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.