It was the district sports meeting. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n)【C1】______ injury. I had【C2】______ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was,【C3】______ for the 3,000-metre run. "Ready. . . set.. . " The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed【C4】______me. I felt【C5】______ as I fell farther and farther behind. "Hooray!" shouted the crowd. It was the loudest【C6】______ I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner was two laps(圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. "Maybe I should【C7】______ ," I thought as I moved on.【C8】______ , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran【C9】______ and decided not to【C10】______ in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it,【C11】______ my foot did heal. When I finished, I heard a cheer—【C12】______ than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and【C13】______ , the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys." I was leaving【C14】______ several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage!" one of them told me. "Courage? I just【C15】______a race!" I thought. "I would have given up on the first lap," said another girl. "We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?" Suddenly, I regained【C16】______ I decided to【C17】______ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always【C18】______ in medals and victories, but in the【C19】______we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win,【C20】______ the people who don't give up when they lose.