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.