1 . I have been in love with Yoga for many years. The practice of Yoga can lead to a ________ between mind and body. In the training, there is a ________ motion that has been one of my favorite poses. Each time I participate in this practice, I feel a deep sense of ________ with all those in the group.

Instead of standing alone, the class stands in a ________ close enough for us to hold hands. Each of us gives and ________ trust and support from one to another. As a unit we shift our ________ to one foot, resting the other foot against our ankle or our leg muscle. Slowly we ________ the hand position so that we are palm to palm. We ________ our arms and create a crown (王冠) of hands above our heads.

A slight ________ may start and soon we realize we have the ________ of each person in the circle, trusting them to protect us from ________. We feel a sense of security, closing our eyes knowing we are ________. In time we return to standing on two feet before shifting to ________ on the other foot.

As we finish, there is a moment of silence for us to ________ absorb the love and support we have received. Balance with support makes standing together ________ in community. So much better than standing alone.

2 . The girl Guo Yujie got a perfect gift on Saturday-a gold medal of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The teenager, who turned 18 on March 16, sped to the _________ in the women’s sprint standing event to claim the first-ever Winter Paralympic gold medal for a Chinese woman on _________. She hoped to tell the young people with disabilities that they should keep _________.

Guo was born in Shangyi county, Zhangjiakou, with _________ on her left hand. She first tried _________ when she was 11. “I was happy when I was skiing,” Guo said. She then _________ to become a cross-country skier and biathlete. Her decision was also _________ by her family.

In biathlon(冬季两项), Guo _________ her lack of stamina(耐力)in skiing with accuracy and speed in the shooting part. “I just _________ the quick change between high-speed racing and controlling my breathing for ____________. I hope more young people with disability can find their ____________ in snow sports. Actually, disabled people are not ____________ at anything. We can take part in the Winter Paralympics and become ____________. People shouldn't look down on themselves just because of their disabilities,” Guo said.

Guo’s ____________ is the result of five years of hard training. She said that her parents, relatives, and friends watched her compete live on TV. “They are all very proud of me. ____________, I have lived up to their expectations.”

3 . Cliff Young was a 61-year-old farmer. He had no_________experience as an athlete and was laughed at when first participating in an Australian ultramarathon (超马拉松赛) in 1983.

He had no professional equipment to complete the race,_________win it, and was quickly left behind. He even wasn’t _________that the race included scheduled stops for participants to_________, and while others took breaks, Cliff moved on into the right.

Things went on just as what happened in The Tortoise and the Hare (龟兔赛跑).

Cliff_________took over the athletes and won. He entered the race as a_________and finished it a national hero. Actually, he had been used to the lengthy running the ultramarathon_________, as he had to stay out for days fetching sheep at his farm. He just took the race as another day running after_________before the storm, which enabled him to complete the race without any_________.

Australia was so impressed by the achievement that a race was__________for him, the Cliff Young Australian Six-Day Race. In the race in 2000, he even set the world__________record. No player was older. Now he still__________athletes.

The tortoise and hare story aims to tell children the importance of steadiness over__________, though growing up makes one realize that speed does make a__________in the competitive world. Cliff__________that steadiness might actually win in some grown-up cases as well.

4 . Columbia high school girls’ soccer team had lost every game in the season until a new ______stepped in two years ago.

Stuart Henley, a former soccer player and now a truck driver, ______the team and started training hard in February 2020. He ______the progress of the girls to team-building activities to help them bond on and off the field. He focused on the basics of football like passing, ______, and movement to try and bring the girls up to a good standard. His ______: coaches could give them guidelines, but girls ______what they felt they needed to work on.

Obviously, the girls were onto something big in the new season. They ______the skills they had learned and teamwork into their ______, which led them to an ______run of eight games, until they were sadly beaten 3-2 by Wyrley Pumas Team. Although this means they have been _____ the league title, the team have still exceeded (超出) expectation by earning the ______to the county’s top division.

“Whatever brings you down will ______make you stronger, especially for girls.” Captain Chelsea said, “Stuart has really ______our girls the philosophy of playing soccer. We’re going into next season full of confidence and ready to compete against tougher ______, but for now we’re still very much enjoying our ______.”

5 . In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves to achieve a new personal best. Aiming to ______ his own record, Cerveny pushed himself hard. However, his legs cramped(抽筋)and ______   him with only 200 meters to go. Determined to ______, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 50 meters.

______, his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to stop. He didn't. With great ______ Cerveny pulled himself up and with a(n)   ______ pace, moved forward for one final push. ______, it wasn't enough. 100 meters from the finish line, his legs simply ______ .

Before his coach could ______ him, another runner- Brandon-was at his side to help. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but he   ______ to quit too. With a second pull, Cerveny was ______. At a measured jog, the two completed the final 100 meters of the course, with Cerveny holding Brandon for ______ Brandon even made sure Cerveny crossed the finish line first,securing his______a faster time

In today’s ______ world in which the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was ______ to see that for an athlete like Brandon, the value of true sportsmanship still had legs.

6 . In Grade 7, my PE teacher watched me, as I tried to jump up and touch a marker on the wall. And he said: “You're doing pretty well in my ________, for someone like you with no ability at all.”

