Lang Ping and Mchael Jordan are famous masters shaking up the sports world.

Lang Ping led     1     women’s volleyball team of China to medals at world     2     (championship) and the Olympics. When they were preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     3     (test). One of the best players got injured, and the team captain left because of heart problems.     4     (lose) two important players didn’t get Lang Ping to lose heart. She believed that her young players could win if they worked together     5     a team. And she really made it. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan,     6     (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. It was not his skills     7     his mental strength that made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his     8     (succeed) is learning form his failures. He learnt much from losing games and practised much     9     (hard). In life, Jordan has learnt to give back to society. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     10     (help) young people since 1996.

Kobe Bryant     1     (kill) in a helicopter crash on Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. It is known that the helicopter     2     (carry) Kobe and the others crashed into a hilly area in       3     (fog) conditions, and the cause of the crash is still       4     investigation. Kobe was     5     (wide) considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the tragic accident, many     6     (celebrity) showed their great grief over the     7     (lose) of the great basketball player. An officer of NBA Commission said, “Kobe is remembered most for     8     (inspire) people around the world to pick up a basketball and he will always be.” One of the greatest basketball players of all time----Michael Jordan said Kobe was a chosen one and he would miss those conversations with him very much. Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles,     9     the Los Angeles Lakers played their home games. From then on, the city would not be     10     it used to be due to the death of the great basketball star.

When Michael Jordan's feet left the ground, time seemed     1    (stand) still. The player who became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. 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 to win.

Jordan says that the secret     3     his success is learning from his     4     (fail). Losing games taught him to practise     5    (hard) and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

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 were able to have everything indoors, and it’s not taking    5     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 on 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 that     7     (shoot) balls at him.

Everyone is facing issues during the pandemic,     8    some competitors have been lucky. Weightlifter Kate Nye trains at home in her garage. She said. “When everything kind of started shutting down, it    9    (obvious) affected our lives in other ways -but weightlifting wasn’t one of them. I’ve just been going as     10     (plan).”

Wilma Rudolph was a girl born in a poor family. When she was four years old, a deadly     1     (ill) made her left leg useless. She had to wear an iron leg brace (支架). Yet she was fortunate in having a mother     2     encouraged her to have courage.

At nine years of age, she removed     3     leg brace and took the 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     4     (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     5     (win) every race that she entered.

Years     6     (late), Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met a coach     7     (name) Ed Temple. 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.

As a player,Lang Ping brought honour to her country . As    1    coach, she led her team to medals in many games .As a person, she is loved by fans at home and abroad .When her team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup ,her     2     (determine) was tested .The team     3     she had built was falling apart . One of the best players had been     4     (injure) , and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems.    5     (lose) two important players was a big challenge , but Lang Ping didn’t lose heart .Two weeks later ,they were world champions !

Michael Jordan    6     became known as “Air Jordan ” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were    7     (impress) , but the mental     8     (strong )that he showed made him unique . In the final seconds of a game , Jordan always seemed to find a way    9     (win).Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give     10     . In life ,Jordan has learnt to share his success with others .

Chinese Women's Volleyball Team once achieved great honor in the last century,     1    inspired so many people throughout the whole country. But during the last decade, as the old volleyball players retired     2    the new ones were not strong enough, the team met with various     3    (difficult). After     4     (win) an important match, Chinese Women's Volleyball Team announced     5     (they) return. Chinese Women's Volleyball Team had a very important match     6       Brazil team in the Rio Olympic Games. The hope to win was very little, because Brazil team was the champion of last two Olympic Games and Chinese team only won one match for the last 18 records. What's more, almost all the audience     7    (support) Brazil team. It seemed that to win the match was     8     (possible) for the Chinese team, but under the guidance of coach Lang, the girls were very strong and determined     9       (fight) for the last minute. Even when they lost the first game, they never gave up.Especially for the last two points, they were so brave and     10    （final） won the match.

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are masters in their sports and also set good examples for others.

Lang ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     1     (test). Two players had to leave. Losing two important players was     2     big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew her young players could win     3     they worked together    4    a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions !

Michael Jordan who became     5    (know) as "Air Jordan" changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were     6     (impress) ,but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. He always seemed to find a way     7     ( win). Jordan says the secret to his success is learning from his    8    ( fail). Losing games taught him to practice even    9    ( hard) than before. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     10    (help) young people since 1996.

They are our pride and their legends continue.

From     1     teenage boy to a 38-year-old man, the skillful figure of Kobe in the basketball court is the memory of youth for many Chinese basketball fans.

On April 14th, 2016, Kobe Bryant     2    (unbelievable) won 60 points in the match versus Utah Jazz ending     3    (he) twenty-year career in NBA perfectly. On that day this match became a hot topic     4     Weibo and WeChat in China. Kobe’s     5    (glory) 20-year career in NBA became a wonderful memory of plenty of Chinese basketball fans.

Kobe’s     6    (retire) brings different kinds of feelings to many fans. For one thousand of Kobe’s fans there are one thousand different feelings. It is difficult for you    7    (show) no respect for him in the heart     8     you have ever loved Kobe or not. He is not a genius but he could face the whole Los Angeles city alone at morning 4 o'clock to practice; he has suffered from injuries, while he shouldered the duty to inspire the team with determination and courage. His diligence, motivation and enthusiasm will be remembered forever.     9     (look) back over the past twenty years, we have to admit that this man and the number 23 player of the Chicago Bulls     10    (change) the basketball game.

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).”