The 54-year-old British comedy actor, Eddie Izzard, achieved the challenge—a sports charity fundraising. He took part in 27 marathons and ran 707 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (mile) in all. He finished the last marathon in front of Union Buildings in South Africa where the president Nelson Mandela gave {#blank#}2{#/blank#} speech. He said it was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (difficult) thing that he had ever had. When he finished the whole marathon, people shouted his name and clapped (鼓掌) for him. He was very tired, but he was proud of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(he).

    He was thankful to the people who donated (捐赠) money. In the past 27 days, he suffered {#blank#}5{#/blank#} many health problems. He had to rest for one day {#blank#}6{#/blank#} he didn't feel comfortable. As a result, he had to run two marathons on the last day.

    This was not his {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (one) time to take part in the sports charity fundraising. In 2009, it took him 51 days {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (run) 43 marathons through Britain. At last, he succeeded in {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (raise) 1.8 million pounds.

    While he was running, Eddie {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (know) about the history of South Africa and Nelson Mandela. He also visited many communities, families and social groups that offered him a lot of help during his challenge.

    Nathaniel Hawthorne{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（go）home with a broken heart. He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}his surprise, she spoke to him with great joy.

    "Now," she said{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(happy)."you can write your book! When you had your job, you didn't have time to write down{#blank#}4{#/blank#}you were thinking about. Now, you are free. You can do what you like and make your dream {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(come) true!"

    "Yes," said the man sadly, "but what shall we live on while I{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(write)it?"

    Then, she took out a small box and opened it. There was a large amount of money.

    "I've always believed you are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}talented man," she told him. "I knew that someday you would write a great book. So every week, out of the money you gave me for everyday use, I saved a little bit. Now this money can help{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(we) through the year."

    With her trust and confidence, one of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(great)novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter(《红字》) , was born.

    Some of the famous{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(story) have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend.

    It is not always easy to discover yourself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I would become. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, an accident changed everything.

    To me, skating was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (important) than anything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much joy. I spent 24 hours a week  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(develop) my skills. I had no social life or interests except skating. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I was rewarded (回报) with first place medals in nearly all competitions.

   {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (unlucky), during one competition, I fell and was badly injured. The doctor told me that I couldn't skate anymore. The pain in my back was hard to bear and even basic daily tasks became difficult.

    My passion had been taken away. I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (lose) heart and had no idea who I would become. After eight months of suffering, something had to change. Instead {#blank#}7{#/blank#} sitting around and wasting my days, I began to work with local community service projects. By volunteering {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids, I got {#blank#}9{#/blank#} idea of who I wanted to become. Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

    Sometimes, challenges in life will get in our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges. My accident was a challenge that failed to stop {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from reaching success. Now I'm a very confident person.

— Oh, no. I can't find it in my bag.