Two years ago, Song Fei’s muscle pain was getting worse, despite years of gym exercise. A month after     1    (practise) taijiquan, however, the pains that had been bothering her were slowly relieved. Song, 29, a Shanghai-based fitness vlogger (视频博主), has been sharing her changes after learning taijiquan     2     lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu. Besides performing it each morning, she also integrates     3    (element) of the Chinese martial art into her fitness courses.

China’s taijiquan has become     4    (increasing) popular as a form of mind-body exercise and stress reduction. Like Song, more young people are inheriting (继承) and developing ways to integrate the martial art into     5     (variety) lifestyle applications. Master Li Guangjin, who created his own style of taijiquan, emphasizes     6     importance of maintaining health, combat (格斗), and relaxation through taijiquan practice. Visual designer Lin Xiaoxue has also experienced physical and mental benefits since she picked up taijiquan. She has designed some visual works     7    (inspire) by taijiquan. Additionally, taijiquan has influenced other fitness practices, such as ChiRunning,     8     combines tai chi techniques with running     9    (promote) injury prevention and mindfulness.

This integration of traditional wisdom into modern lifestyles     10    (reflect) a growing interest in understanding the deeper meaning of life through taijiquan and related practices.

On March 12, 2022, the Chinese women’s soccer team summoned (召唤) all of their     1     (determine) and skills and finally won the game,     2    (end) a 16-year wait to carry off the Asian Cup. “We never let our heads drop when we lagged behind by 0 — 2. The players defeated both their opponents and     3     (they),” said the head coach Shui Qingxia.

The Steel Roses’ victory completely dominated discussions on Chinese social media. A survey revealed that the topic “Chinese women’s team wins Asian Cup”     4     (view) billions of times. However, that was just one of 10 heated topics     5     (relate) to the women’s team on Weibo.     6     (count) thrilled people commented that “The whole team is worthy of every praise.” After their victory, media and experts     7     (urge) for greater support for the development of the women’s game. Up to now, a number of Chinese companies have taken actions to reward them     8     a dairy giant Mengniu Group gifting the team 10 million yuan.

Now the work is to continue to revive (复兴) past glories, as well as improve     9     standard of the domestic youth training to give the country a better chance of producing more great players. This victory certainly showed that such targets can be realized. The women’s soccer team has great spirit and skill,     10     are our role models!

In the past couple of years, videoclips of young Chinese doing traditional fitness qigong     1     (flood) video sharing websites, among which     2     instructional video of Baduanjin, a form of fitness qigong has been played for more than 10 million times and received over 6,000 comments on Bilibili, a quality-video sharing platform     3     (target) young people.

Baduajin is one of the oldest health and fitness therapies in China, and it was     4     (original) created 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The name, literally meaning “eight-section brocade”, generally     5     (refer) to how the eight individual movements characterize a silken quality to the movement of the body and its energy. Compared with more physically demanding sports such as the ballgames, swimming or gym workouts, Baduanjin is slow and usually accompanied     6     soft music,     7     it used to be considered as the exclusive sport for the elders.

No equipment is necessary and     8     requires very little space or, perhaps most importantly in our fast-paced lives, time. “I have been doing Baduajin for about four months, which makes me sleep better and get stronger. I owe big thanks to Baduajin since it gives me a much     9     (healthy) lifestyle,” a young netizen commented below the video. But not all people are suitable for practicing Baduanjin. Liu Xiaodan, an associate professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, cautioned that people should always put     10     (safe) first when doing Baduanjin, and patients who are weak should not take up this exercise.

The Yin-yang diagram is an illustration of t’ai chi. Yin and yang are not     1     (complete) opposite, one of which can turn into the other. Chinese people boil down the laws of the universe, nature and the human body to this:Yin and yang are in a circle; man and nature exist in unity.     2     (base) on such philosophical ideas,     3     (tradition) knowledge and sports practice about physical and mental cultivation have been formed and passed down from generation     4     generation. Thus t’ai chi ch’uan came into being.

Chinese people believe that movement is contained in stillness and fastness is contained in slowness. T’ai chi ch’uan     5     (contain) these two kinds of energy. Do you think the most important characteristic of t’ai chi ch’uan is     6     (soft)? No. The fighting principle of it is to mobilize the internal energy flow of the human body,     7     has both speed and explosive power.

The greatest uses of t’ai chi ch’uan are for people     8     (experience) life, the true principles of movement and stillness in nature, and to maintain harmony with nature in mind and body. So far, it     9     (prove) by medical research that t’ai chi ch’uan is     10     ideal therapy against a number of chronic diseases. It can not only promote physical health, but also help ease your mind and delight your spirits.

Tai chi is a centuries-old Chinese martial art and an internationally popular form of exercise. It is a series of postures (姿势) and motions that develops one’s     1     (strong)and flexibility through careful, flowing movements and focused breathing. Each posture     2     (slow) transforms into another, and we gradually need to shift our weight     3     (maintain) balance. At the end, we return to the starting position: in other words, all of the movements     4     (connect) in an endless, continuous flow.

The practice of tai chi is rooted in     5     (tradition) Chinese philosophy, particularly the ancient concept of yin-yang. The tai chi symbol, or taijitu,     6     (show) yin and yang together: yin symbolizes the dark, female force in nature,     7     yang represents the bright, male force. Yin cannot exist without yang, and yang cannot exist without yin. Tai chi aims to achieve balance     8     opposites in life: yin and yang; soft and hard; mind and body, and so on. At the heart of tai chi is the concept of qi,     9     generally translates as “vital energy”. The different exercises help move the qi through your body,     10     (produce) positive effects on one’s mental and spiritual health.

As winter vacation     1    （approach），many teenagers are planning their holiday work-out schedule．It seems like teens have realized that exercise is one of the easiest and most     2    （benefit）ways that they can be energetic and protect themselves     3    a number of diseases when growing old．

There are a wide range of sports teens can do．    4    （improve）heart and lung efficiency, jogging and swimming sound like smart     5    （choose）．When doing strength training like pull-ups and weightlifting，one’s muscle strength is increased，and bones get developed．Besides，teens can take courses     6    （design）for young people，including boxing or Hip-Pop dancing．

Apart from doing sports     7    are suitable for teens，a balanced diet and adequate sleep     8    （be）also significant．Since it takes both a strong body and sound mind to     9    （full）realize one’s potential，please take full advantage of this winter vacation，    10    recharge your battery for the new term!

With just half a month to go to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the excitement is growing among winter sports athletes and fans from around the world. The best winter athletes     1     (gather) in China to compete for 109 gold medals.

The opening ceremony is scheduled     2    (take) place on 4 February 2022, with the closing ceremony on February 20. Two ceremonies will both take place at the National Stadium,    3    was the main Olympic stadium used for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Although Beijing will act as     4     host city of the Games, the winter sporting events will     5     (actual) take place in three different clusters：one in Beijing     6     (it), one in Yanqing, and one in Zhangjiakou, around 200 km away from Beijing but reachable in an hour via high-speed train.

A giant panda     7     (name) Bing Dwen Dwen is the official mascot (吉祥物) of the Games.

The mascot embodies the    8    (strong) and willpower of athletes and will help to promote the Olympic spirit. The emblem (会徽) is based     9     the Chinese character for winter, 冬. In its upper part is the figure of a skater and in the lower part a skier. The form of “Beijing 2022” combines Chinese calligraphy and papercutting, highlighting the Chinese     10     (culture) elements in its design.