1 . To become the Olympic champion in the individual (个人) all-around event, Gabby Douglas had to leave everything she _________ best. She had to pack up her bedroom in Virginia. She had to say_________ to her two dogs and to the beach, where she loved to ride waves on her board. But it was _________ to take the leap (飞跃), however, _________ it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that. So she _________ about 1,200 miles away from home, to _________ with a coach from China. She lived with a family she had never _________ and everything was new to her.

As it turned out, Douglas did _________ what she needed to do to become Olympic champion when she _________ two Russians. The Chinese coach __________ Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world, helping her skyrocket (飞涨) from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport. By __________ the Olympic all-around title, she became the first black woman to do so. She __________ the competition from beginning to end. She said she had felt __________ all along that she would win.

Not so long ago, Martha Karoly the coordinator (联络人) of the women’s national team, did not think Douglas had what it __________ to be an Olympian. As time went by, she thought more and more that she could make the London Games-and win.

“I’m going to inspire so many people,” she said. “I’m ready to __________.” And shine she did.