1 . She played the leading role in the dance show Hua Mulan. She also played Yang Guifei in Du Fu. ________ name is Hao Ruoqi, a member of China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater.

Born in 1993, Hao has become one of ________ most popular female (女性) dancers. Hao started learning dancing ________ the age of 7. She entered college in 2011 and became a professional dancer after leaving school.

In 2017, Hao played the leading role in the dance Hua Mulan. It was a great challenge for her, ________ she had much performance experience. She cried every night when returning to the hotel during rehearsals (彩排). “At that time, I thought to myself ________ again after playing the role of Mulan,” she said.

Luckily, Hao didn’t give up. She studied ________ about Mulan very carefully. She even found teachers and learnt Chinese Kung fu from them. In order to perform the action scenes well, Hao and her partners worked hard ________ the fighting movies.

The show was ________ big success. But for Hao, it was more than just playing the role of a woman in the army. “The spirit of Mulan ________ in everyone’s mind up to now. We can feel the power of women from Mulan. I’m ________ to be able to show it to more people through dance,” Hao said.

Dong Yuhui used to be an English teacher at education and technology group New Oriental (新东方教育科技集团) but now he is a 30-year-old livestreaming (直播) host for East Buy. On Dec 5 he was widely mentioned and discussed online.

East Buy, a subsidiary (子公司) of the New Oriental, said that many of the things Dong said in his livestreams _________ by the East Buy team, not by himself. The then-CEO, Sun Dongxu, was angry with Dong and the team, which made Dong’s fans upset. Surprisingly, this thing made Dong even ________. In just one week, his Douyin followers increased by over 3 million, ________ East Buy lost more than 2 million followers. Sun was no longer the CEO, and Dong became vice president of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business.

Although his fame ________, Dong remains humble (谦逊的). “I am not good-looking or tall;   I don’t know _________ so many supporters.” At the age of consumerism (消费主义), Dong does not trick consumers into buying unnecessary   products, but encourages ________ to be calm when shopping online. He also puts more effort into educational activities and events ________ farmers. He believes that people should not wish to be the next Dong Yuhui. “I want to tell ________ young livestreamers that they do not need to be me, as each story is moving in its own way. Besides, ________ your head and you will find a way.” He went on to say that people are not products made on production lines, and that ________ is what makes people special.

6 . Wang Manyu was born in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province in 1999. She was born ________ a poor family. Her parents set up a street stall (摆地摊) to make a living. They lived a hard life. And these hand experiences greatly ________ her. She wanted to make her family live a better life with ________ own efforts (努力).

In August,2004, when Wang’s aunt went back to visit her ________, she advised Wang to learn to play table tennis. Because of her aunt’s ________ ,Wang became interested in table tennis at the age of 5. She practiced her skills hard every day. And she never stopped ________. With great efforts, Wang made great progress.

After only a year’s training, at the beginning of 2005, Wang won ________ seventh place in the children’s table tennis competition in the city. In 2008, the little girl ________ was only 9 years old took part in the children’s competition in Heilongjiang Province and won the first place. Then she ________ by the provincial (省的) training team. In September, 2021, Wang won the singles champion and women’s doubles champion in the 14th National Games. And on 30th November, Wang won the world table tennis singles championship for the first time.

________ Wang has made great achievements (成就), she still keeps on working hard.

At thirteen, I was in middle school. When we played softball (垒球运动) and the leaders _____ members for their teams, I was always the last kid to get picked. Sometimes I hit the ball into the outfield (外场). I thought I _____ good, but I still always got picked last.

I didn’t have to take the gym class (健身课) in high school because of my busy studies, but my father told me _____. I was lucky to have such a _____ father to encourage me to take part in the gym class.

For many people, gym is _____ painful subject. But kids can develop good values and _____ in gym classes. Young people often want to show _____ abilities. However, in team sports, winning often depends _____ helping your teammates score. In American workplaces, a person who helps the workers who work with him and the company is a “team player”. Gym classes can also teach the importance of practice.

So students need to take gym classes, but the activities need to be _____ for everyone. Students should _____ to choose their favorite activities, instead of simply giving them a task. And the gym teacher may encourage students to play games which teach cooperation (合作) as well as competition.

At thirteen, I was in middle school. When we played softball (垒球运动) and the leaders ________ members for their teams, I was always the last kid to get picked. Sometimes I hit the ball into the outfield (外场). I thought I   ________ good, but I still always got picked last.

I didn’t have to take the gym class in high school because of my busy studies, but my father told me ________. I was lucky to have such a ________father to encourage me to take part in the gym class.

For many people, gym is ________ painful subject. But kids can develop good values and ________in gym classes. Young people often want to show ________ abilities. However, in team sports, winning often depends ________ helping your teammates score. Gym classes can also teach the importance of practice.

So students need to take gym classes, but the activities need to be ________ for everyone. Students should ________ to choose their favorite activities, instead of simply giving them a task. And the gym teacher may encourage students to play games which teach cooperation (合作) as well as competition.

Lyra is a 23-month-old baby. She can’t say much yet. In fact, she can’t speak “Mom” or “Dad” clearly. _____ there is one word Lyra says over and over again. That is “Peppa”. Her mom doesn’t know why Lyra loves the cartoon character so much. To her, Peppa is just _____ pink pig.

Peppa Pig first _____ on TV in 2004. It talks _____ the stories of Peppa and her family. It won the hearts of children, and became popular _____ all over the UK and in other countries. Now Peppa Pig has become one of the most famous _____ in the world. There _____ plenty of books, DVDs and other Peppa Pig products in the market.

Scientists give two reasons why Peppa Pig is so popular. It has bright colors and simple story lines (情节). Children can _____ what it is saying easily. Also, it’s suitable (适合的) for parents and children to watch together.

Even adults enjoy it. For example, Alice, a 20-year-old girl, shows _____ love of Peppa Pig. “Some of my friends can’t stand it, ” she says. “But I think it’s fun and interesting. I plan _____ it with my kid in the future.”