1 . Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who won men’s singles Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, said Tuesday he was retiring from competition.

He won the men’s singles gold at the Sochi Games in 2014 and again at the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea in 2018, becoming the first men’s skater to achieve consecutive (连续不断的) golds in the category since Dick Button in 1948 and 1952. At this year’s Winter Games in Beijing, he attempted to become the first man to complete a quadruple axel-4 rotations (旋转) in the air at the Olympics, a jump that he had previously come close to achieving in Japan. In Beijing, he came just short of completing the required rotations for the quadruple axel and fell on his rear, but he expressed satisfaction with his effort afterward and hinted he was ready to retire.

“In terms of how it feels for me, I don’t imagine it being all that different.” he said. “Of course, I feel strongly that I’d like to achieve success with the quadruple axel.”

Beyond his jumping ability, Hanyu’s gift for the dramatics and his gentle appearance made him popular among admirers. Some said he looked as if he had danced off the pages of a Japanese cartoon. They would throw Winnie the Pooh stuffed bears—reportedly his favorite cartoon character—on the ice after his performances. In China, crowds gathered outside the Beijing venue to express devotion to their favorite, and one Chinese follower on social media called Hanyu “the most beautiful icy fairy in my heart”.

In recent years, Hanyu has been suffering from injuries. He said he had constantly thought about retiring from competition since the 2018 Winter Games. “If we’re talking about when I considered turning professional. I was thinking about that at every single competition,” Hanyu said. He said he made the final decision after the Beijing Games as he was recovering from his ankle injury.

When it comes to the     1     (运动员) I admire most, it must be the swimmer, Fu Yuanhui, who is always     2     (积极的) and never     3     (失去信心). She was weak in her childhood, so in order to build up her     4     (体力), she     5     (跟随) with her friends to work out and     6     (掌握) swimming skills. In common with other swimmers, she wanted to     7     (竞争) in the Olympics and bring

    8     (荣誉) and glory to China. By training hard, she    9     (获得成功) to the Olympics which was    10     (主办) by Brazil and won a medal. Actually, it was her     11     (决心) and lovely expressions     12     (而不是) her     13     (优雅的) moves in the water that impressed millions of audience in China. When she was interviewed, she said that she sweated her way to the medal and tried hard to avoid errors and getting     14     (受伤)．

    15     (与……比较) pop stars, she is not     16     (苗条的) but she has     17     (树立好榜样) me. As for fitness, she thinks     18     (停止) unhealthy food from our diet and     19     (慢跑) can surely     20     (起作用). From her, I have learned that even if we face     21     (失败), it will     22     (有道理) to keep calm and do not be     23     (有压力的) or     24     (崩溃). Besides, never     25     (假装) to have known what you do not know, which means     26     (欺骗) yourself.

The ancient Olympic Games     1     (begin) the year 776 BC and died out around the year 393. Then only Greek men     2     (allow ) to participate. The modern Olympics were first held     3     1896. A Frenchman     4     (name) Pierre de Coubertin brought the Olympics back to life. The motto of the Olympics is “Faster, Higher, Stronger.”

Many remarkable Olympians have appeared, such as the boxer Cassius Clay from the USA     5     demonstrated great talent and personality and a former track and field athlete, Jessica Ennis-ill, from the UK who tells us how hard work and devotion can lead     6     sporting excellence.

China has played     7     important role in the Olympics. In 2008, China hosted the Olympic Games for the first time and it ranked first     8     the medal table. Furthermore, Beijing won the     9     (elect) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people     10     the world.

When it comes to volleyball, we can’t help     1    (think) of Lang Ping. Lang Ping used to be a     2    (fame) player. Now she is also known     3     a coach. Led by her, Chinese women volleyball team won the world championship in 2019,     4     made the whole nation excited.

Lang Ping was born in Tianjin in 1960. Lang began playing volleyball as a teenager and     5    (eventual) joined the national team in 1978. Her height made     6     possible for her to play volleyball well. With time going by, Lang Ping played better and better. Lang Ping and her teammates played so well that they won champions several     7    (time) in the 1980s.

After she     8    (retire) in 1986, Lang Ping coached volleyball in Italy and America. In 1995, she returned to China to work as a coach. She was     9     busy with her work to take care of her family. In 2016 Chinese women volleyball team won a gold medal at the Olympics in Brazil. Because of the victory, Lang Ping became the first person in the volleyball     10    (win) an Olympic gold medal as both a player and a coach. And, Lang Ping and her team won another world championship in 2019 for our motherland.

10 . Wang Shun became China’s first Olympic champion in the men’s individual medley event in Tokyo 2020. In a live chat, Wang reveals how years of struggles and setbacks _________ him into a world-beater.

Recalling his childhood, Wang has pleasant _________ of the moment that raised his initial curiosity about _________. After that, Wang set a great goal that he wanted to be an Olympic _________. He always trained seriously and often _________ to stay in the pool for long hours.

During his training, Wang _________ many setbacks and difficulties, and realized it would not be _________ to reach the top of swimming. In 2019, _________, his performances were not ideal and he was really upset at the time about this. Then in June, he injured his ankle, which forced him to _________ two-week training and the recovery process was pretty __________ and he even thought about quitting.

__________, Wang has a considerate coach Zhu Zhigen, who __________ with Wang and kept helping him improve mentally and physically. Zhu acts like parents toward his __________ —a level of care he displays for Wang to this day. Before the final at the Tokyo Olympics, the coach __________ guarded the door for Wang to ensure he slept well, because 10 athletes shared a room. With the help of his coach, Wang overcame all the __________ and got the first prize in Tokyo 2020.