All great athletes are not afraid to compete     1     others. They keep track     2     their improvements in various     3     (event). Additionally, even if they are     4     stress, they can manage to deal with stress well. And they neither try to be even     5     (slim) nor go     6     unhealthy diets. Finally, they have the mental strength     7     (focus) on what is most important. They all sweat     8     (they) way to success.

Last Sunday witnessed a 5 km cross­country running race organized by our school, which both students and teachers of our school were persuaded     1     (get) actively     2     (involve) in it.

Even if all athletes     3     (sweat) a lot and their legs     4     (ache), no athlete gave up halfway.     5     (ultimate), with great determination, all the athletes did everything in their power     6     (reach) the finish line.     7     (compare) with other events, the event was highly thought of. Not only did it provide a chance for us to keep fit, but it also kept all the competitors     8     (inspire).

3 . 语法填空

Zhang Baoqi, an elderly man from the coastal city Tianjin in northern China, has built an ice rink (溜冰场) on his roof (屋顶) to show his love for ice hockey (冰球)．

The 66­year­old’s love for ice hockey     1    (begin) many years ago when he joined a local team at 16 years old. However, he became increasingly busy and was unable to take time     2     (do) the training.

“If I had a rink when the Winter Olympics opens, it would be     3    (wonder)．I started to think about it in the summer. I wanted to show that the Winter Olympics could be in your backyard, and we could all join in.”

“I said, why take the trouble to do that? We’re so close     4     the skating stadium,” Zhang’s wife said.

However, Zhang was determined to make the most of the month­long ice season in Tianjin and     5     took him four months to build the ice rink.

Zhang’s daughter has already seen the influence of ice hockey on her son.

“I felt my son has changed after     6    (play) hockey on our own ice rink,” she said. “When he plays hockey on other ice rinks, he is not afraid of falling any more. I believe the     7    (confident) is something that he’s got from the sport.”

Zhang’s grandson added: “My grandpa called     8    (we) to come over and said that there was     9     surprise on the roof. I went out and saw it all covered with ice! I felt     10    (extreme) proud.”

Climbing Qomolangma is     1    experience that would include crowds, discomfort and danger,     2    (make) some feel weak and others, powerful. British mountain climber George Mallory holds the following opinion:what we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. People eat     3     make money to be able to enjoy life. American mountain climber Alan Arnette     4    (share) the similar view. Each person has a unique reason for     5    (climb) a mountain. It forces people     6    (look) deep inside    7    (them). To     8    (success), one must have the physical as well as mental, toughness to push forward. 

The scientific reason behind these acts is that risk-taking may be part of human nature. People who are likely to take risks tend to have “Type T” personalities. Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to benefit     9     the result. 

Thus, is it worthwhile to climb Qomolangma? It is     10    (total) up to you.

(2020·襄阳四中高二检测) China     1    (secure) their slot(位置) in this year’s women’s Tokyo Olympics basketball tournament(锦标赛) by edging European champions Spain 64—62 in a tense qualifier(资格赛) in Serbia on Saturday.

The Group B qualifiers had to     2    (move) from the city of Foshan in China to Belgrade as     3     result of the COVID-19(新型冠状病毒).

China beat Britain 86—76 on Thursday and, with the top three in the four-team group qualifying for Tokyo,     4     made sure of their ticket after holding off a late fightback by the Spaniards.

Champions the United States and hosts Japan have already qualified. South Korea beat Britain 82—79 in a     5    (late) match that was a must-win for two teams realistically fighting for     6    (three) in the group.

Britain have never before qualified for an Olympic basketball tournament on merit,     7    (appear) only as host nation previously,     8     had arrived in Belgrade hoping for a breakthrough to Tokyo.

Bottom of the group, they left     9    (they) too much to do in the final quarter despite a late surge and will now have to beat Spain on Sunday to have any hope     10     qualifying.