Deng Yaping,       1     was a well-known table tennis player, was born in 1973, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. She started playing ping-pang at the age of 5 and     2     （show）her great gift. Four years later, she won her provincial junior championship. At the age of 13, she won her first     3     （nation）championship and beat many other competitors in all kinds of competitions in the following years. She had won 18 championships     4     the time she retired（退役）from sports at the age of 24. Deng Yaping is regarded as one of the greatest     5     （player）in the history of sport.

However,       6     （compare）with other athletes, she made more efforts to achieve her dream. At first, Deng Yaping     7     （refuse）by the Henan Provincial Team just because she wasn't tall enough. Her path to success was filled with many other difficulties, but none of     8     stopped her. She practised even     9     （hard）and finally made it to the top. Her great determination and mental strength have inspired thousands of people. Now, she     10     （become） a living legend in the sports field at home and abroad.

Bigger, better games

The 19th Asian Games,     1     (host) in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, attracted worldwide attention. Despite     2     (delay) for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers said the sporting extravaganza returned in style, with the opening ceremony     3     (attract) a total of 503 million views.

Although based originally on the format for the Olympic Games, the Asian Games boast     4     (region) sports with distinct Asian characteristics, including dragon boat racing, kabaddi (a team contact sport), sepak takraw (kick volleyball) and kurash (a folk wrestling discipline). Singh, the acting OCA president, said     5     is important for the Games to attract young people with the addition of new, action-packed events     6     appeal to this audience, such as breaking (break dancing) and e-sports, which     7     (include) in the Hangzhou Games. “For young people, the Asian Games showcase the Olympic values of teamwork devotion respect and friendship. They let people unite to feel the value and thrill of     8     (compete) and cooperation.”

Zhou Jinqiang, a vice-minister of the General Administration of Sport of China, said: “The sports at the Asian Games have strong Olympic elements, and are     9     great opportunity for Asian countries and regions to display their cultures and traditions. The variety of sports at the Games is the best testimony to the inclusiveness     10     diversity of Asian sports culture.”

EDward Gaming (EDG),     1     e-sports club from Jing'an District of Shanghai, east China, won the 2021 League of Legend (LoL) World Championship in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland on November 6.

The annual League of Legends World Championship, commonly     2     (refer) to as “Worlds,” features qualifying professional teams from across the globe    3     (compete) over a prize pool of $2,225,000.

The team from the League of Legends Pro League (LPL)     4     (defeat) another seeded team DWG KIA (DK) from League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) with a     5     (thrill) 3-2 result, bringing an end     6     the season 11 (S11) global finals of League of Legends and taking home     7     (it) third League of Legend championship.

EDG is headquartered in Lingshi Road of Jing'an District,     8     a number of leading e-sports     9     (team) such as Gen.G, LGE, and WB gather together with many e-sports-related companies and corporate headquarters.

In the first half of 2021, the Pearl River Creative Center in which the EDG is located,     10     (select) into the first group of sports industry clusters(集群) in Shanghai.

As an Internet hot word, Gen Z     1    (refer) to the young people born between 1995 and 2009 in the Internet era with avant-garde (前卫的) worldviews and new-age behaviors, some of     2     are becoming leaders in different fields.

The average age of Team China at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is 25. 2 years old, with the youngest being 17 years old,     3     (make) Gen Z as the backbone of China’s winter sports. So far they     4    (impress) the world with their sportsmanship,     5     (strong) and charm.

The 18-year-old Gu Ailing won the women’s freeski big air competition. She took a risk and challenged     6     (she) in her final run-a left double 1620 with a safety grab-after it was certain that she was in the top three. She became the first female skier at the Winter Olympics     7     (complete) this difficult task.

Besides, Gen Z volunteers are also worth mentioning. They contribute to the Games with their top-class services. Their     8     (commit) has originated from their passion for the Olympic Games. Outside of the Olympics, the Gen Z audiences have followed every game. Snow and ice cannot freeze the enthusiasm of Gen Z audience who     9     (active) talk about the Winter Olympics and show their love     10     sports.