After winning a precious silver medal at the 2006 Turin(都灵) Winter Olympics, pairs skater Zhang Dan became a household name in China and    1    (continue) to work in the sport since retiring from competition.

With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics    2     (draw) near, the country is starting    3    exciting newera in its winter sports journey, of which Zhang Dan feels surely proud.

“    4    (final), this year, we have this wonderful opportunity    5    (host) the Beijing Winter Olympics. As a part of the Chinese ice and snow sports community, I’m so proud and excited to welcome the    6    (arrive) of Beijing 2022. I have witnessed China’s winter sports go from strength to strength through the years,” said Zhang Dan.

The most memorable moment of Zhang Dan’s career could     7    (consider) a perfect representation of the Olympic spirit.

Partnering with Zhang Hao at the 2006 Turin Games, Zhang Dan injured     8    (she) in a fall as the pair narrowly failed to do a quadruple salchow (四周抛跳), a jump    9    had never before been landed in competition. Rather than quitting, however, Zhang Dan skated through the pain to finish the program and won the silver medal.

Zhang Dan notes that experience has had a huge influence     10    her life. encouraging her to “be braver and directly face any difficulties with that Olympic spirit”. Now she hopes her story can inspire China’s young athletes at Beijing 2022.

2 . Just a few days after his 18th birthday, Beijing 2022 gold medal winner Su Yiming received a surprise gift—a letter from Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.

In the letter Xi expressed his congratulations to Su and other sportsmen in ice and snow sports for their great achievements at the Beijing Winter Olympics, hoping what they had achieved would encourage young Chinese to aim (立目标) high.

When Su first stepped onto a snowboard at the age of four, a future as a world-classs portsman seemed to be “a dream too big” for him. Little did he know that he would not only compete for his country but also take home gold. With the great excitement of winning an Olympic gold medal still fresh in his mind, Su wrote a letter to the president, telling him how lucky he felt to have made his dream come true.

Su still remembers what Xi wrote in the reply, “The new era is the time for young people to realize their dreams.”

“I have always kept those words in my mind,” Su said.

“ When I made up my mind to be a professional snowboarder, I know there is a big gap between my performance and that of the top sportsmen in the world. But I have been working hard to realize my dream. Now my story shows the fact that hard work will pay off.” Su said.

Su believes the sky is the limit. “Find the thing you love, believe in yourself and do yourvery best. Finally, your dream will come true.”

Now Su has his strong wish to win all the competitions in his sporting field.

A long-time great in the world of tennis, Swiss star Roger Federer recently announced that the Laver Cup in London would be his last ATP tennis event before     1     (step) away from Grand Slam tournaments(大满贯赛事)entirely.

After facing several sports injuries and surgeries(手术)in the past few years,such as two knee surgeries in 2020 and another in 2021, 41-year-old Federer has felt the time is right     2     (draw) his career to a close,knowing his body’s limits. As Federer     3     (say)，“I know my body’s limits,and its message to me    4     (late) has been clear. ”

Of all his achievements, Federer is best-known as a 20-time grand slam    5     (win).

In spite of the hot competition at the top, Federer was    6     continues to be loved by friends,     7     (fan) and rivals(对手)alike.

Upon hearing news of Federer’s retirement(退役)his rival Nadal said on Twitter,“It’s been a pleasure but also     8     honour to share all these years with you, living so many     9    (amaze) moments on and off the court.”

After such a perfect sports journey, Federer’s influence     10     tennis will continue to be felt in the years and decades lo come.

8 . Cobi Jones was one of the most successful soccer players in America. He was named United States Soccer Player of the Year. But he was not always a _________.

As a boy, he was sent to Soccer School. However, after months of training, his _________ told him he was not a good player. He thought the boy should _________ the sport. Instead, Cubi tried even harder.

In nineteen eighty-eight Cobi Jones _________ to the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. At first, he was not seen as a great soccer player. _________ he became a star. He helped his team _________ the nineteen ninety college championship. The following year, Jone set a school _________ with eighteen assists(助攻). He was named an _________. The governing body for college sports _________ All-American honors to the best players in every sport.

After college, Cobi Jones played __________ in England and Brazil. Then in nineteen ninety-six, he came back to America to play for the newly __________ Major League Soccer. It did not take __________ for Jones to make his mark(出名) on his new team, the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Jones spent eleven years with the team. Nineteen ninety-eight was his __________ year in the MLS. He scored nineteen goals and __________ in thirteen more. He was named United States Soccer Athlete of the Year. He __________ the Galaxy to the MLS Cup Championships in two thousand two and two thousand five.

At the same time, Jones also __________ for the United States national team. He played on three World Cup teams,__________ the two thousand two team that reached the quarterfinals.

__________ , Jones played in one hundred sixty-four international games.

Cobi Jones played his __________ game with the national team in two thousand four. He retired from Major League Soccer in two thousand seven. The Los Angeles Galaxy __________ him by retiring his number. He is now an assistant coach with the Galaxy.

10 . The Olympic spirit is about a lot more than winning medals and setting records. Just look at the story of swimmer Eric Moussambani.

The Equatoguinean found his passion for swimming shortly after high school. Unfortunately, football is far and away the most popular sport in Moussambani’s home country. Living in such a football-crazed country, it was difficult for Moussambani to find a place to train consistently (持续地). Eventually, he found a 13-meter-sized hotel pool that he only had access to three hours a week. On days he could not use the pool, he trained in rivers.

After about eight months of swimming, he gained entry into the 2000 Summer Olympics through a program where the International Olympic Committee gave wild cards to developing nations to promote their sport further. In Sydney, Moussambani saw an Olympic-sized swimming pool for the first time, which was so big that Moussambani said he was “so scared” to compete in it.

The day of the 100m freestyle came. Moussambani made an energetic start in the first 50 meters, but in the final half of the race, he struggled to stay afloat (漂浮着), so much so that those on the sidelines considered jumping in and helping him out of the water. “It was then that I heard the crowd screaming and shouting, encouraging me to ‘Go, go, go.’ It gave me the strength to finish,” Moussambani said.

Moussambani finished the race with a time of 1：52.72, the slowest recorded time in Olympic history, but the fans did not care, cheering him as if he had broken the world record. “This is what the Olympics are all about,” a commentator said. “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part. The essential thing in life is not defeating others, but fighting well,” he said.

Moussambani serves as the national swim team coach for Equatorial Guinea now. Gone are the days when Equatoguinean swimmers needed to train in open water. They now have two Olympic-sized swimming pools. Moussambani hopes to grow the sport in his country.