A public memorial for Lakers great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna     1    (hold) Monday at Staples Center.

Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, has spoken for the first time since the crash.

Michael Jordan also gave a     2     (move) speech about his close friend Kobe Bryant during the memorial.

“Maybe     3     surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends. But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like     4     little brother.”

In the past few years, Jordan’s crying emotion     5     (be) popular throughout the Internet. During this memorial service speech, Jordan also humorously teased Kobe to make himself cry again,     6     caused a burst of     7     (laugh).

“Now, he’s got me and I’ll have to look at another crying meme for the next …three or four years.”

“No one knows how much time we have. That’s     8     we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can     9     our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love.     10    (live) in the moment means enjoying each and every one that we come in contact with.”

“When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died.”

“Please, rest in peace little brother.”

In May 2009, the famous sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, wrote    1     cover story about a high school baseball player    2     (name) Bryce Harper, calling him “Baseball’s LeBron". Bryce Harper was a sports talent    3     possessed gifts far    4     (great) than some in the majors. The writers    5     (predict) greatness for him, and they were    6     (eventual) proven right.

Three years later, Harper    7     (award) the National League Rookie of the Year: He hit 22 home runs, and had a 340 on-base percentage, the best average for a teenager in nearly 50 years. All of those happened    8     his first season with the Washington Nationals.

Although it may be hard to believe now, when he returned to his hometown, he was outperformed by most of the    9     (player) there. “I got    10     (control) by them when I got there," he said, "I kind of second-guessed it, kind of thought if I should be there or if I should be in high school again."

Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. It is known    1    the helicopter     2    (carry)Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in    3    (fog)conditions, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Bryant was    4    (wide)considered one of the greatest basketball    5    (play)of his generation during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the tragic accident, many celebrities showed their great grief over the    6    (lose)of the great basketball player. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “Kobe    7    (remember)forever for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball.” All-time basketball great Michael Jordan said Kobe was    8    chosen one and he would miss those conversations very much.

Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the Los Angeles Lakers played    9    (they)home games. From then on, the city would not be    10    it used to be due to the death of the great basketball star.

Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang was     1    (initial) cleared of wrongdoing by FINA,   the swimming federation(联盟), in January 2019. Following an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) to the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS), the decision has     2    (turn) over. An eight-year ban was given on Sun because this was his second     3    (offend). Sun told China’s Xinhua news agency that he planned to appeal     4     the decision. He said, “This is     5    (fair). I firmly believe in my innocence.” CAS said its decision can be challenged before the Swiss Federal Tribunal within 30     6    (day). Sun told an appeal hearing in November that he missed a test because testers failed     7    (prove) their identity when they arrived at this home. He also denied that a vial(小瓶)     8    (contain) his blood samples was smashed(砸碎) by him with     9    hammer. The three-time Olympic gold medallist is set to appeal his ban until February 2028,     10    if upheld, effectively ends his swimming career.

Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash five months ago. His fans were so heartbroken that they held various    1    (activity) to honor him. Someone ''updated'' the superstar's social media     2     April 1 to promote his sports fantasy novel, The Wizenard Series: Season One, to his fans around     3     globe. The novel revolves (围绕) around basketball team, the West Bottom Badgers, and an incredible coach Rolabi, who     4    (base) on Phil Jackson, the former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

''The book stems from (源于) my goal of bringing joy back to youth sports, while     5    (teach) important life lessons.'' Bryant said in an interview before his death. Apart from referring to his     6    (person) basketball experiences, he also draws from the more basic and psychological truths in sports: teamwork, training, perseverance and mental toughness.

While the announcement may not have come     7    (direct) from Bryant, many fans are hoping that the fantastic novel     8    (continue) his legacy. For many others,     9    , it was Bryant's mentality that made him legendary (传奇的).     10    (know) as the ''Black Mamba'' for his passion, persistence, and fearlessness, Bryant will live on through the achievements he impressed upon the world.

Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball player. His talent can     1    (see) not only on the court, but also in his writing.     2    book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came out in March.

The story is     3    the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It’s made up of five books, with each     4    (focus) on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one     5    (have) faith in the kids to succeed,     6    things change after a new coach joins the team.

After reading the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn’t think he was going to be an author, but that he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the     7    (reason) he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant’s real-life experience,     8    (especial) when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant had two different jersey numbers - 8 and 24 - during his career.     9    number 24 means you need to work hard 24 hours a day     10    (succeed).

Our final thoughts on Bryant — he is cool and very funny.

Apart from working hard in sports, Kobe Bryant also challenges himself in other areas. Now he hopes to become famous for a completely     1     thing: writing. His book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came out in March.

The story is     2     the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It’s made up of five books, with each focused on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one     3    (have) faith (信心) in the kids to succeed, but things     4     after a new coach joins the team.

After     5     the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn’t think he was going to be an author,     6     he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the reasons     7     he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant’s real-life experience,     8    (especial) when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant had two different jersey (秋衣) numbers --- 8 and 24 --- during his career. The number 24     9     you need to work hard 24 hours a day to succeed.

People Magazine noted that “Bryant is always breaking his limits both     10     and off the basket court.”