch in two different countries. I have ____ how the Olympic flame ____ everybody around it.

When I arrived at the ____ point for the torchbearers, all the staff and even passers-by cheered because they knew I would be joining the ____. I could feel their heartfelt ____ toward the Olympics. When a group of torchbearers left to join in the relay, all the people ____, shouting “Fighting!” While I ____ my turn, many people came to take photos with me and the torch. In 101 days, the route ____ nine provinces and eight major cities across the country. With less than a month to go before the Games1 opening ceremonies in Pyeongchang, Seoul had been ____ into an Olympic city as well.

“Let everyone shine’ is not just a slogan for the torch relay but ____ the fact that ordinary people from every walk of life—students, bakers, teachers, farmer —are ____ .The Olympic spirit is a lot more than the ____   of ‘swifter, higher, and stronger.’ ‘O1ympic, has the magic to bring everyone together to ____ their dreams.

7 . Grandma celebrated grandpa’s birthday just days before he passed away. Although his __________ was very difficult for her, I think it taught grandma that good health was not to be taken __________, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as ______ and as long as she could. One day, when she ________ to attend dancing lessons, we rolled our eyes in __________ and helplessly wished she would just stay home and __________ cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed ________ we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a __________ grandma.

I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for dancing was social. She had been a __________ girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa’s quiet lifestyle before __________ any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, __________, filler her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, and the challenge of learning. __________ the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma __________ everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, __________ soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.

Having taken dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances _________ and was soon participating in dancing _________ all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma __________ invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches. My attitude was __________ unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every __________ she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the _________ a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.

8 . Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, _____ others hold on to it for years at a time. As you likely know, anger is not a healthy _____ . Over time it can become self-destructive, _____ relationships and even your health.

This is not to say that anger is always a _____ thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a _______ that something is wrong. If anger is not a ______ normal and natural human emotion, it is _____ important to learn and understand how to   _____ anger the right way.

You can release anger the right or the wrong way.   _______ whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is ______   for everyone to understand what the right ______ of releasing anger are. Transforming anger is a powerful _____to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to _____ anger is to give yourself the   _____to express anger. In fact, it is quite healthy to express your anger as long as you do it   _______Remember that anger management   ___   both on mental and physical effort. Although mental therapy alone will help you tremendously for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same ______for exercise too. However, if you   ____ both mental therapy and exercising, you will then have ______ to an unbelievable positive solution. Do a particular physical activity _____   the mental intention of releasing your anger.

9 . I never thought I’d be a “runner”. I was the girl who _______ slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of _______ in the Race for the Cure, a 5KM race designed to _______ money for the fight against breast cancer, _______ one lady caught my _______.

She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old, _______ a T-shirt with the word “Survivor” . She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be _______ by a swift wind. But she was running. And she was _______ me my group of friends. She ran slowly, but _______—as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I ________ that in the next Race for the Cure, I’d be running along with her.

A week later, I found myself in the ________, running on the treadmill (跑步机). Three minutes after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to ________. I had to slow down to a walk. I thought of the ________ at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little ________ each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later, I was ________ at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I ________ with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I wondered if I’d be ________ to do it. But then, I remembered the brave woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just ________ my first race! I looked down at my legs, ________. They had done something I’d never thought ________. I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And, I knew that I wanted to do it again.

10 . Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the_______quarter.The score was two to_______, my son's team in the lead. Parents encircled the field, offering_______.

With less than ten seconds_______, the ball rolled in front of my son's_______, one Mikey O'Donnel. With shouts of "_______it!" echoing across the field, Mikey stepped back and _______it everything he had. All round me the crowd _______. O'Donnel had scored!

Then there was_______.Mikey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in________.For a moment there was total hush（寂静）. You see, Mikey has Down's syndrome (a kind of mental disease) and________him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were________by a joyous hug from Mikey. He had even been known to hug the ________players when they scored.

The silence was________broken when Mikey, his face filled with joy, grabbed my son, hugged him and________,"I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would ________. I need not have________. I watched, through tears, ________my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mikey! Way to go Mikey!"Within moments both teams________Mikey, joining in the chant and congratulated him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I________as I replied, "Everybody won."