When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player who became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and     1     (jump). Jordan’s skills were     2     (impress), but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way     3     (win). Jordan says that the secret     4     his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”     5     (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club     6     he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground,     1     seemed that time stood still. The player known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive. However, the mental strength that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way of winning matches. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his     2    (fail).

Stephen Curry’s grandfather built a simple basket by     1    (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this     2     (mud) basketball court. It was     3     he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player.     4     (know) where the ball would go wasn’t easy in those poor conditions. He had to adjust his own playing style as a result. Shooting with great    5     (accurate) was another thing he learnt.

Practising day in and day out helped Stephen     6     (sharp) his skills. Many people didn’t think he would be a successful basketball player,     7    he never gave up. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.     8     (select) for the NBA in 2009, he performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and     9     (continue) efforts.

Stephen won his first NBA championship in 2015.After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row, Stephen explained his philosophy. In his opinion,     10    he wanted to do was just be himself. What he did was to work every single day to get better. At the same time, what others thought of him didn’t influence what he became.

On February 13, 2023, Wu Yibing made history,     1     (beat) John Isner to become the first man from China to win     2    ATP title.

Brought to a tennis court for the first time at just five,     3    (initial) encouraged by his parents as an exercise to lose weight. Wu soon had his talent     4    (discover) by his provincial junior team, kicking off a journey that would change the face of men’s tennis in China. In 2017, Wu Yibing     5    (make) a figure after winning the US Open boys’ tournament at 18 to become the first Chinese     6    (win) a major junior title. In 2018, Wu won his first ATP Challenger title in Shanghai. However, the brutally (残酷地)     7    (compete) nature of men’s pro tennis hit the rising Wu with a tough reminder after multiple     8    (injure)—to his elbow, lower back, shoulder and wrist—forced him to be away from the ATP Tour for close to three years.

“Looking back, I feel like I wouldn’t have been here if not for the ups and downs over the past few years. I take all the setbacks and struggles     9    an asset (资产) that helps me mature mentally now,” said Wu.”The championship today was a payoff for all the hard work and everyone     10    has supported me along the way”

    1    (bear) in a poor family, Wilma Rudolph had a difficult start of her life When she was four years old, a serious    2    (ill) made her left leg useless. She had to wear an iron leg brace (支架). Yet she was fortunate in having a mother     3    gave her lots of encouragement.

At nine years of age, she took    4    first step which was impossible according to the doctors. Then she got the dream that she would like to be the world’s greatest woman runner. At the age of 13, she entered a race. But she came in last in every race. Everyone advised her    5    (stop). However, one day, she came in next to last. And then one day, she got the first place in a race! From then on, Wilma Rudolph     6    (win) every race that she entered.

Years    7    (late), Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met Ed Temple, a great coach. He trained her so well    8    in 1960 she went to the Olympic Games in Room. There she beat a German girl Jutta Heine, the    9    (great) woman runner of the day. That day Wilma made history as she became the first woman who had won three gold    10    (medal) in the same Olympic Games.

Nikhil Kumar is one of the best young table tennis     1    (player)in the United States. Less than a month after Kumar won the right     2    (compete)in them,the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games     3    (put)off until 2021. Like so many other Olympic athletes, he is now trying to stay sharp and in shape.

    4    is different are all the details of his training. All things considered, he says, everything seems to be working. “For my sport, a little lucky that we’re able to have everything indoors, and it’s not taking up too much space and everything,” Kumar said. “Not many sports are as lucky as ours are right now, to be able to have the opportunity to continue playing     5    a daily basis.”

The coronavirus pandemic(新冠病毒)has forced many athletes to be     6    (create)as they try to continue their training. But in some Olympic sports, working from home is fairly common. Kumar has been able to play table tennis with a robot     7    shoots balls at him.

Many competitors are facing tough issues during the pandemic.     8    , some have been lucky. Weightlifter Kate Nye trains at home in her garage. She said, “Everything kind of started shutting down, which     9    (affect)our lives in other ways—but weightlifting wasn’t one of them. I’ve just been going as    10    (plan).”

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, Lang Ping     1    (lead) her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil in 2016.

Michael Jordan is known as “Air Jordan”, who showed great mental    2    (strong) in the games. He says that the secret to his success is learning from     3     (fail). Losing games taught him     4     (practice) harder and never give up.