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Sitting on the floor, Morteza Mehrzadselakjani’s raised arms stretch well over six feet. Standing up, the Iranian measures eight feet one inch, making him the     1     （tall） athlete in the history of the Paralympics （残奥会）.

While his height has caused Mehrzadselakjani — known better as Mehrzad — to suffer in his entire life， on the sitting volleyball court it has made him a star. His     2     （add） to the team that year helped Iran win the gold medal.

But Mehrzad’s     3     （compete） advantage has come at a high cost. He suffers from acromegaly,     4     rare condition caused by the excess growth hormone.    5     the age of 16, he already measured over six feet two inches. Several years earlier, a serious bicycle accident prevented his right leg from     6    （grow） — it’s now six inches shorter than the left, making him difficult to walk. Mehrzad     7     （normal） uses a wheelchair to get around.

Before finding sitting volleyball seven years ago, Mehrzad’s life     8     （be） very different.

"I was alone and depressed," he said, "     9     my life has changed from playing sitting volleyball."

A coach saw Mehrzad on television and immediately discovered his potential. After training at regional Iranian clubs, he was selected for the national team and prepared for     10     （he） Paralympic debut （首次登台） in Rio.

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Life is often a matter of waiting for the right moment to act. Sun Yang was the first Chinese man     1     (win) an Olympic gold medal in swimming. That moment     2     (come) last month, when he won the men’s 200-meter freestyle event at the Asian Games.

Sun has accomplished a Golden Grand Slam, having won the 200, 400 and 1, 500-meter freestyle events at the Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games. His     3     (patient) and persistence have paid off. The 26-year-old swimmer told Xinhua News Agency, “Not many swimmers could have waited for eight years over three Asian Games like me. My dream has     4     (final) come true.”

While Sun stood on a podium (领奖台)     5     (listen) to the Chinese national anthem (国歌) along with the silver and bronze medal winners, a technical problem caused the medalists’ flags to drop to the ground. Sun jumped off the podium, walked over to the officials and demanded that the flags again.     6     the end, the officials held the flags up themselves as China’s national anthem played a second time.

Many Chinese Internet users thought Suns reaction to the incident to be an act of patriotism (爱国主义). “    7     is great to win the championship, but    8    (see) our national flag go up again is also very important. Winning the title is an achievement     9     will be remembered, but raising the flag again is also of great     10     (important).”

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Chinese tennis legend Li Na will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.     1     (amazing), Li is the first Asian player     2     (receive) the sport’s ultimate honor. She was joined by Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov for the halls Class of 2019, which     3     (announce)at the Australian Open last month. Li retired in 2014 because of recurring knee injuries, eight months after winning that year’s Australian Open and     4     (rise) to a career-high second in the WTA ranking. Her first Grand Slam trophy came at the 2011 French Open,     5     she defeated four top-10     6     (opponent) along the way. To     7     (she) credit, those on-court achievements, along with L’s engaging     8     (personal), helped spur interest in tennis at home in China.

“I have loved seeing the sport grow in China,” Li said in     9     statement, “and I’m proud to be part of that history.” The formal induction ceremony will be held     10     July 20th in Rhode Island.

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Shawn Cheshire is a blind cyclist who competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost her ability     1    (see) after an accident nine years ago. She has tried to become as     2    (depend) as possible in the last few years.

She said that,     3     a long time, she was in a really dark place and hated being blind. She said that sports and physical exercise gave     4    (she) another opportunity at living.

Earlier this month, Cheshire crossed 68 kilometers of steep and uneven ground in the Grand Canyon(大峡谷). She did so in 24 hours and 15 minutes,     5     is believed to be a record for a blind hiker (徒步旅行者). The     6    (early) record of 28 hours     7    (set) in 2014.

Three friends helped her during the Grand Canyon hike. They walked several steps apart. They guided and warned her of     8    (barrier). She listened for and followed the sound of a bell     9    (wear) by the lead hiker. She used hiking poles for balance.

Cheshire and her friends finished the hike on October 8, 2018. She said as the group neared     10     end of the trip, “I had a huge ball of emotion welled up in my chest –I cannot believe we just did that.”

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Oscar Pistorius was born into Henke and Sheila Pistorius in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 22, 1986, with fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形) in both legs. When he was 11 months old, his legs were amputated (截肢) halfway     1     his knees and ankles. In most homes, that would bring years of sadness. Not so in     2     .

“I grew up in a home where disability was not     3     issue，” Pistorius says. “My parents made me cherish     4     I had.”

Pistorius started running in 2004, and became more and more successful.     5     (know) as “the Blade Runner” and “the Fastest Man on No Legs”， Pistorius took part in the 2004 Summer Paralympics (残奥会) in Athens and     6     (come) third overall in the T44 (one leg amputated below the knee) 100­metre event.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics on August 4, Pistorius became the first amputee runner     7     (compete) at an Olympic Games. In the 400 metres race, he took second place in the first heat of five     8     (run), finishing with a time of 45.44     9     (second) to advance to the semi­finals on August 5. He ran in the second semi­final, where he finished eighth with a time of 46.54 seconds. In the 200 metres competition he set a new world record of 21.30 seconds in his heat on August 29,     10     was defeated in the final by Alan Oliveira of Brazil and took silver.

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Lionel Messi，    1    player from the South American country Argentina，is one of the greatest soccer players alive today.At a young age，he    2    (move)to Spain and now plays    3    (profession)for the FC Barcelona.Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team    4    (own)by his father.Even as a young boy，he did very well.But when he was 11 years old，he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much    5    (tall)．There was a way to help him grow more，    6    his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs.So，they looked around for a soccer club    7    would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn't help him，but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain offered    8    (accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain.In the FC Barcelona，Messi was one of the best    9    (play)through his teen years.    10    his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world.