Su Bingtian, a Chinese sprinter, set     1     new Asian record when he clocked 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter sprint (短跑) semi-final at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Besides     2     (set) the shortest time record for Asia, Su is also the first Chinese to make it to the men’s 100-meter Olympic final. He has done     3     (extreme) well, considering the fact that he is much older than his     4     (compete). Also, his 172cm height is not     5     people would call a dream height for a sprinter.

The spirit of going beyond himself     6     the Olympics motto inspire Su deeply. Su and other athletes are further proof of China’s arrival in sports. But at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, when Chinese athlete Liu Changchun     7     (participate) in the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter events, the entire Chinese team     8     (make) up of just 6 persons, and Liu had to rely     9     donation from local Chinese-Americans to pay for his return fare.

Nowadays, Chinese sportsmen have won many honors for our country and we hope they can realize more glorious achievements in the days     10     (come).

Ever since I was a girl, I have been pushing my limits,    1    (live) my life to extreme and putting extra efforts to set myself apart    2    my competitors. Some of my friends and family members are     3     (concern) about me and my health,    4     could have made me angry and defensive. But deep down, I know parts of    5     they say are true.

To be honest, I have fears as     6    professional athlete on a day-to-day basis, thinking about not being the top. I am always tired. And I also ruin family occasions for my training     7    (frequent)

However, it boils down to this：if my goal is to be the best, I had better be committed to my sport even if it means     8    (get) injured. Doing what we do as athletes makes us outstanding. Call it unhealthy or abnormal if you want,     9    these are not the words for anyone who    10    (strive) for greatness.

Famous for carrying his tennis rackets in a bamboo basket, Wang Fa, a 14-year-old dark horse,     1     won the U14 boys’ singles title in the Guangzhou stop of the 2022 ASICS Tennis Junior Tour, has become     2     internet sensation.

Wang, a Chinese Wa ethnic (佤族) boy, started to learn tennis after he was selected by Zhang Xiaohong, head coach of a tennis club in southwest China’s Yunnan Province in 2016. Over the years, Wang and his peers     3     (put) tremendous efforts into advancing their skills and acquiring knowledge. “     4     it were not for tennis, I would still be helping out my family with farm work back at home,” Wang said. “We always carry the bamboo basket when we work in the field. We all regard     5     as a symbolic farming tool of the Wa ethnic group. I carry my rackets in the basket     6     (primary) to honor my hometown,” he added.

Home for Wang is a mountainous area named Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County.     7     (locate) in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, the county, composed     8     67 villages with a population of more than 40,000, was lifted out of     9     (poor) in 2019. For Wang,     10     (win) this title is just the beginning of a promising future. The rising star said he would head to the top spots in the professional arena.

It’s tough for any baseball player to get to the major leagues, but Jim Abbott had an extra obstacle that should     1     (overcome). He might have been an average person if he     2     (born) with a right hand.

But Abbott was not     3     (stop) from loving sports, and he was practising constantly. In high school Abbott     4     (participate) in school sports activities and became a pitcher (投手) for the baseball team. Later he won a baseball scholarship to study at University of Michigan. As a junior, he     5     (name) Big 10 Conference Player of the Year. For some time, many people thought that he     6     (limit) there since then, but in the 1988 Olympics he     7     (win) the Gold Medal Game 5-3 over Japan.

How did Abbott handle all this with just one hand? This is what fans often asked. Jim Abbott     8     (see) as a left-handed pitcher, not as a one-handed pitcher. “I didn’t grow up     9     (think) about not having a right hand,” he once said. When asked to explain how he     10     (make) it to the top, Abbott said, “The only thing that could stop me was myself.”