The 18-year-old girl Eileen Gu struck gold on February 8 at the Beijing Winter Games and became the first woman     1     (win) the Olympic Free-ski Big Air Event. She perfectly performed a double cork 1620 jump, meaning she completed two off-axis rotations in the air. It was     2     trick she had never tried in competitions before. Her daring move paid off. Judges gave her a score of 94.50 on her last run,     3     pushed her past Ledux with a total score of 188.25.

Ledux from France finished second with 187.50 points. After a switch left double cork 1440 in her last run, she raised her leg     4     (slight) as she landed. Mathilde Gremaud from Switzerland had a promising start of her competition,     5     she crashed, coming in third with 182.50 points.

Gu was born in the U. S. to a Chinese mother and American father. Since 2019, Gu     6     (compete) under the Chinese flag. However, she receives     7     (criticize) on the U. S. social media that her decision to represent China is driven by commercial benefits from the host nation.

Gu wrote on Instagram, “The opportunity to inspire millions     8     young people where my mom was born during the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games     9     (be) a once-in-a-lifetime chance to promote the sport I love.” She greatly encourages girls     10     (interest) in winter sports to push the boundaries as much as they can.

It was at the 2012 1SU World Figure Skating Championships that I first saw Japanese figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru. He was competing in free skating with a piece of music from Romeo and Juliet. I was    1     (immediate) attracted to his incredible performance along with the expressive music.

Yuzuru has been an    2     (inspire) for me in my years as a senior high school student. In his career so far: he    3     (experience) innumerable difficulties and countless injuries. In 2014's ISU Grand Prix, he was badly hurt on the ice due to a collision. Even though he    4     (bleed), he still insisted    5     (compete) with no regrets. What's more, in the 2018 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. he couldn't even walk because of a problem with the ligament (韧带) in his right ankle. But he ended up winning the championship and then    6    (award) the gold medal.

Yuzuru has always trained hard    7    the suffering from asthma (哮喘). He bravely overcomes obstacles so he can dance on the ice and live life{o the fullest. From 2012 to 2021,I have been inspired by Yuzuru's spirit,    8    has helped me push forward no matter what.

When I face any problem that I think l can't handle in life, such as    9     (burden) with homework or when my grades are sliding,I watch videos of Yuzuru skating over and over again in search or hope and perseverance. After all, he succeeded against so much    10     (uncertain). So how could I not face my own problems?

Lang Ping, the head coach, once declared that the goal of the team was to raise our national flag and listen to the national anthem on top of the podium.

Every historic championship doesn’t come easy, and each victory was the hard work of the team, bit by bit. When people watch the China women’s national volleyball team play, they see a commitment     1     excellence.

In 1981, the China women’s national volleyball team     2     (lead) by player Lang Ping created the first miracle of China’s World Cup. The team defeated the Japanese national team with 3 to 2 at the 3rd World Women’s Volleyball Cup in Osaka, Japan. That’s the first world title for China women’s national volleyball team. Everyone     3     (shock) by this news.     4     the news was broadcast, people burst into joyful tears. Their victory was     5     result of all the former volleyball players’ efforts. A famous coach from Japan was invited to China to help train the China women’s national volleyball team.     6     (see) the     7     (player) conscientiousness and spirit and the support from the Chinese people, he exclaimed, “I’m sure that the China women’s national volleyball team will become strong!”

In 1984, Lang Ping endured pain from appendicitis (阑尾炎)     8     (finish) the competition and win remarkable gold with her teammates in the Los Angeles Olympic Games. She shot to fame and earned the nickname “Iron Hammer”. She said. “At that time the pain didn’t matter. Our slogan is no fear of     9     (hard) and no fear of death. We fear no death, let alone other difficulties.” So the proud head coach of Japanese national team said, “Defeating Chinese national team is equal to blocking the Yangtze River. Both are     10     (possible).”

When the starting signal sounded, Qian Hongyan pushed herself in the pool. She     1    (win)the silver medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke(蛙泳)final in the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities     2     (hold)in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

Qian, from Luliang, Yunnan Province, lost both legs.     3     caused that was a traffic accident when she was 4 years old. Since then, she has become well-known tor moving around while balanced on an orange ball,     4     (earn) herself a nickname, basketball girl.

Qian's enthusiasm for swimming     5    (date)back to 2007. At 11 years old, she     6    (invite)by the coach Zhang Honghu to join the swimming club tor people with disabilities. However, without legs, Qian found it difficult to keep balance in water."Swimming without legs is like handling a boat     7     a rudder(舵). I tended to sway(摇摆)due to a poor sense of direction," she said.

To help her overcome the difficulty, her coach made a tailor-made training plan for her. Every day, she practiced swimming for at least four     8    (hour). She made intense efforts to strengthen her arm and balance,     9     helped her successfully get used to the water.

