2.Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

　　How to Be a Winner

Steven Redgrave---Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

　　"In 2012 I was found to have developed lung disease. （1）______ （believe） my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it----the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner （2） ______ _______ _______I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn't difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that hard （3） ______the condition was, I wasn't finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way."

Karen Pickering-Swimming World Champion

　　"I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success − you （4） ____ not bear following a career in any field without being well-organized. List （5） _____ you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you'll be a step closer to achieving them."

Kirsten Best-Poet &Writer

　　"When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me I can't achieve something. Then, there are other influencing factors, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate, （6） _____ helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘ calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind when I feel tense. It makes me （7）_______（ feel） more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is （8）______powerful psychological tool."