During his life, Dr. James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P. E. and wrote several books.     1     he never thought it very important, Dr. Naismith is today best known for one thing—he was one of the     2     (master) of basketball.

    3     (bear) in Canada in 1861, he first worked at a special sports school in the USA.

One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport that the boys could play indoors and gave him two weeks to think of something.

It was     4     the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891,     5     two teams from the school played the     6     (sweat) game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had nine players on each team, and footballs     7     (design) for students instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to five players on each side,     8     (challenge) each other on the court.

    9     (extreme) to our sadness, Dr. Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game as it is today. However, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became     10     Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her county.     1     a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to    2     (medal) at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping    3     (love) by fans at home and abroad.     4     the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     5     (determine) was tested. The team that Lang Ping     6    ( build) was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems.     7    (lose) two important players was    8    big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced difficulties before, and she knew that     9    (she) young players could win if they worked together as a team.     10    (final), they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Athletes are not only     1    ( compete), but good friends—that’s a main attraction of the Olympics. That’s    2     athletes send best wishes to their competitors, even if they have themselves lost. As competitors they compete for gold, but as friends they work together to challenge limits. The hugs received from other competitors are always remarked in the Games because the true Olympic spirit is beyond victory and national boundaries. Winning a medal is definitely important, but one needs a golden heart to cope with all the difficulties on the field and still congratulate their competitors. That’s what makes the Olympics    3     (attract).