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It was the sports meeting once a year in our school. But my foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)because of an accident. I wondered whether I should ______ the meeting or not. But I had prepared for it for a long time and I was ready for the 1,500-meter race.

“Ready…set…” The gun sounded and we were off. The other boys rushed ahead of me. I felt ashamed as I fell farther behind.

“Hooray!” The crowd shouted. It was the loudest ______ I had ever heard at a sports meeting.

The first-place runner was one lap(圈)ahead of me when he ______ the finish line.

“Maybe I should ______.” I thought as I ran. However, I kept going. During the last lap, I ran in pain and decided not to race next year, ______ by that time my foot had healed.

When I finished, I heard ______ louder cheers from the girls. “They ______ be cheering for the winners.” I thought.

I was leaving the meeting when several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve shown a lot of ______!” One of them told me. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”

I felt ______ again and decided to run again next year. I ______ that strength and courage aren’t always measured in victories. The strongest people are not always those who win, but those who don’t give up even when they are losing.