Who is Alexander?

请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

We all know that “sticks and stones may break our bones”, but we should also be aware that words can hurt people, too.

注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

②除诗歌外，文体不限；

③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

④词数为120左右。

Most believe he _______ for England last week, but for a serious injury which put him out of football. (play)

多数人认为，要不是受了重伤而告别足球，上周他本会为英格兰踢球的。

It is reported in the newspaper that several new subway lines ______ in Wuhan. (build)

据报纸报道，武汉正在建设几条新的地铁线路。

So fast ______ that we can hardly imagine its speed. (travel)

光传播的速度快到我们难以想象。

I don’t often lose things, so I was quite surprised ______ my wallet and found it wasn’t there. (reach)

我不常丢东西，所以当我拿钱包却发现钱包不在时，大吃一惊。

Through the course of my schooling, I met many teachers, two ______ me greatly. (influence)

上学时我遇到过很多老师，其中两位对我影响很大。

When I work on the farmland in the daytime, I always ______ to a tree on the riverbank. (keep)

白天干农活的时候，我总是把羊拴在河边的树上。

As time is pressing, I think ______ is the best way to get from here to the conference centre. (take)

由于时间紧迫，我认为从这里去会议中心最好的办法是乘出租车。

he chief engineer together with his colleagues ______ new scientific methods of farming since five years ago. (look)

五年以来，总工程师和他的同事们一起一直在寻找新的科学农耕方法。

Not ______ my parents, I failed to go to a drama school, where my interest lay.

(persuade)

由于没有说服我父母，我没能上戏剧学校，而那才是我的兴趣所在。