In the past, running in the street was considered as a bit silly and not very cool. But things are changing. Nowadays, lots of people go out running in their spare time. Some people go to lose weight while others go    1    （simple）to keep fit. The shops are now full of     2    （equip）, clothing for runners. Many runners also have special    3    （watch）which can track their route and tell them their speed. And scientists say that along with cycling and swimming, running is a very good way    4    （keep）fit.

Every year in April, the London Marathon    5    （take）place. The race covers a fantastic route in    6    runners pass lots of the famous sites like the London Eye and Big Ben. People come from all over the world to run in the London Marathon. Interestingly, marathon running used to    7    （see）as an extreme   sport, but now even people who are very unfit take part in marathons every year! It's not that marathons have got    8    （easy）; it's that people have become more interested in running. After the marathon every year the streets suddenly become full    9    runners. People find it so inspiring that they want to try it    10    （they）. All you need is a pair of trainers and a bit of determination, so what are you waiting for?

The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC. They     1     (hold) at Olympia in Greece until AD 394. The modern Olympics started first in 1896 in Athens, Greece and since then they     2     (become) the most prestigious event in the world. It was a Frenchman who brought the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make     3     possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.

The Olympic motto is “Faster, Higher, Stronger”,     4     means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher and throw     5     (far). Every four years, only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as     6     (compete). At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese team led the way,     7     (win) 51 gold medals.

    8     our regret, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been delayed due to the COVID-19 epidemic.     9     (hope), the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games will arrive as     10     (schedule).

There is a growing interest in rock climbing. Recently there    1    (be) an improvement in technology and techniques to perform it. The sport is getting more    2    (attract) to many people. Although rock climbing has risks and physical challenges, people still have several reasons to take it up.

Some sportsmen feel that rock climbing can never become boring. This is because you have different places to go climbing. Additionally, there are several challenging routes to climb. If you are tired    3    walls at your location, you may visit elsewhere    4    (experience) other challenging walls.

    5    (obvious), it offers great fun and adventure to people when they go high up on walls. When they push themselves beyond the expected limits, they get    6    sense of achievement. Many people feel that rock climbing also gives them a feeling of    7    (free), as they can go wherever they want.

There are many sportsmen    8    also lake rock climbing as a physical challenge where they always move up the levels. After    9    (cross) a set level, they move to the next and then to the next. And they can always give a fight to their previously achieved    10    (goal). It all depends on their physical fitness and skill levels.

Imagine staring up and seeing a high wall of rock. You take a deep breath and start climbing. You put your hands，feet and knees into small holes and cracks     1     the rock and slowly make your way to the top. As you go higher your body gets tired，but you keep climbing. You seek     2    （forget）about the pain and the fear until you reach the top.

While rock climbing is     3     extreme sport，most people use ropes and a harness （背带）to stay safe. The ropes will catch you if you fall.     4     others，like 31-year-old US climber Alex，make rock climbing even     5    （crazy）. He climbed it without ropes，a harness，or even a helmet. If he     6    （slip） and fallen，he would have died.

Not everyone     7     does rock climbing is as crazy as Alex. Many a person     8    （do）it safely，or on special indoor walls. It is a great way to build strength. According to The Huffington Post，working out the best way to climb up a wall also helps you develop your problem-solving skills. But Alex says most     9    （climb）do it for the same reason. "I think the sport makes you powerful，" he said. "     10    （overcome） your own fears all the time helps deal well with life's other challenges. "

A loyal Liverpool Football Club fan is always making sure to cheer on his beloved team whenever they play and thanks    1     a letter from his loving older brother, the team was recently able to return the favor.

Ian, a Liverpool City native,     2    hoped his hometown soccer team would do something special for his brother David,     3    (write) a letter to the club about David’s condition. Since David was starved of oxygen as an infant, he developed differently than other kids. Though David struggled    4    (academic), his enduring loyalty to Liverpool FC never left him, and he is well known in the community as being a great kid and a passionate fan.

David is a season ticket holder who       5    (try) to go and see Liverpool play as many times as he can. He could never have expected that one of the     6    (great )members of the team would go to see him while he was at work.

Liverpool FC defender Virgil Van Dijk,     7    (consider)to be the best defender and one of the best players in the world, visited David’s place of work to give him the surprise of a lifetime:     8     trip to Liverpool FC’s training ground to meet the team.

NOT only that, Van Dijk presented David with    9    (ticket )for all the rest of the game to make sure they had his support from the stands for every one of the 25    10    remain) games this season.

Chinese Women's Volleyball Team once achieved great honor in the last century,     1    inspired so many people throughout the whole country. But during the last decade, as the old volleyball players retired     2    the new ones were not strong enough, the team met with various     3    (difficult). After     4     (win) an important match, Chinese Women's Volleyball Team announced     5     (they) return. Chinese Women's Volleyball Team had a very important match     6       Brazil team in the Rio Olympic Games. The hope to win was very little, because Brazil team was the champion of last two Olympic Games and Chinese team only won one match for the last 18 records. What's more, almost all the audience     7    (support) Brazil team. It seemed that to win the match was     8     (possible) for the Chinese team, but under the guidance of coach Lang, the girls were very strong and determined     9       (fight) for the last minute. Even when they lost the first game, they never gave up.Especially for the last two points, they were so brave and     10    （final） won the match.

According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years     1    (long) than non-runners. You don't have to run fast or for long    2    (see)the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of     3     (die) early by running. While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it     4     (be) more effective at lengthening life    5     walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014    6    showed a mere five to 10 minutes A day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all     7    (cause).

The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwise…   it's probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to    8    (strength)your leg muscles(肌肉),avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it's always    9    (energy).If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give    10    a try.