1 . “The popularity of baduanjin among young people is increasing, _________ since people spent so much time at home during COVID-19,” says 28-year-old Li Jianlin, who works as a fitness content _________ for Keep, one of the most popular apps for sports lovers in China, and it _________ online fitness programs.

“Many young people go to the gym, or workout regularly. _________, a phased (阶段性的) and slow approach to recovering exercise after COVID-19 is the best way to _________ pre-COVID-19 fitness levels. So baduanjin, which uses breathing and concentration skills to improve body and mind, through eight well-designed results, has won the hearts of the young during _________,” says Li.

Li, who graduated from the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports with a _________ in aerobics (有氧运动) in 2018, has _________ baduanjin exercise programs for the platform’s users, which were _________ earlier this year. Available in three different levels, the programs have received __________ feedback from users.

“Seventy percent are young people, under the age of 30. The programs give detailed __________ and demonstrate the movements from different angles (角度),” says Li.

Keep’s baduanjin programs have been __________ more than 5.41 million times, and about 36,000 users have added them to their __________. “Since it also involves meditation (冥想) and __________ exercises, it’s also regarded as a way for young people to relax and deal with __________,” he adds.

2 . There are always accidents in life. Everyone may _________ difficulties that can affect us very deeply. Mine was when my youngest brother got sick with a _________ disease. We were told he would die in a few months. I was so_________ that I ate excessively (过多地) as relief from the sadness, and I had _________ almost 50 pounds in a short period of time. My fitness level had _________.

However, after six months, my brother began to heal and regain his full strength. _________ , I set new goal to change my lifestyle and saw if healthy living would make any _________ .

I had to establish a _________ about how to make myself become healthier. I found two sources that could help me. One, I started to _________ men’s health magazines, and adjusted their __________ to my personal life. Another__________ was Abs Diet, a book which included simple and new tips on eating.

I cut back on the fatty and sugary junk food and started to __________ what was recommended in books including lean meats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. I had to __________ myself to eat them often in order to have a balanced diet. I also bought a treadmill (跑步机), so I could __________ at home. This process helped to __________ my metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate. Also, I knew that I wanted to build up my muscles. __________ , there was a gym nearby. The __________ became my second home. I tried to go there 4 times a week and managed to burn fat a efficiently as possible. Although I always felt tired after __________ , I was satisfied with the feeling of __________. In sum, if there is a will, there is everything. I will __________ leading a healthy life for the rest of my life.

3 . Billy Mills was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the Oglala Lakota people. His mother died when he was 9 years old. Hurting from the________, young Billy took up sports,________ an article that stated that Olympians are chosen by the gods.

So Billy started running. He ran his first race ________   jeans and basketball shoes. He finished dead last but fell in love with the sport. Then his father ________, and with a broken heart, he stopped running. Being orphaned at 12 and feeling ________, Billy didn’t run again ________   he reached high school.

He came out of high school with the fourth-fastest mile in the nation. He went on to the University of Kansas and ________ hard, hoping to make the Olympic team. He finished second in the trials and was on his way.

At the start of the 10, 000-meter race in that 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Billy Mills, an orphaned boy from ________ Pine Ridge, South Dakota,________ up to run for his country, his parents, his people. As the race wore on,________   fell behind, lap (一圈) after lap, until four led the pack. With one lap to go, he was nudged out of his lane from behind, then bumped off his stride again. He was ________ at a distant fourth place.

In the last 100 meters, an unheard-of Billy Mills ________ into a dead sprint from lane four and strode his way into the ________ books with an Olympic record.

“It was ________ a belief,” Billy remembers. “Beliefs ________ us or destroy us, but we have that opportunity to create our own journey. ”

4 . I had been skiing since childhood. I’d _________ fallen, I’d never crashed into anything, and I’d _________ mostly to the “blue” trails — the ones for intermediate (中级水平的) skiers. Therefore, for my first day on the mountain, I decided to _________ a blue run, one I had done many times before.

