Lesson 4 Your Only Limit Is You
Seconds from Winning
At the go-kart race track, there are many ____ who are cheering excitedly.
The karts that are making loud engine noises are ____
An official waves a green ____ and the race starts!
Max pushes his ____ down hard on the gas pedal as he completes his sixth lap on the track.
On the straightaway, Max ____ right beside the race’s leader, Simon.
Last year, Simon won many races, but Max’s best result in a race ____ coming in fifth place.
This time, he has a chance to finish second.
But he isn’t going to be satisfied with ____ place today.
The winner gets to meet the world famous racer L. J. ____
He doesn’t want to miss the chance ____ meet his role model.
Max completes ____ tenth lap and now has five more laps to go.
Max sees Simon’s kart ahead, just out of ____ reach.
Max’s kart gets closer and closer to ____
It almost hits the ____ end of Simon’s kart.
They drive into the straightaway and Max presses harder on the gas ____
“I can catch up,” ____ Max.
Max sees ____ official waving a white flag which means the last lap.
Max is right behind ____
The finish line is getting closer, and the cheering from the crowd is ____ louder.
“I can do it!” Max says loudly.
He ____ feel his heart beating hard.
The karts rush across the finish line. Who is ____ winner?
Max’s ____ are filled with tears as he finds out that he came in second.
“No ____ for tears, kid,” says a man’s voice.
Max ____ believe his eyes.
The man who is standing in front ____ him is L. J. Richards!
“Thank you, but I’m ____ the winner,” says Max.
“It was a real close race. ____ though you didn’t win the race, you did your best.
That’s the thing that counts!” says L. ____ Richards.
'Did I do ____ best?' thinks Max. After a moment, he smiles. “Yeah, I guess I did.”