Just over one in four Canadians over the age of 15 participate in sports. They aren’t motivated by fitness or becoming     1     (profession) athletes. The majority said their love of the game inspires them     2    (play) on a regular basis, this holds especially true for second-generation Canadians who regret not     3    (do) sports as kids.

That’s     4     got Sebastian into roller derby (速度溜旱冰运动). Skating on eight wheels filled her heart with joy. “Roller-skating feels like you’ve given     5    (you) a superpower. It’s the closest thing to flying.” She said.

Pay-to-play sports like roller derby     6    (be) not something Sebastian’s family would be able to afford. But as an adult with a job, she could     7    (independent) make that choice： she joined a new skater program last year.

A learn-to-play program also made Sahni’s childhood dreams come true. Following the birth of his son, he realized that second-generation     8    (parent) are in a win-win situation: they could offer their kids the opportunities their moms and dads couldn’t provide, while also     9    (participate) themselves. “When you get to a certain age, you start referring     10     things you missed out on,” he said. Therefore, Sahni joined the True North to learn how to play ice hockey (冰上曲棍球).