Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are masters in their fields and have set good examples for us. Lang Ping brought honor and glory to her country by     1    (lead) her volleyball team to win medals at world championships and the Olympics. Once, Lang Ping’s     2    (determine) was tested because the team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best     3     (player) was injured and the team captain had to leave because     4     heart problems. But Lang Ping didn’t lose heart. At last, Lang Ping led     5     (she) volleyball team to win Olympic gold. Michael Jordan,     6    (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his     7    (grace) moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental     8    (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success     9    (be) learning from his failure,     10     taught him to practice harder and never give up.

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

Qian, from Luliang, Yunnan Province, lost both legs.     2     caused that was a traffic accident when she was 4 years old. Since then, she     3    (become) well-known for moving around while balanced on an orange ball, earning     4    (she) a nickname, basketball girl.

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

To help her overcome     7     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.

The home crowd erupted when China’s Eileen Gu won the women’s big air freeskiing gold in Beijing.

Gu     1     (jump)into the top position with her third run, scoring 94.50. Her total score was 188.25 in the event’s debut at the Winter Olympics.

Gu is an 18-year-old girl     2     is a freestyle skier, model and grade-A student with     3     American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in the United States. It was there that she grew to love skiing. By 2018, she was representing the US     4     the world cup for the sport.

Then, she decided to switch from representing the US to representing China. The decision made her fan shocked and     5     (confuse), but Gu was determined,     6     (share)her reasoning on Instagram at the time.

“This was an     7     (extreme)tough decision for me to make...Through skiing, I hope to unite people, promote common understanding, create communication, and forge     8     (friendship)between nations... I’m trying my best to make the world a     9     (good)place in my own way.” said Gu. “If I can help to inspire one young girl     10     (break)a boundary, my wishes will have come true.” she added.

Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan won the gold medal for the women’s 10-meter platform diving at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday.

Quan is the youngest of 431 athletes    1    China sent to Tokyo for the Olympics. If the Games had gone on as scheduled last summer, she would have been too young    2    (meet) the minimum age (14) to compete in the diving competition. Now, she’s made Olympic history.

Each of Quan’s dives was the highest of the five rounds of competition at the 10-meter platform. Two scored perfect 10s from all seven    3    (judge). Only one judge found a flaw (瑕疵) with her final dive,    4    (award) her a 9.5 next to six 10s. But it didn't count, because    5    diving’s scoring system. The two highest and two    6    (low) scores are thrown out and multiplied by the dive’s degree of difficulty.     7    (eventual), only the three middle 10s counted on her final dive and    8    (add) up 96 when multiplied by the 3.2 degree of difficulty.

At such    9    young age, Quan was relatively unknown until winning the 2020 Chinese national championship at 13 years old. She    10    (be) a 17-year-old veteran (老手) when the Paris Olympics start in 2024.

The home crowd erupted when China’s Eileen Gu won the women’s big air freeskiing gold in Beijing.

Gu jumped into the top position with her third run,    1     (score) 94.50. Her total score was 188. 25 in the event’s debut at the Winter Olympics.

The 18-year-old, who also     2     (go) by her Chinese name, Gu Ailing, is a freestyle skier, model and grade-A student with     3     American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in the United States. It was there     4    she grew to love skiing. By 2018, she was representing the US in the world cup for the sport.

Then, she decided to switch from representing the US     5     representing China. It was a decision met with shock and     6     (confuse) from her growing fan base, but Gu was     7     (determine), sharing her reasoning on Instagram at the time.

“This was an     8     (incredible) tough decision for me to make...Through skiing, I hope to unite people, promote common understanding, create communication, and forge friendships between     9     (nation). If I can help to inspire one young girl     10     (break) a boundary, my wishes will have come true.”

On Sept 17^th, Lang Ping, the head coach of China’s national women’s volleyball team, arrived at my high school. I could taste the excitement in the atmosphere on that quiet Saturday morning. At about 9 o'clock, all the Senior 3 students gathered in the school hall,     1     (wait) for the arrival of Lang Ping and her team. The moment Lang     2     (walk) into the stadium, we clapped     3     (excited). Lang shared her life with us in her speech. She said it was faith and courage that had led her    4     success step by step.

As a Senior 3 student, we are likely to come across many difficulties,     5     often makes us think we’ll never get through our hardships. However, sometimes not the success    6     the process is the most important. We should hold fewer negative thoughts and work harder     7     (achieve)our goals.

I think it was not only a    8     (fortune) experience for me, but also a powerful one, as Lang’s words gave us     9     (strong). I will keep in mind what she told us: Trust     10     (you)and fight every step to win!

When the starting signal sounded, Qian Hongyan pushed herself in the pooh. 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 for moving around while balanced on an orange ball,    4    (earn) herself a nickname, basketball girl.

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

To help her overcome     7     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.