When I reached the top of the blue trails — only chairlift (缆椅), though, something in the atmosphere _________. Why was it so cold? Were the blue trails always this sharp? The rhythm of the chairlift started to sound less _________.

It _________ that simply having skied “many times before” didn’t mean I was getting better at it. There’s a large body of _________ showing that practice—or even just doing — doesn’t make us any better at the activity, so it is with skiing. The joy of getting better sometimes comes along with the _________ of getting worse.

One afternoon, I took a chairlift with a retired ski _________ named Bob. When I told him I was struggling, he __________ to watch me take an easy slope and assessed what I was doing wrong.

Bob __________ me that the learning process looks a lot like backsliding (倒退). When babies first learn to walk, they progress from __________ imitation. Sometimes it seems that we’re losing ground, but we’re actually __________ a new skill. An __________ attempt is often a sign that you’re learning.

“You’re skiing better already!” he shouted at me.

“Thank you!” I yelled back.

Then I skied a few more feet and __________.

5 . One day, I received a text from my assistant Susan. It read, “Congratulations! You have been _________ for the shooting of a cruise commercial (游轮广告).” I was _________ since it was a great opportunity for an actress. But as I saw the _________ of my character: “she” has to be a strong swimmer, my heart sank. I called Susan to _________ the shooting. “I’m so sorry; I can’t swim.”

I had a terrible _________ for swimming in high school. I recalled that my P.E. teacher _________ me because on the final test I tried to swim the entire length of the pool while holding my breath.

Even now, I still feel the pain of giving up that great shooting opportunity. I thought, “Maybe it’s time to _________ my fear.” Then, I slowly walked into the pool in my backyard, _________ myself by saying: “You can do this.” However, I realized I needed _________ help after trying several times. Luckily for me, I found an excellent coach who stressed that the most __________ point was “breathing and building confidence”. She said I had to __________ my face in the water, practicing blowing out bubbles (吐泡泡), and then surface for air to repeat the __________. Instructed by my coach, I practiced very hard every day. __________, I gained strength in my movement and managed to __________ my breath.

It has now been two months since I started my brave water __________, and I’m proud that I’m no longer afraid of water.

6 . There is no age limit to work or do something you love. 102-year-old Jean Bailey, a resident of Elk Ridge Village Senior Living in Omaha, is constantly ________ this by teaching a fitness class four times a week for almost three years now.

Bailey mentioned that some of her ________ clients have arthritis(关节炎) that restricts their mobility, but they can ________ perform stretching exercises by following her instructions and get benefit from them. Bailey, who also uses a ________ frequently due to her leg pain, is a strict coach despite this. She explained she was ________ and called “mean” for being strict in her classes. “The girls seem to ________ what I’m going to do for them,” she added. “They know it’s beneficial.”

In 2020, 99-year-old Bailey started ________ classes. Despite being a senior, she wasn’t ________ by the younger ages of her peers(同行). Being someone who was keen on staying active and good at motivating people, she encouraged her students to bring chairs into the hallway and performed ________ exercises. Everyone enjoyed it greatly and the classes never stopped.

Bailey ________ 30-minute exercise classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, which begin at 9:45 am. Apart from helping them stay ________, the classes also have allowed the women attending to form beautiful ________. Bailey said, “One of us would do something for anybody. We really keep track of each other.”

One of these women is Phyllis Black, 87, who lives down the hall from Bailey. Black was ________ by Bailey with homemade cookies when she moved into Elk Ridge about three years ago. Bailey often treats the ________ with baked goods after the exercise sessions, especially on birthdays, as she believes all birthdays are significant at this age. Black said of Bailey, “She’s a very ________ neighbor, and she’s also a good friend.”

7 . During the holiday season in 2015, Felicia Hall was battling depression. “I was unhappy, overeating fast food at night and not really caring for myself. I wasn’t physically _________, but always felt tired,” she says.

