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　　I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago．I'm the mid-field player in my team．But in fact that's not 　　1　　 now．I was the mid-field player because,as I said,this was my 　　2　　 game．That's a good way to end a high school football career(生涯),especially if you win,but even though you don't,it's 　　3　　 to leave at a high point．

　　I was eight when I first started playing football．My dad 　　4　　 football,and he used to practise with me at home-passing,catching and running．We used to practise almost every evening 　　5　　 it got too dark．He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 　　6　　．“Just remember：don't ever 　　7　　．”

　　“Stay in the game．Don't lose your concentration(专注)．”

　　“Go out there and give 110 percent(百分之……)every time．”Well,that was a long time ago,but I still hear his words 　　8　　 in my ears．

　　I had a lot on my mind 　　9　　 the game today．I don't like things to end,I guess,and this was the last game．I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do．I didn't sleep at all 　　10　　,and when the sun came up this morning,I reached the point where 　　11　　 just wanted it all to be over,finished,done．But then when the game started,my mind became 　　12　　．I just lived in this game,this moment．I didn't hear the crowd;I didn't feel the cold or the pain;I never felt tired．I just kept my eyes on the 　　13　　,and it was just me and the ball and,inside,a soft,white light 　　14　　 me the way to the goal．It was a beautiful,empty feeling．

　　It's all over now,and it's really getting cold here．It's starting to snow．The sun's almost gone,and I can 　　15　　 see the goal．Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone．Well,I guess it's time to say good-bye and move on．

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　　When most people think of the Olympics, they don't think of science．But in the USA, each year, students take part in a kind of competition called the science Olympiad．

　　It has a lot of different events．Students go there to show how much they know about the science of music, biology, chemistry and others．My best event is forestry(森林学)．This time, I went to the Olympiad with my school's team．We had worked hard, but this was the state competition．It would be hard to win．

　　The Olympiad was out of town, so we had to ride on a bus and stay in a hotel for a night．The Olympiad was in three big rooms．When we got there, we set up our team's“camp”off to one side．The big day had come at last! First, I went to watch the tower building competition．That 's when students build small towers and put heavy things on top of it．They hope they can hold them up．One of my schoolmates was putting things on her tower．She was nervous, and in the end it was too heavy for her tower to hold it－it broke! I felt bad for her．After lunch, I helped some teammates with their events．One was geography, and the other was history．I don't know much about those things, so I just watched my teammates do most of the work．At last, it was time for my favorite event－forestry．Another student was also in the forestry event．The rules were easy．We had to look at more than 40 different kinds of leaves and find out which plants they were from．We also had to answer some questions about the uses of each leaf．I knew almost all of the leaves and could answer most of the questions．I had spent more than a month studying on the Internet to get ready．In the end, it was time for the awards(颁奖), I was nervous．because the forestry awards were last．We won second place in the whole state! A nice man gave me a medal and smiled at me．

　　I had a great time at the science Olympiad．I can't wait for next year!

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