Eric Zhang was born in Chongqing, in southern China, and grew up     1    (enjoy) warm-weather activities. But now, he’s raising his twin toddlers in China as lovers of winter sports.

The timing couldn’t be     2    (good), as China is now hosting the Winter Olympics in Beijing. A new generation of Chinese kids is watching athletes like Eileen Gu win gold medals and beginning to dream about its own     3    (athlete)achievements. Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Beijing and Shenyang — China’s biggest cities — are now home to places     4     adults and kids alike can play in the snow, even when it’s 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside.

Chinese social media is also a source of     5    (inspire), with Weibo and WeChat users sharing photos of their latest skiing and snowboarding trips.

In recent years, the national government has taken steps     6    (promote) winter sports in China as part of its Olympics campaign. More than 300 million Chinese people     7     (take) part in winter sports since Beijing won its Olympics bid seven years ago.

    8    , the rapid growth of the indoor winter sports industry has come at a price. Many of the domestic ski resorts and skating rinks in China are not as up-to-date as     9    (that) in more established areas in Europe or North America. The quality of facilities can be uneven, and building too many too quickly can also be bad for the environment — making large quantities of artificial snow     10     (require) an immense amount of water.

Wearing wristbands with the names of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant     1     (write) on them, 17-year-old Tibetan girl Cigla plays her favorite sport — basketball — at Nagqu No 2 Senior High School in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. For her,     2       (study) in Lhasa, the region’s most developed city, has made it much     3     (easy) for her to realize her basketball dream.

With     4       average altitude of over 4,500 meters, Nagqu is among the most uninhabitable places in Tibet.     5     have long compromised the health of Nagqu students are low-oxygen environment and extreme weather. “The students had barely played any sports due to     6       (limit) sports facilities and frequent bad weather in Nagqu.” said Bachug, the school's physical education teacher.

However, in a bid to ensure equal access     7     quality education, in recent years, the Tibet regional government     8       (establish) several schools in Lhasa to recruit Nagqu students. Like Cigla, many Nagqu students are from poor farming and herding families. The school     9       (campus) in Lhasa have seven concrete basketball courts, a standard soccer field and a sports stadium, which gives students opportunities     10       (train) their bodies and find the sport that appeals to them.

Breakdancing is close to becoming an Olympic sport after the     1     (organize) of the 2024 Paris Olympics announced that they would introduce four     2     (addition) sports，including newcomer breakdancing and another three sports — skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing,     3     the Games in 2024.

“Breakdancing made     4     into the Olympics for two reasons. It's very popular with young people and no less popular in France. We want those Games in connection with creativity,     5     (involve) with the youth, more urban, more out of the stadiums.” Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet told Xinhua.

Breakdancing is a sport     6     can be played anytime and anywhere in urban and other environments. It has no previous appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, but     7     (include) at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018.

“Right from the beginning, our aim was     8     (offer) Games that would have an impact and the element of surprise. This is     9     we have chosen these four sports to present to the International Olympic Committee. We are certain that they will contribute to     10     (improve) our project.” Estanguet added.