It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline. I always wonder why I am not good enough to be on the floor. After endless hours of work and devotion, ______ myself through drill after drill, the last thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being ______ is sometimes too much and drives me to ______ on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time Is eaten away, devoted to   ______. It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(观看者) for the game love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to ______ on the floor. Tears well up, but I ______ them back. I shouldn't be so upset over something so silly

Away from the game, it's easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my ______ drive my reasoning. I consider ______ I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a strong passion for the sport and always have. There is nothing like the ______ of playing: the swish (嗖嗖声) of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruise are battle wounds worn ______ after every game.

Even If I don't play much, I participate in every game. I am part of a team of girls who ______ together like a family. I am there for them, ______ they are for me

Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball with great passion just a little longer? The ______ isn't difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team ______ me- not just any team, but my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my ______ from the bench really isn't so bad after all

Even if you’re a couch potato like me, you’ll know the benefits of running. But if you’re a real fitness fan, the ____ running challenge is to participate in a marathon. While many runners’ ______ is to beat their personal best and cross the finishing line without ______ , they’re also doing it for a good cause – to generate funds for ______ .

But just like other ______ events, the marathon also ______ a massive carbon footprint. Thousands travel - some by plane - to the location, and ______ from food packaging and goody bags gets left behind by ____ and runners. For example, during the London Marathon in 2018, ______ 47,000 plastic bottles were collected. This is becoming a big issue for cities – how to ______ a worthwhile event, encouraging people to exercise and help charities, while ______ the environment?

Several cities have ______formal plans to reduce their environmental influence and ______ sustainable (可持续的) ideas. One event in Wales, for example, introduced the recycling of ______ running equipment. The London Marathon tried to deal with the environmental problem by ______ the number of drink stations on the running route, ______ water in paper cups and offering some drinks in edible (可食的) seaweed capsules. They also tried new bottle ______ made from recycled plastic so 700 runners could ______ water bottles with them during their run.

Dr Andrea Collins from Cardiff University told the BBC: "Training for a marathon makes you more sustainable in day-to-day activities. I started walking or running to work every day and _______ private cars altogether. Being environmentally friendly becomes a good ______ ." So while you not be an excellent runner in a marathon, let’s hope the event, in terms of sustainability, certainly is!

For most people, running one full marathon is quite challenging, but for 33-year-old Rob Young, it is merely a short warm-up. This British man _______ 370 marathons last year, which meant that he ran _______one marathon per day.

It all _______as a bet with his wife on a Sunday night when they watched the TV coverage of the London Marathon. April 2014, as they watched the TV coverage of the London Marathon. In fact, Young had been _______ to sitting comfortably on a sofa watching TV rather than going out for a walk. Obviously, he wasn't very interested in running at the time, and he even considered it _______

When his wife _______ him by saying that he couldn't run marathons at all, even if he tired. Yong felt this had _______ him badly, so he replied that he would _______her some money if he couldn't run.

The next morning, he _______at 3.30 am, printed out the route, and completed one marathon before work. He felt so good that he ________doing it every day, and had run the ________ equivalent to 10 marathons during that week.

Before long, Yong was addicted to running. He ________ all of last year’s 365 days running marathons. Since January, 2015, Yong has completed several________. He won the Trans-American Footrace, a 6-month long competition, with a ________ time of 482 hours and 10 minutes. He ________the world record for the worth's longest run without sleep.

Having ________so much already, Young now hopes to use his running to test the ________ of human endurance. “I’d like to find something that’s challenging." he said. “I’d like to ________the Arctic Circle and the North Pole. There is only a certain time of the year when people have________ to do it, but I will try.”

He added, "For me, nothing is ________It's only a test."