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　　I started to love running at a young age．I loved to race with my father and my sister around the backyard．I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals．One day my mother saw 　　1　　 for a race in a newspaper．“Would you be interested in 　　2　　 this race?” She asked me, pointing to the advertisement．“Yes, of course．” I answered．I 　　3　　 the next few days practicing for my big race．My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could 　　4　　 me water and time(计时)me．

　　Just before the race, my dad said to me, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race．You need to have energy 　　5　　 you can run much faster at the end．” The race began．Following Dad’s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could．Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel 　　6　　, I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing(呼吸)　　7　　．Just at that moment I heard a voice．“Come on, Kelly! You can do it! Don’t give up, and keep running!” Out of the corner of my eye I saw dad running beside me around the outside of the track．I took a deep breath and tried my best to go on running．I didn’t win the race, I came fifth, but I felt like a 　　8　　．I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up．Whenever I think about the race, I feel 　　9　　 that my dad didn’t leave my side．He always encourages me when I am about to give up．He runs along sides me through my life．I will remember my dad’s 　　10　　 forever, “Never give up．You can be a winner, even if you lose．”