It wasn’t until New Year that Hall wanted to make a _________. A friend recommended Daily Burn, a workout program, and she _________ to sign up. “I registered, though not believing I can keep on. I even set a _________ on the phone to cancel it before the free trial ended,” says Hall. “Within two weeks, I did not _________. So I deleted the note.”

The _________ gained from Daily Burn also got her running. “I love the sound of _________ my feet on the ground, knowing my body is _________ of doing that,” she says. Hall also _________ her late-night fast-food sessions and started cooking healthy meals. After five months, Hall lost 20 pounds — and gained a new __________ on exercise, and on life. She consistently __________ the Daily Burn community group for support. And she __________ started teaching group fitness classes in her hometown. __________, she learned the power of positive thought and self-belief. “To be physically able to exercise and continue to __________ with it — it’s an amazing gift,” she says. “People not experiencing it aren’t __________ what something like this can do for a person. It’s not just physical — it’s mental. It’s everything.”

8 . Do you know _______ to do sports? You may think it’s a funny question. Does everyone know how to play sports in right ways? I don’t think so. Here is some advice. For sports, morning is a _______ time than evening. Doing _______ before you work or study will make you excited all day. If you do lots of sports before you go to _______, you will find it’s _______ to fall asleep (入睡). And also, don’t do sports after dinner at once. It’s bad for your_______. Do a warm-up before doing sports and don’t _______ with hard sports. The good sports for the young and the old are _______. For example, running _______ isn’t good for old people. Try to choose right time to ____________ right sports. It will make you healthy.

9 . When I was a graduate student, I felt too busy to exercise. I promised myself I’d do it once I _________ school. I knew I would be busy as an assistant professor. _________. I believed in my willpower.

When I started my first job at Williams College, I _________ did exercise regularly. It turned out that I was in a(n) _________ that offered excellent support for what I _________ to do.

Research shows that our _________ are influenced by whether our environment makes something easy or difficult. Even the smallest difference can have an outsized _________. In one study, researchers _________ items from the front to the back of a salad bar-a change of just 10 inches-and the _________ inconvenience made people eat less of these items.

My plan to exercise benefited from Williamstown’s long winter. People figured the best way through it was to get __________ happily and enjoy it. I kept meeting people who were __________ joggers. When I started, they were quick to offer social __________. With so many runners in town, it was easy to find trails (小径), including those __________ for beginners.

Do __________ your environment to make challenging tasks easier. If you want to socialize, befriend outgoing persons. Or __________ your cell phone when you need to concentrate on study. The right surroundings are more powerful than willpower alone.

10 . When Vance Hinds learned of comedian Bert Kreischer’s no-wine October challenge last year, he felt inspired. Hinds decided to prove to himself that he could also achieve something _________ he tried his best. In early 2019, he _________ it.

The Georgia native began his weight loss journey weighing in at 475 pounds. To make sure he stayed on_________, he recorded the weekly weigh-ins and _________ his progress on Youtube. While his aim was admirable, one of the most special aspects came from his friends’ consistent _________.

From the very beginning of his decision to change his life, Hinds’ friends willingly _________ him for a walk around the park. As the weeks went by, not only did he _________ strength, his walking group grew as well. After a while, he was _________ to walk around the park once without stopping. It’s a milestone, and he _________ recorded it on video with his supporters __________ behind him.

Day after day, Hinds made his __________ a priority (优先考虑的事), completing some form of exercise six times a week. Not long after __________ to lose pounds, he received a tweet from a fitness instructor and motivational speaker, Diamond Dallas Page. He __________ to help him take his progress to the next level.

With Page’s help, Hinds __________ to lose weight every single week. The pounds __________ and as 2019 began approaching, he became closer and closer to __________ his goal.

When he weighed himself one year after beginning his challenge, he felt really __________. The number on the scale (秤) read 277 pounds. He had lost __________ 200 pounds in one year, gained significantly more __________, and kept his spirits high.

Hinds’ excitement and __________ attitude are obviously a heartwarming reminder that all you need to realize a goal is a healthy mentality and continuous efforts.