V．用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成短文
advise, stop, old, suffer, race, proud, mad, decide, fair, break
Dear Abby,
My name is James Brown. My brother is John Brown. He is eight years 21. than me.
When John was in high school, he was very good at the 110m hurdles 22. . He always got first place in the school sports meeting. Our parents took great 23. in him. At that time, nobody could 24. his record.
Unluckily, John carelessly hurt his right leg one day. From then on, he 25. much from his leg problem. What was worse, the leg problem 26. him from running again. Now, I'm in high school. And I've noticed my ability in hurdling. Yesterday evening, I told my parents about my 27. to join the school hurdling club. They got really 28. at me. They were afraid that I would get hurt like my brother. I think it's not 29. to me. I really want to be a member of the club. Please give me your 30. . I need your help.
Yours,
James Brown

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1. damage /'dæmɪdʒ/ v.
2. confident /'kɒnfɪdənt/ adj.
3. talent /'tælənt/ n.
4. support /sə'pɔːt/ v.
5. challenge /'tʃælɪndʒ/ n.
6. totally /'təʊtəli/ adv.

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