13-year-old twin brother and sister Zhao Ziqian and Zhao Qinman are from Dongguan, Guangdong Province. They enter the water’s off Xinbu Island in Haikou     1     (participate) in a swimming challenge across the Qiongzhou Strait (海峡),     2     lies between the island province of Hainan and the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong.

On Aug.21,2023, the twins     3     (successful) swam across the country’s Qiongzhou Strait, becoming the first set of twins to achieve the swimming feat (功绩). They were also     4     first among the 84th batch (批) of challengers to reach the shore in the attempt to swim across the Qiongzhou Strait, which is about 20 kilometers at its     5     (narrow) point. A total of six challengers from Dongguan took part     6     the activity. They entered the waters off Xinbu Island, beginning their challenge at 4: 34 a. m. on Aug. 21 under the     7       (guide) of local teams.

According to Zhao Ziqian, the older brother, challengers could fuel their body with bottled water, bananas, chocolate and other food     8     (throw) down to them from protecting ships every 40-60 minutes.

The twins’ parents     9     (stay) with them and cheered them on throughout the journey. Their father, a former soldier, said he sent his children to swimming classes to help them build toughness     10     that he would continue to strengthen their physical fitness.

    1     (know) as the world’s largest sporting gala in scale, the 19th Asian Games, staged in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, attracted worldwide attention. It was     2     (official) launched on June. 15th this year when the flame of the Asian Games was lit, with about 12,417 athletes to compete in 481 medal events.

The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou was     3     spectacular display of Chinese culture and innovation. It was a feast for the senses, with stunning visuals, innovative performances and a moving tribute (颂辞) to the history and culture of Asia. Themed “memories of Jiangnan”, the ceremony not only used the element of water to showcase the region’s     4     (nature) beauty and cultural charm, but also incorporated elements of Liangzhu culture and the Qiantang River tides,     5     reflects China’s long and storied history and cultural heritage. The opening ceremony also     6     (break) new ground in terms of technology, using digital ignition (点火) for the first time to integrate the concept of “digital China”     7     the ceremony. Additionally, it used a large number of drone performances     8     (create) a stunning visual spectacle.

The opening ceremony, a     9     (celebrate) of sports and unity, was a fitting way to kick off the Asian Games, serving as a reminder of the rich cultural heritage of Asia     10     the power of sport to bring people together.

Table tennis started as an after-dinner game, but is now a fast, high-tech sport. It also has     1     most players of any sport in the world.

    2     is believed that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as an after-dinner alternative (可能的选择) to tennis,     3     (use) whatever they could find as equipment. A line of books would often be the net, and sometimes a cigarette box cover would be a racket.

In 1926, at a meeting     4     (hold) in Berlin, the International Table Tennis Federation was formed. The first World Championships were held in London in the same year, but the sport had to wait a long time before it was given a chance     5     (make) its first appearance at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

The sport     6     (progress) greatly since it was first invented. Nowadays, players use     7     (special) developed rackets and a lightweight, hollow (空心的) ball. Thanks to their high-tech rackets, they can now enjoy the     8     (magic) feeling of hitting the ball at over 150 kilometres per hour!

Over the years, table tennis has developed into a worldwide sport. There are perhaps 40 million competitive table tennis players and countless millions     9     play less seriously. Hopefully, table tennis     10     (play) by more people all over the world in the future.

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

In 1896, the first modern Olympics opened in Athens, the capital city of Greece. From then on, the event     4     (take) place every four years.

Athletes from the whole world can take part in the     5     (importance) events, whether they are men       6     women. The five rings on the Olympic Flag stand for five continents and the union of the whole world.

China didn’t become a member of the modern Olympics     7     the 1950s. And in 1984, Xu Haifeng became the first Chinese     8     won an Olympic gold medal in shooting. With the development of China, Beijing finally succeeded in     9     (hold) the 2008 Olympics, during which the five Fuwa mascots ( 吉 祥 物 )       10     (deep) impressed the whole world.

The official mascots (吉祥物) of the19^th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022-three sporty robots     1    (name) Congcong, Lianlian, and Chenchen-    2    (introduce) to the public at a digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China     3     April 3, 2020. Each represents a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the host city.

The robot Congcong represents the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City. Its name comes from the Cong jade pendant (玉琮)-a classic relic unearthed from the Ruins     4     dates back around 5000 years. The robot Lianlian represents West Lake and its name means the endless lotus (莲花)     5    (leaf) on West Lake. The robot Chenchen represents the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and     6     takes its name from the Gongchen Bridge, a landmark structure on     7     Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal. They stand for not only the joy of sports out the peak of     8    (culture) and economic development.

Raja Randhir Singh, the acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia, said that the mascots showed the smart intelligence of the modern world     9     the energy of the future. “The mascots are rich in content, combining Chinese culture, the characteristics of the city of Hangzhou, and the spirit of the Asian Games and the Asian continent.” Together, they are calling out to Asia and the world, inviting everyone     10    (meet) in Hangzhou for the Asian Games 2022.