Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets . Since the beginning of the year Roger London 1___ _(perform) will in all the races he 2__ (take ) part in . Last Year he 3 ___ (not win ) anny of the races and he 4 ____(be) very upset . So 5 ____ (start) training hard every day and this year he 5 ___( become ) a truly great athlete . His next race is in his home town and he 7. ___(always/want) to be the first to cross the finish line in front of his home fans . He 8 ___(break ) the record two weeks ago so he is definitely the favourite to take the title.

Since the beginning of the year Roger London has performed well in all the races he has taken part in . Last Year he did not win any of the races and he was very upset . So he has started training hard every day and this year he has become a truly great athlete . His next race is in his home town and he  has always wanted to be the first to cross the finish line in front of his home fans . He broke the record two weeks ago so he is definitely the favourite to take the title.