1 . After having a child, I found my regular exercise interrupted. Not only was I busy, but I also lacked the motivation and ambition. Solo gym sessions or some quick ___ following the DVD while the baby slept didn’t ___ me at all. So I decided to sign up for a hiking trip in Peru, hoping that it would get me ___ again.

Looking over my travel arrangements before I left, I___ phrases such as “3-hour hike ___ primitive forests” and “sliding with a rope down waterfalls”, and I started to feel a little worried.

However, as we made our way through the forests and were ___ with amazing views of awesome waterfalls, this team of strangers ___ me to go on. Being physically active with a group motivated me to reach the ___ or the valley below—rather than simply lying down on the forest floor and giving up, ___ I might have done if I were alone.

Experts prove my experience:Group exercise can really start a new attitude toward fitness. “People get a better ____ in a group than they do on their own,” said Allison Kimmel, a group ____ instructor. That’s because other people ____ both support and competition. “Humans are ____ animals and the shared experience of facing a challenge ____ is compelling(令人信服的),” said David Ezell, CEO of fitness provider Darien Wellness.

With the ____ of a group, I’m slowly getting back into a healthier lifestyle.

2 . If you are heading to the gym in the hope of losing weight, try to do it before you eat your breakfast. Exercising before the first meal of the day is more _______ than after it a British study has found. Although the _______ of exercise is well-known, people have been unsure about whether it is better to do it on an _______ stomach or a full one.

Dr. Jason Gill, who _______ out the research said that while exercise in itself is good, any done before breakfast may be extra good, because it _______ the body to rely on its stores of fat for _______ . When people talk about losing weight they _______ mean losing fat.” he added.

Ten men who made three _______ to his laboratory were given breakfast each time. On the first visit, the men didn’t do any _______ . On another, they did an hour's walk ahead of breakfast and on the third they did the walk________breakfast Those who exercised ________ more fat than those who simply sat around. And those who did their walk before breakfast ________ up 33 percent more fat than those who exercised after eating. Tests showed they also ________ a bigger drop in the blood fats that raise the risk of heart disease.

However, those who exercised after breakfast shouldn’t ________.” Dr .Gill said, “The biggest ________ is between doing nothing and doing something. You are still going to ________a huge benefit. Those who exercise before ________ only burnt off around a tenth of a pound more fat than the men who had a relaxing morning. ________ they did an hours walk every day for about ten days, they would ________ about a pound, which is about as fast as you can really ________ to lose weight.

3 . Who will you ask for help when you want to learn something? A friend? A tutor? These are all _____ways of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want_____ somewhere else. I had the_____ of seeing this first hand on a_______

My daughter played on a recreational football team. Her team did very well this season and so ____a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some ____ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams_____trained. Through the first two games, her_____ did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _____ seeing my daughter playing her best, _____still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the______between Saturday and Sunday. When they_____for their Sunday game, they were______different. They had begun integrating(结合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had ______ the day before into their ______.They played aggressively and ______scored a goal.

It ______me that playing against the other team was a great ______ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. ______is the best teacher. The lessons they learnt from the games may not be_____what they would have got in school. But the lessons are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

4 . During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______. Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I _____ a fat stomach.

After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ____. I ate the same food; I did the same thing. M friend, however, became ______. One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”

Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______. I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court (球场). As I held my racket (球拍), I felt ______. I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90% of them, hitting the rest into the other court.

The first few months were quite ______. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched ______ as my return landed where I had aimed (瞄准) it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!

I learned a ______ during my journey toward learning to play tennis: I can do whatever I set my mind to.

5 . Running for a Dream

I will never forget that November day．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．