In high school, I wasn't ________ for a single team. I was bookish and slow, and that self-image-of being better suited to quiet reading and leisurely ________ remained with me for my entire life.

I discovered running in my 20s, and I ________ the feeling of quiet accomplishment-without the fear of ________teammates, but I always prioritized mental pursuits over physical ones.

It was my mental wellness that finally forced me to rethink my fitness. This winter, I found myself extremely tired. I knew ________ had to change. I needed a way to ________ the tension of months of video conferences, on-and-off (不断地) single parenting and virtual school.

I settled on an exercise bike. Since early March, I've hardly ________ a day on my bike. I'm not the ________. But I'm finally learning that movement isn't necessarily about athleticism (运动才能). More importantly, it’s about ________ your mind. It’s the feeling of accomplishment when you ________ something hard outside of your comfort zone.

A handful of people will find glory in athleticism. For the rest of us, the ________ is more personal: better sleep, improved spirits and ________ confidence. I’m not destined (注定) for the Olympics. But this was ________about ability. That's what I wish my gym teacher had told me.

If only he'd said, “You're doing really well in my class. Look at your ________.”

7 . The Olympics are full of inspirational stories. One of these ________ stories is of Derek Redmond. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Derek was making a second ________ to fulfill his Olympic dream. He had to ________ the 1988 Olympics in Seoul due to an injury to his foot. He had gone through multiple surgeries but was ________ at Barcelona and was ________ to win the 400-meter dash. He won the quarter- finals and moved on to the semi-finals.

He ________ the race well and ran for about 150 meters before his hamstring (腘绳肌腱) broke. He stopped and ________ in great pain. Medical attendants ran to ________ him but all became ________, as he waved them away and struggled to his feet, that he was going to ________ what he had trained for his whole life. No one seemed to ________ what to do—________ the race officials. As the entire stadium looked on, an old man ________ the track barriers and ran onto the ________.

The man was Derek’s father, Jim. He ran up beside Derek and put his arms around his son. Soon the crowd was on their feet. To their deafening applause, this great athlete ________ the finishing line.

8 . 78-year-old Nora Langdon has become an inspiration to people of all ages. She _________multiple days a week at the gym training for three hours at a time.

At 65, Langdon was determined to live a _________lifestyle. In 2007, she weighed over 210 pounds and often struggled to catch her _________while going up the stairs. She knew it was time to _________

“On the first day I started, I told myself that I’d give up because it was too _________for me.” Langdon told Good Morning America. “Then I heard my _________saying from within, ‘go back.’ So, I went back and here I am today.”

After joining the gym and watching her trainer prepare for a powerlifting meet, she _________his competition and decided to try it herself. She began with the basics — using a broom (扫帚) as a barbell before _________moving to weights. It wasn’t long before she discovered _________was her love.

Langdon has __________19 world records and quickly became one of Michigan’s best in her age range. Although Langdon has some world records under her belt, she shows no signs of __________. Her next __________? To powerlift a total of over a thousand pounds!

Langdon wants others to know that with__________and strong faith, anyone her age can get into __________. “You were __________to continue until the Lord takes you away,” she said.

9 . Seventy-eight-year-old Nora Langdon spends multiple days a week at the gym, training for lifting competitions three hours at a time. Now, she has become a(n) ________ to people of all ages.

At the age of 65, Langdon was ________ to live a healthier lifestyle. In 2007, she weighed over 210 pounds and often ________ to catch her breath while going up the stairs. She knew it was time for a ________.

After joining the gym and watching her trainer prepare for a powerlifting meet, she ________ the competition and decided to ________ it herself. She began with the basics— using a broom (扫帚) as a barbell before ________ moving to weights. It wasn’t long before she discovered lifting was her ________.

Although Langdon has won 20 of her powerlifting meets and has state, national and world records under her belt, she shows no signs of ________ anytime soon. Her next ________? To powerlift a total of over a thousand pounds.

“She’s really been a ________ to the gym, and to me, and to the whole powerlifting field,” her trainer said. “To see somebody at that age doing what she’s doing is ________.”

She wants others to know that with motivation and strong faith, anyone of her age can get into ________. She said, “Your body was made to ________ and you have to keep it moving in order to stay ________.

10 . My husband Larry and I have always had our basic values in common. However, our_________are so different; I love the arts, and he's really_________sports, especially hockey (曲棍球). There have been times I've been wanting to sell my season ticket online, but I'd_________do that. Instead, if Larry wanted to go, we_________.

When the game started, I would take out my_________. Most of the time, I'd be texting or daydreaming. Sometimes, my texting would be interrupted (打断) when the home team_________. I knew they scored because everyone jumped up and_________, even the women. I started to wonder. Why was I the only one NOT_______ myself? Would I like this sport if I gave it a_________? What if I tried to change my__________?

I decided to__________have a try—for my husband's sake, if not for my own. It took a few games, but soon I__________who our latest player was, who had been traded and from where. When the other team scored, I felt__________with the rest of my crowd. Soon I was asking questions like “What’s a hat trick?”

My husband couldn't__________it when he saw me getting involved (参与). I was surprised myself! We went to the next game and__________going often. Today, one would never guess I hadn't grown up with hockey.