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Throughoutmylife,Iwasneververyathletic.Iwasntreallyinto¡¡1¡¡,sportsorconflict.TheonlyactivitiesIenjoyedwere¡¡2¡¡thingslikewatchingTVandplayingcomputergames. 

ItwasduringmyjunioryearinhighschoolthatIrealizedIneededa¡¡3¡¡.Myfriendswerejoiningthelongdistancerunningclubandalsoinvitedmetodoit.Atmyschool,therewerenoqualification¡¡4¡¡;everystudentwasaccepted. 

Aseveryonegatheredaroundonthefirstdayofpractice,the¡¡5¡¡announceditwastimefor “warm-up”.Iimaginedthewarm-upwouldbea¡¡6¡¡jogaroundthe400-metretrack.Isoon¡¡7¡¡itwasa1-kmrun.Aftercompletingtherun,Iwas¡¡8¡¡!Iwondered, “Ifthatsthewarm-up,whatsnext?” Therealworkoutforthedaywasa5-kmrun,whichImostlywalked.WhenIcamehome,Ireallyconsidered¡¡9¡¡.However,I¡¡10¡¡myselftokeepatitandtryharder. 

Ofcourse,therewasnorealimprovement¡¡11¡¡.Ialwayscameinlastduringpracticeandthefirstfew¡¡12¡¡.Asdaysandweekswenton,Ireallytriedmybest.Duringpractice,Iwouldalwayskeepatthe¡¡13¡¡ofthegroup;thefastest,moreconfidentrunnerswerealwaysahead,whilethelaziestwerebehind.Astheresultofmy¡¡14¡¡,thewarm-upbecamearealwarm-up.The5-kmruntransformedintoan¡¡15¡¡dayofpractice.AndIwasnolongerlastinanythingwedid.Foraformercouchpotato,likeme,thiswasasuccess. 

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1.A.rules¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.arts¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.competition¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.schoolwork

2.A.endless¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.pointless¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.important¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.challenging

3.A.change¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.rest¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.team¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.result

4.A.trials¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.alternatives

C.opportunities¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.reasons

5.A.competitor¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.coach¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.reporter¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.referee

6.A.hard¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.boring¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.practical¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.casual

7.A.decided¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.suspected¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.realized¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.agreed

8.A.sentoff¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.takenaway

C.turneddown¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.wornout

9.A.complaining¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.quitting

C.crying¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.refreshing

10.A.convinced¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.taught

C.sent¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.helped

11.A.actually¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.gradually

C.separately¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.instantly

12.A.performances¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.presentations

C.races¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.steps

13.A.middle¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.top¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C.front¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.bottom

14.A.inspiration¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.determination

C.loyalty¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.contribution

15.A.unimaginable¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B.avoidable

C.easy¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D.optional