Chinese kung fu, also known as wushu or Chinese martial arts, is one of the most well-known examples of traditional Chinese culture. It is probably one of the     1    (early) and longest     2    (last) sports which uses both muscles and brain.

The theory of kung fu is based     3     classical Chinese philosophy(哲学). Over its long history it     4    (develop) as a unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline, and art.

It is estimated that Chinese kung fu dates back to primitive society. At that time people used sticks     5    (fight) against wild beasts.     6    (gradual) they accumulated experience in self-defense.

Chinese kung fu is a large system of theory and practice. It combines     7    (technique) of self-defense and health-keeping.

In Chinese kung fu, however, a     8    (different) is made between “external(外部的)” and “internal” kung fu.     9     is said that “In external kung fu, you exercise your tendons(筋), bones, and skin; in internal kung fu, you train your spirit, your qi, and your mind.” And so internal kung fu can continue later in life,     10     the external body weakens.

Nowadays, football is one of the most popular sports in     1    world. Its history    2     (go) back over two thousand years to ancient China, and it was known as cuju then. Modern football started in Great Britain,    3     the new game rules were made.

Football is simple and very cheap    4    (play), which is perhaps the basis of the popularity. People needn’t expensive equipment    5    the football doesn’t cost much money.

Another factor behind    6    (it) global popularity is the creativity on the field. It is attractive    7    millions of people. People can see children playing with a ball everywhere. People also can feel the    8    (excite) of a game even without recognizing the skill of professional players.

What’s more, it has become one of the    9    (good) ways for people to communicate. It doesn’t require    10    (word), but everyone can understand it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.

Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be    1    (health). Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes     2     (exercise), five times a week. That is easy to do!

Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. Often, teenagers give up sport     3    they have no time left after their studies.

Many teenagers are surprised to learn that when you exercise, your body produces some chemicals     4    make you feel peaceful and     5    (relax) and increase your ability     6    (concentrate)when you study. Your stress can also     7    (relieve) after a good nights sleep.

When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to come. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night. As     8     matter of fact,     9    (lose)of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight. If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much     10    (good)in no time at all!

Figure skating(花样滑冰), as we know, got its start in the mid-19th century, when an American     1    (name) Jackson Haines combined dancing and skating for the first time. Americans did   not accept his technique, so he moved to Vienna, Austria,     2     he was an immediate success.

Figure skating became an Olympic sport before there were Winter Games. Events for pairs and singles first     3     (appear) at the London 1908 Summer Games. In singles, each skater performs a short routine(一套动作) of required steps, jumps, spins, and combinations, as well as a longer free-skating routine. The pairs event     4     (follow) the same format (形式), but with one male and one female     5     (perform) together.

Ice dance is performed by one male and one female, too. But     6     (like) pairs, ice dance does not include overhead lifts and jumps. An ice dance     7     (compete) is made up of two parts now: one is set to music which has a certain rhythm, and the other is set to whatever music the ice dancers choose.

A group of nine judges scores the quality of each figure skating performance,     8     only seven out of nine scores are used. Skaters are given a grade for each step, jump, spin, or any other element that is part of their routine. They also receive     9     "overall" score for each performance. The person or team with the     10     (high) total score is the winner.

As is     1     (know) to all, the Olympic Games are the most important events in the world. They were first held in ancient Greece     2     776 BC. And the events were named after the city Olympia. Slaves and women could not be allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics, and the     3     (athlete) were all from the same country.

In 1896,     4     first modern Olympics opened in Athens, the capital city of Greece. From then on, the Olympic Games     5     (take) place every four years. Athletes from the whole world can take part in the     6     (importance) events, whether they are men or women. The five rings on the Olympic Flag stand     7     five continents and the union of the whole world.

China didn't become a member of the modern Olympics until the 1950s. And in 1984, Xu Haifeng became the first Chinese that won an Olympic gold medal in shooting. With the     8     (develop) of China, Beijing finally succeeded in     9     (hold) the 2008 Olympics, during which the five Fuwa mascots     10     (deep) impressed the whole world.

The term “extreme sports”, which we might have seen on a magazine or a website,     1    (be) becoming more and more common as the concept of extreme sports gains     2     (popular). But what are extreme sports on earth?

During the 1970s and 1980s, the term was used for sports with high risks     3     (involve). Today, however, the sports also include activities that give a feeling of adventure without    4    (necessary) putting a participant’s life in danger. For every extreme sport, there is professional equipment that has been developed     5     (protect) your body, improve your performance and give you    6     advantage in the competition.

Extreme sports cover a wide range. Some     7     (develop) from familiar activities so far, like mountain biking, climbing and drag race. Some may not be well known. For instance, bouldering is a kind of rock climbing     8     no rope is used.     9     usually takes place in an area with large rocks or in climbing center.

Nowadays, such sports have become more popular     10     young people all over the world than ever before.

During the summer vacation, I took part in     1     16th Natural English Contest (竞赛), in which I was listed in the top 10 and     2     (gain) valuable experience.

I never expected     3     (go) that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage.     4     at that moment, I set out for the long ride. All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3-minute speech, and overcoming stage fright (怯场), I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my     5     (teammate), my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and powerful and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her     6     (compete). She was like my coach,     7     showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view     8     (logical).

Thanks     9     the contest and the help of my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when     10     (talk).

When the modern Olympic Games     1     (start) in 1896 in Athens, Greece, there was no such thing as the Winter Olympics.     2    (player) completed only in the Summer Games. However, there were the Nordic Games. There was a(n)     3    (compete) of winter sports that took place every few years starting in 1901. But the Nordic Games were only to athletes     4    Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The winter sports were popular, so in 1924 an International Winter Sports Week     5     (hold) in Chamonix, France. About 250 athletes from 16 countries   competed in nine sports   and there were 11 female athletes,     6     competed in figure skating.

Still, the Winter Olympics were under way, adding more sports to the games and     7     (especial) more sports for women. Women got the chance     8    (take) part in skiing, ice hockey(冰球）    9     other sports. Now the Games have such     10    (interest) events as snowboarding and skeleton(俯式冰橇）.

According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years     1    (long) than non-runners. You don't have to run fast or for long    2    (see)the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of     3     (die) early by running. While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it     4     (be) more effective at lengthening life    5     walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014    6    showed a mere five to 10 minutes A day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all     7    (cause).

The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwise…   it's probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to    8    (strength)your leg muscles(肌肉),avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it's always    9    (energy).If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give    10    a try.