The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games sent a thank-you letter to volunteer applicants who were not     1     (previous) selected and expressed gratitude for their support in the preparation work of the Games.

The letter says the COVID-19 pandemic     2     (bring) great challenges to many aspects of the preparation work, and the committee has adjusted requirements for volunteers in     3     (consider) of virus control and prevention.

“    4     you were not selected as a volunteer of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, every applicant is     5     excellent promoter for the Olympic spirit and volunteerism,” the committee says in the letter.

Many applicants said they     6     (move) by the touching letter and posted their replies online. A netizen named Joleen-kun said     7     (they) application had been seen, which was something to be proud of as they were respected by the committee.

Another netizen Xiguali commented that their enthusiasm has been respected and the committee is warm to pay attention to details, thus     8     (send) a letter like this.

According to the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, more than 1 million people applied to serve     9     volunteers and nearly 20,000 were selected, most of     10     are from colleges and universities in Beijing and Hebei Province.

The home crowd erupted when China’s Eileen Gu won the women’s big air freeskiing gold in Beijing.

Gu jumped into the top position with her third run,    1     (score) 94.50. Her total score was 188. 25 in the event’s debut at the Winter Olympics.

The 18-year-old, who also     2     (go) by her Chinese name, Gu Ailing, is a freestyle skier, model and grade-A student with     3     American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in the United States. It was there     4    she grew to love skiing. By 2018, she was representing the US in the world cup for the sport.

Then, she decided to switch from representing the US     5     representing China. It was a decision met with shock and     6     (confuse) from her growing fan base, but Gu was     7     (determine), sharing her reasoning on Instagram at the time.

“This was an     8     (incredible) tough decision for me to make...Through skiing, I hope to unite people, promote common understanding, create communication, and forge friendships between     9     (nation). If I can help to inspire one young girl     10     (break) a boundary, my wishes will have come true.”

On Feb 22nd, 2018, Chinese skater Wu Dajing became the first Chinese man     1     (win) an Olympic short track gold medal,     2    (claim) China’s first gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games. And on Nov 11, Wu Dajing, 24, set     3    new world record. It took him just 39.505 seconds to finish the men’s 500-meter race at the 2018 Short Track World Cup,     4    took place in Salt Lake City, US.

Shaoang Liu, who competed against WU at the World Cup,     5    (shake) his head in disbelief after the race. “It’s     6    (true) lucky to have been in a world record race,” Liu said. “The rest of us are all on a certain level but Wu is just, like, ‘up here’.” Indeed, every time Wu skates, he leaves his     7    (compete) behind within seconds. Wu is untouchable, not only for dominating his sport, but also for his unusual     8     (high) (182cm, tall for a short tracker).

Wu owes his success     9    his self-discipline. He started to skate at the age of 10. He got up at 4 am every day to practice. He never     10    (eat) meat or has carbonated drinks, even though he loves cola very much. Only once has Wu broken his self-made rule once-just after his win at the Winter Olympics.