1 . My favorite activity is playing, watching, reading, and really anything to do with basketball. A basketball court (球场) is where I feel most at home.

As I see it, it’s wildly popular in the US and its athletes are extremely recognizable, because it’s the one sport where an athlete’s face is not covered up by a football helmet (头盔) or baseball hat. My favorite time and place is anywhere and anytime. I prefer indoors, although it can be played outdoors. Many people often play in a driveway at home, but the best is always against someone on a court.

I started playing basketball because of my favorite player, Shaquille O’Neal. He was a huge, unstoppable player. When I was 11 years old, I decided to go outside to the family basketball hoop (球框) and take a shot (投球). This was my first time ever shooting a basketball. I will never forget the first shot I ever took. It was perfect. It felt amazing! And I’ve been in love with this sport ever since!

I learned a long time ago that very few people are going to have the love of this game that I do. I’ve always understood that in this area, for the most part, I am alone. Especially coming from the state of Texas, where football is king.

I’m not the best of players. When I do good things on court, I know it’s because I can make up for my lack (缺乏) of athleticism by being a student of the game. I’ve never missed a training day. I don’t worry about school, family, or problems. I think about what’s in front of me, and how I can get the basketball in the hoop.

Playing, watching, and reading about basketball fills me with a sense of enjoyment that I truly do feel that very few people can match.

3 . The Games are the world’s largest sporting event and almost 10 million tickets are set to go on sale for the 2024 Olympics, with 2.8 million for the Paralympics. Spectators will experience the 2024 Games alongside the greatest sporting champions in a unique atmosphere―celebrating with the whole world.

A number of different options for attending the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be available, but they will all be sold via a single site. For the first time in the history of the Games, ticket sales will be online only and accessible worldwide.

Tickets for the Olympic Games are now available without any draw(抽签). Tickets for various sessions may go on sale at anytime up until the Olympic Games, so stay tuned! For the Paralympic Games, single tickets and day passes for several Paralympic sports are on sale.

The Summer 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 and the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from 28 August to 8 September 2024.

Please note that Paris 2024 reserves the right to modify or adapt its sales policy for tickets and hospitality at anytime. By buying tickets or hospitality packages (贵宾套票) outside the official channels, the buyer runs the risk that tickets or packages are not delivered to them or the access will be denied by the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee in accordance with the terms and conditions, In addition, all buyers are informed that unauthorized sale or resale of tickets outside the official channels, constitutes(构成) an offense under French law.

Mountain climbing is a popular activity during the Double Ninth Festival. This year,     1     festival coincides (同时发生) with our National Day Holiday. People are taking the opportunity     2     (enjoy) nature and pay their respects to their elderly family members.

A climbing competition was held on the “Great Wall” section outside the city of Chengdu on Tuesday.

Guo Tianqi,     3     comes from Chengdu, said, “Our forefathers climbed mountains on the Double Ninth Festival to drive away bad luck. This custom has continued through the centuries, but today, people do it more to keep fit and enjoy the beautiful autumn scenery. ”

“Double Ninth” in Chinese     4     (sound) like “a long time”, so it’s also known as the Senior Citizens’ Festival and a blessing (祝福) for the elderly to live a long and healthy life.

Guo competed with a group of retired (退休的) people     5     (join) the climbing competition, but exercise has made the word “old”     6     (complete) irrelevant (不相关的) to them.

Besides     7     (competitor), on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, many tourists also choose to get closer to nature and traditions with their relatives and friends.

Visitor Zhou Zhou said, “I want     8     (I) son to learn and experience our traditions in real life, rather     9     reading about them in books. I believe climbing can help him better understand our     10     (tradition) culture.”

6 . Whether you’re just starting a workout routine or are already a gym regular, you’ve probably wondered at some point:     1    ? Here’s what you need to know.

First things first: There is no one size fits all answer to this question.     2    . For instance, the best weekly workout plan for a marathoner (马拉松运动员) looks very different from a weight-lifting routine for beginners.

If you’re just looking to improve your fitness level, your magic number of days depend s on how active you already are. For example, you’ll probably see physical and mental results from one day a week if you don’t already work out at all.     3    , one day probably won’t challenge your body enough to maintain your fitness or make progress. In general, four to five days a week will do wonders for your health if you’re aiming to improve or maintain your fitness. Of course, if you’re just getting started, that might be too big of a jump at first.     4    . Instead, a good workout plan for a beginner is to try starting with two workouts a week. After you get used to that, you can consider gradually increasing the number of days.

    5    . Not taking a rest day when you need it, especially if you are overtraining, can increase your risk of injury, decrease your performance, your motivation (积极性), etc.

9 . A healthy person is a wealthy person. Wealth is here valued in terms of the person's physical well-being so that he or she is able to go about and carry out day-to-day tasks easily.    1     To achieve this, physical exercise is a must.

    2    Modern-day diseases like heart problems, diabetes (糖尿病),and certain cancers are all caused by the shortage of exercise. Oppositely, anyone having these diseases will get well if they include exercise as part of their daily life.

Doctors think not enough exercise leads to many people having one form or another of sleeplessness. Moreover, when we sleep better, we can protect ourselves from diseases.    3     During tasks, their bodies physically become worse. Their bones, internal parts, and cardiovascular system are all badly influenced. However, it has been found that exercise reduces changes noticeably.

Another example of how exercise helps us to feel better is that it makes us lose weight. It burns off the energy. In our push-button lifestyle, we have become quite sedentary (久坐不动).   “Why walk, when we can take the car” seems to be the way of life for all of us.     4     Moreover, we seem to be only exercising our fingers as we play computer games, surf the Net, and press the keys to choose our favorite television program.

Lastly, students should exercise at least three times a week for at least twenty minutes each time, as exercise is a good stress killer.     5    One of them can make a person become less stressed and more cheerful. Students preparing for their examinations are therefore able to concentrate better. As a result, they will do better in their examinations.

In a word, regular exercise is a useful way by which we can not only feel younger, but look younger.