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At the beginning of this term, my P.E. teacher suggested to me that I should take part in the marathon(马拉松赛跑). I was very surprised because I was never a good runner. In order to ________ me, he said that if I took part in the race, I would get the highest mark for the term's P.E. class. Therefore, I decided to have a try because I had _________ to lose.

I prepared for the race very _________. I ran every day in the morning before school. And after school, I practiced running with many other runners on the sports ground. I even had the special diet(饮食) for athletes(运动员). I heard that the special diet could _________ me to get good results.

When the _________ of the marathon arrived, I was very nervous. As usual, I got up in the morning, had my breakfast, and listened to some music. Then my father gave me a _________ to the sports ground, for the marathon race was going to take place there in an hour. All my family wished me good luck because they knew how _________ this race was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation.

My competitors looked like athletes. I was _________ that I would be last. However, when I started to run, I thought only about the race. As I paid much attention to the race itself, I did not remember when I _________ the other runners. Suddenly I realized that I had come first. I was very happy when I won the race. From the experience, I learn that __________ always comes out of hard work.