A Very Special Special Olympian
The professor was searching for student volunteers in the lecture room for a Special Olympics event．As the sign﹣up sheet went up and down the rows，I started to come up with my ____1____．Maybe it was the distance to the college where the event was to take place，or the early hour that ____2____ had to report for duty．Whatever the reasons that made me hesitate，I am thankful to this day that I ____3____ up volunteering．If I had missed the event，I would have missed one of the most unforgettable moments that I have ever ____4____．
I arrived at the volunteer tent bright and early．My task was ____5____．I was to stand at the finish line only and wait until the event was over and then take the ____6____ to the announcing booth（公告处）．Standing at the finish line，I was able to witness many amazing efforts and close races．I was most impressed by the effort each athlete put into his or her ____7____．What also impressed me was the sincere ____8____ each athlete expressed while participating though sometimes the joy of participating in a sporting event can get ____9____ in the fierce competition of winning and losing．
Then an amazing moment happened right before my eyes．A group of athletes were ____10____
up to run a short race．One of them was in a wheelchair，a little girl with a ____11____ smile，wearing bright bows in her hair．Her smile filled the stadium that day．I couldn’t help but smile back at her．
The gun sounded．They were off．Runners sped up in the ____12____ with all their might．My eyes ____13____ for the little girl with the bright bows．There she was，pumping her arms with all the ____14____ she had．Her efforts were getting little result，but that did not stop her．I noticed as she got closer that she also had an injured arm．But that did not stop this bright star．The race was long over ____15____ the young athlete kept pumping her arms．As she finally ____16____ the finish line，the noise of the crowd was thunderous．There I stood ____17____，with tears falling down my cheeks．
After all these years，I can still hear those cheers．I wish I could thank that remarkable athlete for what her efforts ____18____ this unmotivated college guy．I grew up a lot that day because of the ____19____ of that little girl in the wheelchair．I was ____20____ that day of a poem from a book that states，“Whatever you do，do it with all your might．”