2 . After having a child, I found my regular exercise interrupted. I was not only busy: I also lacked the motivation. Solo gym sessions or some quick_________following the DVD while the baby sleeps didn’t attract me at all. So I decided to sign up for a hiking_________in Peru, hoping that it would get me_________again.

Looking over my travel arrangements before I left, I scanned phrases such as “3-hour hike _________primitive forests” and “sliding with a rope down waterfalls”, and I started to feel a little_________.

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

__________confirm my experience: Group exercise can really start a new attitude toward fitness. “People get a better workout 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 together is compelling (不可抗拒的),” said David Ezell, the CEO of fitness provider Darien Wellness.

With the__________of a group, I’m slowly getting back into a__________lifestyle.

4 . If a person lost an arm, how could he or she play basketball? How could he or she even dribble (运球) like a professional player? Zhang Jiacheng, a Chinese boy, has _________ it and moved everyone who knows his story from the Internet.

Zhang soon _________ tens of thousands of netizens’ attention and was highly praised for his _________ skills, after a short video of his playing one-on-one was recently _________ online. In the video, Zhang _________ his dribbling and shooting abilities with a professional player playing in _________. The audience watching on site gave a loud cheer. “It is the power of basketball, so _________ and inspirational!” a netizen who saw this video _________ on Sina Weibo. Zhang also registered (注册) a personal account on a video platform, and shared 15 short videos of practicing basketball, which had earned him over one million _________ in just a few days.

Born in Guangdong, China, Zhang’s right arm was __________ by an accident when he was only five, which was a very unfortunate event for a little kid. But Zhang hasn’t let that misfortune __________ his pursuing his dreams, and he has never given in to his fate as his love for basketball grows deeper in a body with a physical __________. Basketball is by no means a __________ for this one-armed teenager. __________, he dreams of being a professional athlete!

“Your heart is always the __________ part of your body,” said Yi Jianlian, after watching the teenager’s short video.

5 . It’s 6:15 a.m. on a school day, and Jocelyn Murzycki has two kids and she needs to get out the door in an hour. As the sky begins to _______, Murzycki doesn’t manage a few more minutes of sleep. _______, she’s heading out in the freezing cold on her daily plog —a run to_______ litter.

First, the_______ are: a litter grabber(垃圾夹具) and a reusable shopping bag, one side for landfill(废物填的填埋) and the other for _______. Covering herself up, Murzycki jogs _______ down Main Street, stopping briefly to pick up a plastic cup. She usually needs to stop halfway through her 20-minute run to _______ her bag. Within a few hours the street will look littered again. But she isn’t_______—it just adds fuel to her plogging fire.

The word “plogging” comes from plogga, a _______ of two Swedish words that mean to pick up and to jog. The activity was ________by Erik Ahlstrom. When he moved to Stockholm, he felt________ at the amount of litter in the streets and began gathering friends to clean up the neighborhood while out for runs. Now Mr. Ahlstrom is traveling the world, making the ________ of plogging known to the public. In the U.S., social media and running groups are ________ people to get out and plog: the “plogging” tag (标签) alone has more than 40,000 posts.

Murzycki has been doing this for a few years even before the trend hit the U.S. “It really is super________ if you go out every single day and just pick up litter,” she says. But she’s figured out how to make it fun by jogging with friends and adding the ________ and she adds one push-up(俯卧撑), finding a tiny glass bottle.

7 . The competition Michael Stone, a blind man, faced today was fierce. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael faced the most_______day of his pole- vaulting(撑竿跳) career.

As long as Michael could_______he had always dreamed of flying. Michaels mother read him many stories about flying when he was_______. Her excitement and enthusiasm made Michael’s dreams full of_______and beauty.

From the age of 14, Michael_______every day with weights and running. The program was carefully_______by Michael’s father.

All of Michael's vaults today seemed to be the_______for his hard work. As soon as he_______on the mat full of air，the crowd stood on their feet in surprise. Without hesitation，Michael_______began preparing for his next attempt. He seemed________of the fact that he had just surpassed (超出) his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two________in the pole vaulting event.

When Michael cleared the________at 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. What he needed were constant________and strong determination. As he________his turn and heard the other let out a sigh, Michael knew the other vaulter had________his final jump. He knew it was time for his________jump. He knew it was time to________when he heard the singing of some distant bird.

As he began________, something felt wonderfully different, yet________. Michael Stone was now flying, just like in his childhood________.He set a new world record National Junior Olympics record.