On Saturday night, a five-person team of the Chinese e-sports club, with the full name EDward Gaming,     1     (win) the 2021 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship in Iceland. The team has made very good use of the opportunity     2     (share) Chinese culture with the world. At the beginning of the championship, the members of EDG displayed Tai Chi martial arts, launching a “Chinese hurricane” there.

With the popularity of digital technology, new forms of cultural exchanges have been emerging, of which e-sports are of the     3     (hot). Unlike texts and videos, e-sports are understandable around the world, with the barriers of language     4     (break) down. Also e-sports appeal most to those in     5     (they) early 20s, as shown by the celebrations of college students on Saturday night,     6     in turn makes them a good bridge of communication between Chinese youngsters and their peers around the world. More     7    (important), the e-sports industry is sustainable in spreading Chinese culture, as the large audiences mean huge commercial potential.

As early as 2019, Hainan province announced its plan of building     8     international e-sports center. On Nov 5, the 2022 Asian Games Committee announced it had listed eight e-sports     9     events in the Games. As more Chinese star gaming clubs and teams appear, the industry     10     (expect) to further grow and continue spreading Chinese culture to the world.

China has named 24,126 primary and middle schools across the country specialist football schools     1    (lead) youth football development, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). It's required that at least one football class     2    (offer) each week in these schools so that they can encourage their students to     3    (active) participate in football training and matches.

China aims to have 50,000 schools specializing in youth football by the end of 2025, said Wang Dengfeng, an official with the MOE,     4     (add) that to realize this goal, the ministry will take various measures that include building school football fields, training football coaches and providing extra funding and policy support.     5     those measures in schools, 47 football training camps have also been built in     6     effort to promote the sport among young people. And outstanding or     7     (talent) players will also have the chance to join inter-school teams for regional     8     (compete) and even national summer camps.

In the past four years, local education departments have trained about 40,000 football teachers, 8,000 of     9     have obtained coaching certificates. Moreover, the country     10     (step) up its efforts in promoting football in schools since it set up a seven-department joint task force, including the education, sport and finance authorities as well as the Chinese Football Association.

It was a dark day, one of depression(沮丧), sadness and angry. As I climbed out of a pool, after losing the swimming match, I didn’t feel like speak to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers whom had just achieved a best time. But, I had failed. Or at least that is which I thought at that time. I was lying on my cool bed when an idea strikes me: Success belongs to anyone who have never lost their enthusiasm (热情). Finally came the day where I had to prove to myself and others that there is no limit to your achievements. I had done it! Never lose your enthusiasm, and you achieve your best time!

7 . 4 Best Basketball Camps in the USA

PGC Basketball Camps

For the last few decades, PGC (point guard college) basketball camps have helped thousands of players improve a variety of skills. While the name may have you believe it's for point guards only, that's not the case.PGC basketball camps operate in a number of different states and they have over 100 camps all over the country.While many of the PGC basketball camps are aimed at youth in high school and college athletes,there are also the Skills Academy camps for those as young as the 4th grade.

Nike Basketball Camps

Nike offers introductory camps, shooting camps, overnight camps, day camps and many more. There are even camps that let you work with former or current NBA and WNBA players. One of the best things about Nike camps are the quality of coaching and instruction you will get. They also operate in nearly every state,so no matter where you are, there is likely a Nike basketball camp close. These Nike camps are also great for all ages.

NBC Basketball Camps

Since the early 1970s, NBC(Northwest Basketball Camp) has been among the world leaders in the space.Whether you are in elementary school, junior high or high school, there is an NBC basketball camp for you. These camps are offered across the USA,as well as in Canada and even the UK. The camps they offer include clinics.team camps, overnight camps, and college prep camps, just to name a few. They aim to provide you all of the tools you need to succeed in basketball and in life.

