1 . After watching my son Todd run in a race, I made my usual comment, “Todd, I could walk faster than those women run.” Todd ______ as he knew I wasn’t a runner. “Listen, Mom, how about you run with me next year at this race?” Without thinking, I quickly agreed to this ______. I felt this was going to be a piece of cake!

Never in my ______ dreams did I ever imagine what the next year would ______. When it was almost time for this race to ______, Todd wasn’t going to be running. He had died in a car accident. A few of his friends knew this “challenge” I had agreed to with Todd. They started to ______ me to run the race. I hadn’t ______ or prepared anything. Quite ______, I had almost forgotten I said I would do it.

I decided I should keep my ______. The day of the race came. I felt pretty ______. When it was time for the race, I was all dressed and ready. It was freezing cold that day, but I didn’t care. I ______ all my warm clothes and ran with only a sleeveless shirt and shorts on. Nothing was going to ______ me.

Before the race, I listened to some ______ talking about how to run a race. They gave ideas about staying ______ and knowing when to make your ______. I played the race over and over in my ______ when I listened to the tapes. Now the time had come to put it into a ______ practice.

No one knew what ______ me to run. I found that running ______ the stress I was feeling of losing my dear Todd. I finished my run, fell on the grass, and cried my eyes out.

It brought me___ and relief through running.

2 . Lee Chong Wei, the 38—year—old Malaysian badminton legend, praised Lin Dan as the greatest badminton player ever in a recent Facebook Live Session(实况转播)on April 16.When he was _______ “who is the greatest badminton player of all _______ ” by Malaysia's former Deputy Sports Minister Steven Sim during a recent Facebook Live session, Lee _______ ,“You have to say it's Lin Dan. He's a legend. His _______ speak for themselves. We have to show our _______ for him.”

Lin Dan was born in Longyan, Fuijian on October 14,1983. He began to play badminton at the age of five. He entered the _______ school of Fujian in 1992 and joined the _______ team in 2000 to play badminton for China. Li Chong Wei was born in Malaysia on October 21,1982,the _______ of whose ancestors(祖先)is Fujian.

The two badminton titans(巨人) treat each other as _______ rivals(对手) on the court, but are ________ off the court. They met in 2000 and ________ each other for the first time in the Thomas Cup Badminton Asia Preliminaries in 2004.Between their 40 ________ from 2004 to2018,Lin has walked away triumphant(胜利的)28 times, ________ Lee beat the difficulties and ________ 12 times.

Throughout the years, fans have ________ their friendly post—match ________. Their mutual(互相的)encouragement has been an inspirational ________ of sportsmanship. ________ that, Lee even attended Lin's wedding in 2012.

The two—decade long friendship has been such a ________ example of cross—cultural exchange that Lee was even ________ with the China—Malaysia Star of Friendship award.

3 . Grace Brown leads a busy school life. Apart from the many ________ subjects , the 14-year- old also sings in a choir and plays the piano.

The school day ________ from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but Grace has so many ________ to attend that she has no ________ for P. E. classes. That’s why Grace has chosen to take P. E. classes on her ________ time. Her school has allowed her to try “virtual” P. E. For many subjects, tests and textbooks have become ________ on computers. Now, new ________ are also having an effect on P. E. Grace wears a fitness tracker called Fitbit on her arm while ________ She usually has her P. E. classes three times a week for 30 minutes each time. A program on her computer ________ her activity. Grace needs to ________ the data of her performance to her school every week.

“Virtual” P. E. is becoming more and more ________ among people, especially teenagers.________, P. E. teachers don’t guide their Fitbit-wearing students in real time. But they do lead the students work by ________ goals. The students can choose their ________ activities. Those who swim or dance all year round may easily ________ the workout requirements.

As for Grace, she has ________ light running and cycling to her days. Some schools, however, do not support this ________. “Physical activity is different from physical ________,” said a P. E teacher. “Physical activity is great for the ________. Everybody is moving. But in P. E. classes, students are taught not only how to ________ but also things like teamwork.”