"I like swimming. It changed my life and helped me see     10     (extreme) wonderful things," she said in an interview.

Stephen is a famous basketball player. It was self-belief, hard work and perseverance     1    made him a success. Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by    2    (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole along a narrow muddy road different from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA). The bumps and rocks caused the ball to bounce in all     3    (direct).     4    (know) where the ball would go wasn’t very easy. However, Stephen improved his skills by practicing day in and day out. Many people thought Stephen was too short, too thin and too weak to start his career. But he regarded playing basketball as his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up    5    (play)college ball at Davidson College,     6     his creativity and perseverance made him a star player. In 2009,     7     (select)for the NBA, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. In addition, he received the Most Valuable Player award for two years     8     a row. Stephen shared his philosophy: be yourself, value the fact that you can work every single day to get    9     (good), and be able to put in the time and the work. His success     10     (show)that nothing is impossible.

“Without the ball, I'm half complete of     1     , ”Luis Figo, one of the world's greatest football players once said.

The Portuguese played his first international match in 1991 at the age of 18 and has kept scoring ever since.

He reached a new mark on February 18 by playing     2     hundredth match for his national team in a friendly match against England.A crowd of more than 30,000 fans watched and cheered for     3     in Lisbon.“Figo, Figo, ”     4     (all, both) shouted excitedly when he walked onto the field.

The Real Madrid player,31, wanted to help his country in Euro 2004 and to win     5     (another, other) Spanish Cup with Real Madrid.Madrid bought Figo from FC Barcelona for 82.4 million dollars in 2000, and he showed     6     (everyone, anyone) what a great player he was by winning FIFA's Footballer of the Year award in 2001.

“Figo works like an artist and has the skills to be the most complete player, ”said FIFA President Joseph Blatter in 2001.“Figo     7     is a real leader     8     always tries his best on the field and a good team player.He doesn't have any problems working together with his teammate at Real Madrid, star footballer David Beckham.” In fact, Figo was the first     9     to welcome Beckham when he arrived.“We have a strong team, and we can help one     10     and work together to be successful, ” Figo said.

Su Bingtian stormed to victory in the men's 100-meter final at China's 14th National Games     1     Tuesday,     2     (win) his first title of the quadrennial (每四年一次的) event with a new Games record. Su,     3     set an Asian record of 9.83     4     (second) last month at the Tokyo Olympics, dipped under the 10-second barrier once again as he     5     (clock) 9.95 seconds to win gold for Guangdong province."I knew I could break the 10s barrier again after yesterday's semifinal. I am very happy    6     (make) my dream come true, as the National Games is as important     7     the Olympics to me," said Su. The 32-year-old Olympic hero enjoyed     8     (overwhelm) support from the 17,277-strong crowd at the Xi'an Olympic Center Stadium. "I want to say 'thank you' to them and wish them    9     happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The 9.95 is a gift to     10     (they)."

Su Bingtian, a Chinese sprinter, set     1     new Asian record when he clocked 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter sprint (短跑) semi-final at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Besides     2     (set) the shortest time record for Asia, Su is also the first Chinese to make it to the men’s 100-meter Olympic final. He has done     3     (extreme) well, considering the fact that he is much older than his     4     (compete). Also, his 172cm height is not     5     people would call a dream height for a sprinter.

The spirit of going beyond himself     6     the Olympics motto inspire Su deeply. Su and other athletes are further proof of China’s arrival in sports. But at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, when Chinese athlete Liu Changchun     7     (participate) in the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter events, the entire Chinese team     8     (make) up of just 6 persons, and Liu had to rely     9     donation from local Chinese-Americans to pay for his return fare.

Nowadays, Chinese sportsmen have won many honors for our country and we hope they can realize more glorious achievements in the days     10     (come).

In a diving competition, Quan Hongchan from China set the 10m platform final alight with three 10s.

The perfect Quan, only 14 years old,     1     (bare) made a ripple (涟漪) as she surged (涌动) ahead with a score of 466. 20. Teammate Chen Yuxi won silver, more than 40 points back on 425.40, with Melissa Wu of Australia     2     (three) on 371.40. But the final belonged to Quan, who was thrilled and amazed in equal measure     3     (take) an unforgettable diving gold.

It was a fantastic performance from a young but     4    (excellence) diver who has only recently burst onto the scene but will surely provide some of the impressive images of the Games.     5     hero of Tokyo and new Olympic champion was the star of the show     6     a thrilling afternoon at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Quan spoke after the final about how she had felt in     7     was the most important competition of her life. Yet despite her tender age, it seems that she didn't feel any pre-finals anxiety. “I     8    (be) a little nervous in the competition, but not very, just a little bit.” she said.

Quan also shared how she     9    (celebrate) her win. She said, “I want to eat a lot of delicious food tonight!” And when     10    (ask) about her favorite food, she said she felt like eating latiao (a popular Chinese spicy snack) the most.