Lang Ping     1     is loved by fans at home and abroad not only brought honour and glory to China but led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. When, the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     2     (test). Her team was falling     3     as she lost two important players. But Lang Ping did not give up. She     4     (face) difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as     5     team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan,     6     (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but his mental     7     (strong) made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed     8     (find) a way to win. Jordan’s secret to success is learning from his     9     (failure). Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share     10     (he) success with others. The Boys and Girls Club he started has been helping young people since 1996.

Organized by Beijing Normal University, an important forum (论坛) on the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team     1     (hold) on Saturday in Beijing. Around 500 people from     2     (differ) fields attended the forum.

Giving nice speeches,     3     (professor) shared their views on the spirit of women’s volleyball and on the building of sports power. Lang Ping, chief coach of women’s volleyball team, also shared     4     (she) opinions, which made a deep impression on all the audience.

Cheng Jianping, the Party chief of Beijing Normal University, said in his speech that women’s volleyball has influenced people     5    (deep), and encourage them     6    (work) hard for their aspirations (抱负). The spirit of women’s volleyball has not only showed patriotism (爱国主义)     7     also brought faith (信念) and courage to people     8     are facing new challenges. So far, China     9    (enter) a new period, and it should continue to carry forward this spirit. Meanwhile, this spirit should be closely connected     10     patriotism education, Cheng said.

If you can dream it, you can do it. American Dream is the idea that anyone can become successful. There are lots of     1     (story) about American Dream—Here is one of them.

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, UK, in 1835. He moved to America     2     the age of 13 with a few dollars. But by 1900, he owned millions of dollars. It seemed that he was a man     3     was born with the ability to do business.

When he arrived there, he started working in a small factory,     4     (make) just $ 1.20 a week. But he behaved     5     (excellent) and impressed his boss deeply. So he got lots of chances in the factory. Then, he     6     (offer) a job in a railways station. While there, he was promoted for     7     (he) good work.

    8    , it was during the 1870s that Carnegie really began to make his luck. Then he built his fast steel company in 1892. In 1901, it became one of the     9     (big) company in the world.

After Carnegie became a millionaire, he was known for giving away a large number of money    10     (help) the poor. He also wrote a number of books to make people know more about the history of America.

Auckland, the largest city and chief seaport of New Zealand, stands in the North Island.

When     1     (plan) a trip to New Zealand, most people skip over Auckland as a destination. Everyone floods into Queenstown     2     (spend) time enjoying themselves in nature. However, as anyone who     3     (visit) it knows, there are even more things to do in Auckland, compared with those in Queenstown. All of these things make it a     4     (suit) destination for all travelers. If you are a backpacker(背包客), you will like Auckland     5     you can enjoy a huge range of free or cheap things, especially in a country which is known     6     its high living costs.

The city’s popular neighborhoods can     7     (explore) on foot, and the skyline can be viewed from the water.     8     (particular), you will have the chance to taste different     9     (kind) of snacks and the city doesn’t shy away from a good happy hour. Give yourself     10     couple of days to enjoy it, and check out some of your favorite things to do in Auckland. Auckland, you shouldn’t miss it!

Many people may think the Forbidden city, or the Palace Museum as it’s also called, is     1     old-fashioned museum.     2    , in recent years, the museum has been working hard     3     (promote) Chinese cultural heritage among the young people.

The museum’s online store now offers special cultural and creative     4     (product). For example, in 2014, it    5     (begin) to sell earphones that look like the necklaces worn by ancient officials,     6     even brought in about 1 billion yuan a year.

Last year, a documentary     7     (call) Masters in the Forbidden City became popular online. It is about the people    8     job is to repair the relics in the museum. Many of these workers are very young and some are even    9     their 20s.

Some other museums across the country, such as the National Museum of China,     10     (inspire) by the Palace Museum’s efforts in the past few years and are working on similar projects of their own.

I really love my job because I enjoy     1    (work) with small kids. I think my work is important. However, there was a time when I     2    (think) I would never have that sort of career.

I wasn’t     3     excellent student and in my final term, I found I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found     4    (me) a job. Looking after two little girls wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I was getting     5    (extreme) tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the     6    (child).

One Sunday, I met Megan,     7     used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification. I didn’t think I would be     8    (succeed). She persuaded me to phone the local college and finally I     9    (accept) by the local college. My experience helped me a lot. Now I’ve got a full-time job at a kindergarten. I shall always be thankful     10     Megan.