Triathlon is a race in which each person swims, rides a bicycle and runs over very long distances. It has been held ten times in Hope Town. Sam, aged 20, finished nine races with his younger brother Luke. Every race was a victory for them. Luke can’t walk, talk or feed himself because of a rare brain illness since birth. But Sam wants his brother to know what it feels like to be part of a sport instead of having to sit and watch. A local TV journalist interviewed Sam after he received the Town Hero Award.

(J=Journalist, S=Sam)

J: How did you get the idea to include Luke in these events?

S: When I was ten, my mom showed me a video of two young men from another city doing triathlons. One of the men had a condition like Luke has. I got the idea from that.

J: What’s it like having Luke along?

S: I feel good and proud during the whole triathlon, for I’m giving something to Luke. He can experience things any other man would.

J: What do you get from him?

S: It’s the smile on Luke’s face. That smile brightens me. The feeling of knowing that I’ve done something for him is unbelievable.

J: When you received the Town Hero Award, you talked about the importance of changing the way you see things. What did you mean?

S: People see Luke very differently: “Oh, he can’t do something like that. He’s disabled.” But if you just change how you see things, you can see there are many possibilities where Luke can do swimming, biking or even triathlons, like we do.

J: What do you want to share with other young men?

S: ________

58. How many races did Sam and Luke finish?

59. Who has suffered from a brain illness, Sam or Luke?

60. What did Sam’s mom show him when he was ten?

61. How does Sam feel during the whole triathlon?

62. What does Sam get from Luke?

63. What might be Sam’s reply to the journalist’s last question? WriteTWOsentences.