There are two main     1     (set) of Games—the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis. The events for the two Games are different. All the athletes admitted as competitors     2     (house) in a special village. There is as much     3     (compete) among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. They have replaced the olive wreath. However, the motto of the Olympics is still the same— “Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”

Physical activity is shown to lessen the effects of aging     1     the brain. Experts say that dancing is great at involving all the brain functions at the same time---from musical and kinesthetic (运动的), to rational and     2    (emotion). Dancing pumps blood to the brain, giving it the glucose and oxygen needed to function well. So    3    is of great benefit to do this great activity. Dancing increases neural (神经的) connectivity----therefore making you the smarter person you have always hoped you would be.

French Prime Minister announced on March 14 that the country would be closing all the restaurants, cafes and clubs. But one runner, Elisha,     1     32-year-old restaurant worker, didn’t let the French government’s order prevent him     2     training for a marathon among the coronavirus pandemic (疫情期间).

Last week, he ran the length of a marathon—on his 23—foot long balcony. And he did it in six hours and 48 minutes, a personal record nearly double     3     of his previous finish time.

“My only pleasure is running, no matter what the time,” Elisha told CNN. He devoted his run to medical staff     4     (work) through this pandemic,     5     he feels are doing an extraordinary job. Although Elisha has run 36 marathons, he said his balcony marathon was the most challenging of all.

Due to the short length of the balcony, he ran about 3,000 laps.     6     (luck), Elisha said his girlfriend was there to support him,     7     (feed) him Coca Cola to help him refuel. Elisha said the experience was worthwhile. Some people, he said, even reached out to say they     8     (inspire) by him.

As in France, during the pandemic, many teachers in our school tried their best to run at home or on the rural path to     9     (strong) their body so that they would be     10     (energy) to give a net-lesson.

The Great North Run is one of the UK’S most popular sporting     1     (event). It is the biggest and best known half-marathon in the world. Around fifty-thousand competitors sign up to compete in the Great North Run every September. Around one hundred thousand friends and family members line the roads     2     (watch) the race and cheer the runners on from the sidelines.

First     3     (hold) in 1981, the Great North Run was to help raise money for charities and other worthy causes. A lot of people enjoy     4     (compete) in the half-marathon, and men and women of all ages take part     5     the race to help raise money for their favourite charity.

Running road races can be     6     (exhaust). So not all runners manage to go the full     7     (distant) and complete it and there are always some     8     fall by the wayside. Ambulances are kept on standby in case any runners need medical attention and     9     (bottle) water is provided at various stops along the way.     10     (usual), around two hundred and fifty thousand bottles of water are handed out during the race alone.

Football, as an attractive ball game, used to     1    (play) with a hanging goal in the air by a group of people and was called Cuju in ancient China. But modern football is started in Great Britain     2     it was given new rules, allowing players to use any part of their bodies except their hands and arms.

One of the     3     (reason) for its popularity is the cost of playing football.     4     any expensive equipment, playing football is cheap and fun. Creativity and excitement are another factors for football’s global popularity. It is fun enough     5     (attract) more audience. Even     6     people have no professional knowledge about football, they can understand and feel the     7    (excite) moments. The unity of the team members is also another factor.

Even on Christmas Day 1914, British and German soldiers put down their guns and       8     (kick) football together. It was a moment there was no conflict. Bill Shankly, a famous footballer and manager, once shared     9    (he) agreement with some people’s belief that football is about life and death. Additionally, he made sure it is much     10     (important) than that, because our planet is shaped like a football.

Freedom above snow

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games,     1     will start in five months. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, looks to be one of the superstars of the event.

Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu     2     (decide) to compete for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two months later, she bagged her first gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cup.     3     strength continued to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in March.

People say she is     4     (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for (占据) “only 1 percent” of her wins, adding that her hard work is     5     counts. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours    6     (go) to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill     7     (practice) skiing.

Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports , many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her “    8     (free) and creativity”, especially when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.

Now she     9     (prepare) for the Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. “Of course, I want to win medals and even golds,” Gu said. “But what’s     10     (important) is to bring out my own style, enjoy the game and love the sport.”

Wushu, widely     1     (know) as Chinese Kungfu, will make its debut (初次亮相) as an official sport at the Youth Olympic Games held in Dakar, Senegal in October, 2022. It is intended for those     2     love this kind of martial art deeply.

With a long history and deep roots in our traditions, Wushu unites the body and spirit. China wishes to share these qualities with the world. It is a long-held     3     (expect). The International Wushu Federation applied to the International Olympic Games (IOC) in 2001, 2008 and 2011,     4     failed each time.

In the past few years, Chinese Wushu Association     5     (contribute) a lot to the promotion of Wushu. Besides, the government not only provides technical support,     6     (regular) sending experts to the International Wushu Federation, but also provides     7     large amount of Wushu equipment free of charge. Every year, many local groups are sent abroad to put on performances and shows, whose aim is     8     (improve) the influence of Wushu. Due to their efforts, Wushu has been viewed as an effective way to     9     (strength) the body, and has gained a great popularity among the youths.

China’s effort to get Wushu recognized as an official Olympic event speeds up its internationalization. In 2020, a total of 48     10     (athlete) from across the world will compete in four Wushu event: men’s and women’s Changquan and men’s and women’s Taijiquan.