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. 1 was not good at sports. Besides, 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.
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