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In China, a large number of people take the sport of pigeon racing very seriously. Many contestants spend big money    1    (get) their hands on top-performing birds.

One such    2    (compete) is 20-year-old Yu Yuguang. He says he gets so excited waiting for his pigeons    3    (arrive) at the end of a race that his heart starts beating fast.“Those are the most intense and     4    (enjoy)moments of a pigeon race." Yu told Reuters news agency. Recently, his 7-month-old pigeon named "Little Ancestor”placed first in a Chinese Racing Pigeon Association race,    5    started in Langfang, near the Chinese capital Beijing, and ended in Shanghai.     6    win earned Yu $75 in prize money. That amount, however, is far less than the $3 ,050 he spends on his 500 pigeons each year.

Pigeon racing    7    (have) a long history in China. It began    8    a sport enjoyed mainly by very rich people.     9    the country's economic development over the years    10    (permit) the sport to spread beyond the wealthy. "Membership in the Chinese Pigeon Association has jumped from tens of thousands in the 1980s to about 400,000 today, said the group's vice president, Huang Jian.

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More than half of former host cities for the Winter Olympics will be too hot    1    (deal)with such games by the end of this century. That is the prediction of a recent study.

It's not just the Olympics that    2    (be) at risk now. “The world of winter sports is changing as the global climate continues warming,”says Daniel Scott,    3    climate-change researcher in Canada. He led a team of researchers,    4    used math to predict how winter conditions will have changed by February 2050 and 2080. February is the month when the Olympic winter games are    5    (typical) played．

Scott and his team forecast temperatures and snow cover for the 19 cities that have already hosted Winter Olympics, and two    6    (addition) cities: PyeongChang, South Korea，and Beijing, China, where the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held.

Scott’s team    7    (start) with looking at historic winter conditions, and then used computer models to predict conditions in the future.    8    ( they) model predicted that by2050，the average February temperatures in past Winter Olympic host cities will rise by 1.9     9    2.1 degrees Celsius. These temperatures can affect the quality of snow, thus    10    （increase)the chance of accidents.

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World Media Praise Rio Olympics Ceremony

Media throughout the world celebrate the spectacular ceremony put on by Brazil to mark the opening of the Rio Olympics,    1    the serious political and economic difficulties faced by the country.

Many focus on the impressively colorful display    2    （use） to highlight Brazil's history, culture and natural beauty.

The Washington Post also emphasizes the "high appeal" of the ceremony in spite of the "gutted budget" the organizers had to work with.

And The Wall Street Journal hails the "flair"    3    marked the opening ceremony,    4    this was "less grandiose" than the ones staged for recent Games in Beijing and London.

In the Russian media, there is applause for what Brazil has managed    5    （achieve） on such a limited budget.

The R-Sport news agency declares that Brazil has found "happiness from poverty",    6    the news website Lenta.ru says that though the opening ceremony was modest compared to    7    for previous Games, "it was filled with a carnival atmosphere and a Brazilian flair."

In Brazil itself, the media expresses its pride in the way    8    the opening ceremony was handled.

Argentina's La Nacion highlights an "emotional opening ceremony",    9    Colombia's EL Espectador focuses on the colorfulness of the event and singles out one of its main themes: concern for environmental issues.

In Spain, EL Pais says that the ceremony celebrates Brazil's diversity and vitality, and notes that the country finally has a reason to feel proud of    10    it can achieve.

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This year, several young athletes     1     (shine) brightly at the Beijing Winter Olympics, giving us a glimpse of their generation’s nature.

Obviously, the young generation is filled with “brave warriors” who want to challenge     2     (impossible) and push boundaries. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing is a good example. After she finished strong in the first two jumps in the women’s freeski Big Air event, it was certain that she could get a medal. But instead of playing it safe, the 18-year-old skier pushed     3     (she) to the limit. On the last jump, Gu decided to attempt a difficult trick: a left double cork 1620 four and a half rotations in the air before landing.

When     4     (question) by The Guardian at a news conference on Feb 8, the “post-00” said frankly that she wasn’t trying to make everyone happy.

“I’m an 18-year-old girl out here living my best life. Tm having a great time,” Gu said. “It doesn’t really matter     5     other people are happy or not, because I feel I’m doing my best and I'm enjoying the entire process.”

Gu’s good friend, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming also shares a similar attitude. He takes sports     6     a way to have fun.

After he was judged to have lost the gold to Canadian athlete Max Parrot in the men’s slopestyle final, the 17-year-old didn’t feel upset. Instead, he was happy to have the chance     7     (compete) with his idol.

“When I was on the platform     8     (hug) Max Parrot, it felt     9     (real),” Su told China Daily. “All I did today was enjoy the runs and concentrate on my tricks. As long as I am on my snowboard I am happy,”

This is young generation that dares to push the limits but also     10    ( enjoy) life.

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When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player who became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and     1     (jump). Jordan’s skills were     2     (impress), but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way     3     (win). Jordan says that the secret     4     his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”     5     (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club     6     he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

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Simone Biles is the most decorated American gymnast, with more than two dozen Olympic and World Championship medals to her name. Born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, Simone Biles has emerged as a champion in her sport. She and her sister, Adrina,    1     (raise) by their grandfather Ron and grandmother Nellie after their mother’s struggle with substance abuse. Ron and Nellie eventually     2     (official) adopted the two girls, and Biles calls her grandmother “Mom.” Nellie has been a constant source of support through Biles’ rise in the world of     3     (compete) athletics.

Simone Biles demonstrated her abilities as a gymnastics talent at a young age.    4     (attract) by gymnastics at the age of six during a day-care field trip to Bannons Gymnastix, she remained there for 11 years under the     5     (direct) of her coach, Aimee Boorman.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she became the     6     (one) American female gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Games. She was given the honor of being the Team USA flag bearer during     7     Olympics’ closing ceremony. There were high     8     (expectation) for Biles as she entered the 2020 Tokyo Games,    9     were delayed until 2021. However, she withdrew     10     most events due to a medical condition.