3 . The next time you find an excuse to abandon your goals, think of Chris Nikic. On November 7, 2020, Chris made ________ as the first person with Down Syndrome(唐氏综合征) to attempt and complete an Ironman. ________ by the WTC, the demanding competition ________ athletes to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run a full 26.2-mile marathon-in under 17 hours.

Chris’s road to this ________ accomplishment has been anything but easy. However, he is no stranger to ________ challenges. Born with two holes in his heart, he had open-heart surgery at just five months old and was too weak to walk ________ until he was four. Every expert his parents spoke to ________ the limitations rather than the possibilities. For years they listened and gradually ________ these limits. Until in 2017, he set his ________ on completing the triathlons(铁人三项). His training ________ with one push-up! And he made an amazing ________ with his dad to get 1％ better each day. Eventually, for the year leading up to the Ironman, Chris ________ four to eight hours each day along with his training partner.

Now, Chris also has his sights set on the ________ in the 2022 Special Olympics and continuing to ________ money for Down syndrome. His amazing ________ is an example for not only disabled children but to all kids around the world.

4 . Guiseppe’s father came from a family of fishermen. ____, for nearly 300 years the men in his family had been fishermen in the country of Sicily. His father eventually (最终) moved to San Francisco where he ____ their fishing business. There were nine children in the family. All the boys, ____ Guiseppe, from the time they could walk helped their father on his fishing boat. Guiseppe simply could not go because he got so terribly ____. His stomach just could not take the motion of the boat, or the strong ____ of fish. But even when his dad saw how sick Guiseppe got on the boat, he did not ____ it. He always told his son Guiseppe that he was ____.

Guiseppe was very hurt by his father who always ____ and put him down. But he still tried his best to ____ his family in some way. So as a young boy he went out on the streets and tried every job he could find to bring the ____ back to his father. But his father wasn’t ____ of his hard-working son. ____, he kept telling Guiseppe he was lazy. Finally, Guiseppe just gave up on ever ____ his dad.

He ____ sports and discovered that he was a very ____ and natural athlete, especially in baseball. In fact, he became the most successful son in his whole family. That young boy whom his father had ____ called lazy guy, became one of the greatest professional (职业的) baseball players in history.

You see, Guiseppe refused to believe all the bad things his dad said about him. He never stopped ____ until he finally found his special abilities. So ____ your own family have told you that you’ll never be successful, don’t believe them. Just forgive them and ____ yourself. You can become successful and reach your full ____.