Hiking with some friends provided an opportunity to relax ourselves. Cold with a mixture of sun and snow_______a quicker step on the mountain. On the way, we_________a large troop of boy scouts and their families heading down as well. The majority of the troop was quickly well ahead and out of_______.

Left behind were a boy and his mother who seemed uneasy. We slowed our_______to talk with them before we _______passed them. They caught up again when my friend _______to tie her shoe. The boy at that moment fell down. My friend attempted to _______him as he rolled down the path.

Helped up, the boy was_______, crying in his mother’s arms. He said that his knee hurt and I could see the_______spreading across the mother’s face. I asked if I could help, with my friend explaining that I was a nurse. After a quick ________ I could tell that more than anything he was ________,his mom as well.________he stayed sitting, wrapped in his non’s arms. Asking if they needed anything before we continued on, I turned to go leaving the________sitting on a rock.

I only took a few steps forward before________ that there was more that could be done .I________ to my friends for slowing them down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted me to wait and hike down with them when they were ________.I could see the relief wash over the mother’s face as she said “yes” and________stood to continue on.

The New England autumn had left the path ________with beautiful slippery leaves. So we went slowly, ensuring________footsteps. I realized that I was being gifted with more time to take in the________of the woods, conversation with friends and connections.

Footracing (竞走) is a popular activity in the United States. It is not only seen as a competitive sport, but also as a _________to exercise. Though _______runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers _________ not train at all. _________not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time, or_______to enjoy the fun and exercise. People of all _______, from those less than one year old to those in their 80s, _______into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses,_______parks, and in suburban areas, and commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in _______.

The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers ________that is held in San Francisco every spring. This race________on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the ________side at the Pacific Ocean. In 1993 there were 80,000 people ________in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In the ________are the serious runners who compete to win, and ________might finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind them ________the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those who wear various clothing just for ________. There was a group of firefighters who were all________in a long line and were carrying a fire-hose (消防水龙带). One year there was a wedding ________, in which the bride dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo (晚礼服). They __________flowers to by-standers, and were actually married at some point along the route.

Linda Munson, 56, has worked a desk job from home since the initial COVID shutdown. At the height of the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn’t an option, millions of people began exploring ________ workouts from home. Munson’s never been much of a ________ person. “I am very socially awkward. I probably would sign up for a ________ and then not go,” she says.

In 2021, she was ________ with diabetes (糖尿病) and her doctor told her she needed to ________ more on her health. She started walking and ________ out junk food. One day, her son brought home a VR headset called an Oculus Quest.

While messing around with it, Munson ________ the popular fitness app Supernatural, and she was hooked. Supernatural lets you box, swing your arms at ________, meditate (冥想) or stretch with a ________ in front of you and in your ear while you’re moving to popular music.

Currently, Supernatural membership ________ hundreds of workouts and costs $179 per year, after a two-week free ________. The Oculus Quest headset needed to ________ it is $299. It’s worth it, Munson says. “When you finish one workout, you’re tired, but you think, “I can do one more.” Moving to the beat is ________, she says, and “so much fun.” Also, “there’s nobody ________ you. I’m home and I can be weird,” she says.

Munson has lost nearly 50 pounds in a year, has not had to take diabetes ________, and can now play with her seven active grandchildren.