From 13 runners meeting in Bushy Park, south-west London, in 2004, to five million members worldwide in 2018, parkrun has become     1     global phenomenon. There are now more than 1,700 of the free,     2    (week) events in 23 countries, with numbers     3    (continue) to rise. Beyond joining local races, there’s an increasing number of “parkrun tourists”, who plan trips in order to check off unusual and impressive     4     (route). All parkrun events, which     5    (manage) by volunteers, stay true to the original aim of being free and inclusive. “    6    (like) traditional running events that may require pre-registration, entry fees and cut-off times, at parkrun     7     is free to participate and speed is not important,” says Chrissie Wellington, Global Head of Health & Wellbeing for Parkrun UK. “The     8    (popular) continues to grow by empowering local communities to work out a mixed-gender, multi-generational health plan that appeals to a broad cross-section of society,     9    (particular) those for whom physical activity and volunteering is not the norm.” Whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer     10     watch, you can learn new skills and enhance your health and happiness in the great outdoors while making new friends, feeling part of your local community and improving your fitness.

Although failing    1     (qualify) for the FIFA World Cup finals soccer tournament in Qatar, China made a huge contribution to the     2     (large) global sporting event in the world.

China-built stadiums, roads and many other Made-in-China products have won praise    3     many fans and potential customers.

In recent months, Luo Yang, a sales manager at the overseas business unit of Higer Bus Co, a bus and truck maker    4     (base) in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, has kept a close eye on the 1, 815 buses that the company    5     (sell) to Qatar last year.

These vehicles operated shuttle services for the thousands of fans, officials and journalists from different countries during the tournament,     6     was staged from Nov 20 to Dec 18.

“After the World Cup, the buses will be used to take children to and from school,” Luo said,     7     (add) that child monitoring systems in the vehicles will give a signal when a bus arrives at its destination. The driver then moves through the vehicle to ensure the children leave     8     (safe), before pressing a button to turn off the sound.

    9     wide range of Chinese items were available at the tournament, including key rings, horns, flags, clothing and shoes from Yiwu, Zhejiang, and Jinjiang, Fujian province, as well as fireworks from Liuyang, Hunan province.

Market observers said the     10     (abundant) of such products is due to China’s industrial upgrading boom, well-developed supply chains, and green transformation.

Tree-climbing class takes root in Hubei

Recently, a tree-climbing class has grown popular among students at the Sport Institute of Hubei University．

At a class on Monday, Lu Junpei showed 16 students some of     1     most important techniques．After     2     (put) on a helmet, fastening straps and tying rope knots, Lu spent less than eight minutes reaching the top of a 25-meter tree     3     (easy) ．

Student Zhu Jinhan climbed up the trunk and then     4     the help of ropes, he jumped to a neighbouring tree,     5     won bursts of applause(掌声)．

“I     6     (grow) up in an area with a lot of mountains and trees and I liked climbing trees when I was a kid,” said Zhu．Tree climbing is not only a sport, but a way to help others, Zhu said, who is also a member of the Enshi Blue Sky Rescue Team．

Because more and more students are showing interest, the school plans to add     7    (many) seats to the class to allow more students     8     (learn) and practice．

Hubei University is one of the first     9     (university) in China to include courses on tree climbing．Teachers and students at the university won two golds     10     two silvers at the Hong Kong Tree Climbing Championship in 2017．

A decision on whether international fans will be allowed     1    (attend) the Tokyo Olympics Games this summer will be taken by the end of this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday.

    2    is reported that fans    3    (ban) from traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics this summer. The country made the decision to ban foreign visitors from the Tokyo Olympics because of the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic. The news has not yet been confirmed by the Japanese government or Olympic officials.

While to those     4    want to make the trip, the news may be     5    (disappoint), the country is being on the safe side. At one point, fans were unsure if there would even be a Summer Olympics, after the games were delayed from 2020 to 2021 because of the     6     (grow) worry about the pandemic. They still plan to have the Olympics in summer of 2021 despite the pushback from many fans, media members and Japanese     7    (city).

Last month, officials released a 33-page playbook telling the health and     8    (safe) protocols that will be in place. There are many guidelines in place for athletes,    9     (include) tracking, tests and mask mandates.

The Tokyo Olympics are set to start     10     July .23 and last until Aug. 8.

There are many water sports that are fun. Kitesurfing, a young water sport,     1    (begin) in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of last century. Also, in some European countries it     2    (call) flysurfing, which works through wind power    3    using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.

At the beginning, the sport was difficult and dangerous. Now it is becoming simpler and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, it can be a very fun and     4    (extreme) exciting sport, just like    5    (skate) on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.

Luckily, it is    6    (easy) to learn than other water sports. A beginner can understand how    7    (operate) the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for the sport, which costs $1,000 to 82,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours.

    8    the equipment progress develops, the sport is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its challenging feeling, excitement and     9    (entertain). In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitebsurfing club,     10    provides professional training and equipment for the sport.