For the first time, a team of refugees will compete at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a plan this week for a team of up     1     10 Refugee Olympic Athletes.

This news became     2     hot topic on social media Thursday. Facebook users called the plan a “wonderful gesture” and “the     3     (great) news I’ve heard in a while.” More than 40 high-performance athletes,     4     happen to be refugees,     5     (identify) as possible Olympic athletes so far.

CNN reported Thursday that one of them is a 17-year-old     6     (swim) named Yusra Mardini. She fled Syria on a boat headed for Greece from Turkey. The boat started filling with water. Mardini and her sister got in the water and helped pull the boat and its 20 people onboard to     7     (safe).

Mardini now     8    (live) in Germany. She has received funding from the IOC for her training. The Refugee Olympic team will participate     9     the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio on August 5. The team will march out (出场) just before athletes from Brazil.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said that, “By     10    (welcome) this team of refugee athletes to Rio, we want to send a message of hope for all refugees of the world.” The United Nations says that more than 60 million people around the world are refugees.

For those who have never tried it, scuba diving (水肺潜水) has the reputation for being     1     extreme sport, but this couldn’t be     2    (far) from the truth. Scuba diving, with all the deep breathing     3    goes with it, is almost like underwater yoga (瑜伽). It offers people a chance to forget about trouble and focus on the here and now, thus     4    (provide) a sense of calmness that is hard to find on land.

While scuba diving, you won’t be looking at your phone. Nor will you have to make a mental effort     5     (get) away from the real world because physically, you already have! The underwater scenery provides the perfect place to calm your mind with     6     (peace) surroundings to admire.

Yoga lays stress on the control of breathing in and out, as breathing     7     (consider) the fundamental connection     8     body and mind. The number one rule of scuba diving is to breathe     9     (constant) and never hold your breath. A diver who is relaxed in body, breath, and mind becomes one with the water. It’s the supreme form of     10     (relax) when all you can hear is bubbles and the sound of your own breathing.