Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could _______ play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______ I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one _______ when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder for me to enjoy basketball. At school, boys always played basketball during PE classes. The girls were _______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton. My parents did not _______ me play basketball at home.

“Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______ I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien. I was feeling _______ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own ________, let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ________ with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion ________ to my heart. I will play as well as I can, ________ for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my ________. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, I not only feel happy and confident, but also ________ a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” I have ________ to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ________. After that, just be confident and ________ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can ________ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

I was turning 65 in the fall. My mind was filled with ________ of a future loaded with bad senior moments. So how should I ________ the milestone? I knew I needed to shake off the ________ and celebrate my good health. An idea soon followed — I would________ five kilometres with my kids on my 65th birthday. I called it “5 at 65”.

After I mapped out a six-month plan, the ________ began. I started the first week with walking alternating with jogging. I jogged so slowly that I would have ________more ground if I had walked. But gradually my slow jog turned into a slow run, and the walking ________ decreased in length and number.

In mid-July I shared my ________ of “5 at 65” with my kids. With my secret out, there was no turning back. However, there were days when it was ________ to get out the door. The numbers that ordinarily ________ me became my enemy. Small hills became mountains. My legs ________ their new challenge. But the good days far outnumbered the bad ones, and I kept going.

I woke on the day of the birthday run feeling ________. But my nerves calmed as soon as we started. I set the ________ and there was no pressure to be fast. The kids regularly called out the distance and ________ me to keep running. I finished!

Becoming a senior might not be so________ after all.

The players begin to move in slow motion，and the cheering around me turns into a mumble（喃喃声）.With every passing minute of the match，my worries and fears_______.Soccer is one of the few things in my life that bring me joy and give me_______.The game has the ability to put me_______，but my purpose and passion were put to the_______ six years ago when my family and I moved to the small town of Park Rapids.

I have played sports for as long as I can_______.It is safe to say that I have participated in a wide variety of athletics._______，the sport that will forever hold a special place in my heart is soccer._______I have been able to walk，there has been a soccer at my feet.I grew up playing soccer，and it_______became my passion.When I moved to the rural town，I_______they didn't have a soccer team，which made me very________.However，on second thought，I came to the________that I wasn't ready to________ soccer.I decided to commute（通勤）forty-five miles several times a week to________with a club soccer team.By________out on school events，time with friends and free weekends，I________many things.I also realized the________of determination.Most importantly，I learned to never give up my passion，________when there were obstacles in my way.

Gradually，I find that my teammates have become some of my________friends and my coaches have become some of my greatest role models. Sports have________me and given me the abilities I need to reach my future goals.

Nowadays,I plan to________a degree in psychology at college. No matter where life takes me,I will keep chasing my passion.