The National Basketball Academy

The National Basketball Academy (also known as TNBA) partners with NBA teams like the Bucks and Pacers to provide camps, clinics, and training for basketball players of all ages. TNBA operates in Milwaukee,Orlando. Houston. Indiana, and Cleveland. It also operates in many other nations around the world such as Brazil, France, Argentina, and Spain. These camps and clinics range from a single day to multiple weeks. They also host various tournaments(锦标赛) so you can show off the skills you have learned.

Although Laughter Yoga definitely includes some yoga, don’t expect it to have much in common with the yoga classes    1    (offer) at your local studio or gym. It promotes the use of laughter as a form of physical exercise, attaching    2    (much) importance to the former than to the latter.

Laughter Yoga    3    (create) in the mid-1990s as a social experiment. In 1995, Dr. Madan Kataria called on a group of students in a park    4    (test) whether adding regular laughter to people’s lives would improve    5    (they) well-being, Kataria also introduced deep breathing and simple yoga moves    6    the exercises.

Medical research     7    (suggest) that language is a good way to reduce stress and help people feel good. Kataria Laughter Clubs are popping up in response to people’s need to handle     8    (press).

Kataria also offer books and DVDs to people     9    don’t have access to a local Laughter Club. However，connecting with other humans is    10    big part of Laughter Yoga’s success in helping people feel better and experience more joy.

9 . Although it is difficult to make direct year-to-year comparisons because of increase in viewing on digital devices, the trend over the past decade is clear in numerous studies, including the Nielsen ratings. The average age of those who watch nationally televised Major League Baseball games has been _____ these years. Asked in a survey whether they _____ baseball, nearly two-thirds of those ages 18 to 36 said no.

Michael Haupert, a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin ----la Crosse who studies baseball as a business, explains why many young people might be _____ by what to an older and more knowledgeable fan is one of the most exciting experiences in sports: a no-hitter. ” Failure is more ______ than success,” he says. ”If my students get a third of the answers right on their test, they fail. However, if a ballplayer gets a hit a third of the time, he’s often one of the _____ .” But watch an NBA game for 15 seconds, and you will likely see one team score.

It is not surprising that ______ the length of games----about three hours in recent years-----and increasing the pace of action has become a subject of discussion among those who love baseball. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is strongly ______ of both. For the 2018 season, the league issued a set of new rules designed to do just that. Mound visits are limited. A timer countdown is designed to shorten the break between innings(局).

No one knows if any of these changes will significantly shorten games. According to MLB, the average length of a nine-inning outing this season has been three hours---about five minutes shorter than the 2017 average, itself the longest mean on record.

All of those proposed changes seem to ______ the point. I interviewed at least 100 semi-fans in their late teens and early 20s for my recent book. All considered themselves fans to some degree, though they ______   watched more than snatches—on iPads or smartphones. They told me it made no difference whether a game lasted two or three hours: they would not pay attention for _____ amount of time.

The historic May 14 Supreme Court decision allowing all states to legalize sports betting could have an impact on all this. More people will soon be able to gamble on sports while watching a game on their couch. But whether ______ gambling will attract more young people to baseball is a huge unknown. Many already gamble, both legally and illegally, on fantasy sports, but legalization will provide yet another ______ during games in real time. Will some states allow betting reports in broadcasts? Will it make the young more likely to bet on baseball than on other sports? Stay tuned.

I don’t know what will hook young people on baseball. But abandoning the game’s unique selling proposition---the timelessness that provides both suspense and great conversationhe educated fan -----is not the ______ . Baseball, Clark told me, is like a game of chess---and too many ______ - changes might turn it into something “more similar to a game of checkers.” Baseball may survive in spite of its challenges, precisely because it stands out and stands up against the short ______ spans that negatively affect every aspect of our culture, including politics and education. As Casey Stengel is reported to have said,” Never make predictions, especially about the future. ”

10 . Try This at Home!

Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect choice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness.    1     It's a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.

In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practised worldwide today. They worked together using an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises.     2    

Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的)exercise which creates deep heat in the body.     3     In other forms of yoga, however, the routine can change each time and the stretching exercises aren't aerobic.

    4    As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds.

Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what you're doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements.    5    After a few lessons you'll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.