1 . Kevin Durant is one of the best players to play the game of basketball. He has won championships in the National Basketball Association (NBA) all through his life. He has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player _________. But it is not just his feats on the court that make him _________. It is where he came from and what he had to _________ that make the man unique.  

Durant grew up in Washington D.C.. His father left his _________ when he was very young. So, his mum raised him as a _________ parent when he was very young. Times were hard.  

Despite the challenges, there was always a lot of love and support in his family. His mum wrote a note that _________ over Kevin’s bed: “Always _________ that anything is possible.” 

Kevin was very tall at an early age. And he liked basketball. So when he was about 10 years old and told his mum that he _________ of being an NBA player, she did _________ she could to help him.  

He worked very hard at improving himself. He failed many times but kept getting up. For 6 years __________, he practised basketball 8 hours a day except from doing his homework and __________ for his school teams.  

But it was not just practising hard that __________ him the man he is today. From his mum and family, he __________ to always be kind and humble.  

Now that Kevin has achieved so much success on the __________, he has focused a lot of his time on __________. His foundation helps to fight homelessness, build basketball courts in low-income areas and help at-risk children go to college.

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 (短距离站姿比赛) 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 . 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.