During my first three years of college, I put on about 30 pounds of weight. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for 1 . Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I got a fat stomach.
After leaving college, I 2 to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I began working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something 3 . I ate the same foods; I did the same things. Clearly, I 4 my routines (习惯). My friend, however, became 5 . One day, he said, "We're not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead."
Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his 6 . I was not good at sports. But I was 7 the exercise machines. However, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court (球场). As I held my racket (球拍), I felt 8 . I gave my friend some looks that could kill. I ran after every ball he served to me, completely 9 about 90% of them, and hitting the rest into the other court. The first few months were quite 10 . But one day, as the ball enough came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched 11 as my return landed where I had aimed (瞄准) it, I had finally 12 how to play tennis properly!
Tennis would finally become my 13 . I played it for several years, only 14 because of a knee injury. I learned a lesson during my journey toward learning to play tennis: I can do whatever I set my mind to. I just 15 to put in the work, and the results will follow.
The representatives from six major international film festivals attended a (week) programme. Maria says that the Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world, is an annual festival that (begin) in 1932. Kathy tells the audience that the Sundance Film Festival deliberately boycotts all Hollywood films and that they don't foresee ever including . Isabel says Cannes is festival that can make films famous, at which many films (show) to the public for the first time. At Berlin International Film Festival, Hollywood films are the minority, films that are likely to be overlooked at other festivals have a real chance of (become) champions. Mike thinks the Toronto International Film Festival is the (two) largest festival in the world. Xu Li says the Shanghai International Film Festival has a good reputation worldwide and they have varieties of (entry) from many different countries.
