When it comes to volleyball, we can’t help     1     (think) of Lang Ping. Lang Ping used to be a     2     (fame) player. Now she is also known     3     a coach. Led by her, Chinese women volleyball team won the world championship in 2019,     4     made the whole nation excited.

Lang Ping was born in Tianjin in 1960. Lang began playing volleyball as a teenager and     5     (eventual) joined the national team in 1978. Her height made     6     possible for her to play volleyball well. With time going by, Lang Ping played better and better. Lang Ping and her teammates played so well that they won champions several     7     (time) in the 1980s.

After she     8     (retire) in 1986, Lang Ping coached volleyball in Italy and America. In 1995, she returned to China to work as a coach. She was too busy with her work to take care of her family. In 2016 Chinese women volleyball team won     9     gold medal at the Olympics in Brazil. Because of the victory, Lang Ping became the first person in the volleyball     10     (win) an Olympic gold medal as both a player and a coach. And, Lang Ping and her team won another world championship in 2019 for our motherland.

As a player, Lang Ping was     1     (remark) for bringing honour and glory to China. As a coach, she led the China women's volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home     2    abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     3     (determine) was tested. The team that Lang Ping    4     (build) was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Lang Ping was seized by     5    burst of sadness, but she did not lose heart. She had faced difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could live up     6    her expectations and could never     7     (defeat) if they carried on     8     (cooperate) with each other as a team. Two weeks later, their efforts paid     9    and they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Phelps     1     (suffer) hyperactivity (活动过度) disorder as a child and     2     (encourage) to take up swimming at seven to control his energy. Over the years he developed into a champion swimmer, beating record after record. “I was trying     3     (see) what I could really do and where my potential could go”, said Phelps.

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).

When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player     1    became known as “Air Jordan”     2    (change) basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental     3     (strong) that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way     4    (win). Jordan says the the secret     5    success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”     6    (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     7    he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

Lang Ping is a master in volleyball and she also sets good examples for others. She brought honour and glory to her country both as a player     1     a coach. When the Chine volleyball team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     2     (test). The team she had built was falling apart, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew her young players could win if they worked together     3     a team. Two weeks     4     (late), they were world champions!

During his life, Dr. James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P. E. and wrote several books.     1     he never thought it very important, Dr. Naismith is today best known for one thing—he was one of the     2     (master) of basketball.

    3     (bear) in Canada in 1861, he first worked at a special sports school in the USA.

One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport that the boys could play indoors and gave him two weeks to think of something.

It was     4     the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891,     5     two teams from the school played the     6     (sweat) game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had nine players on each team, and footballs     7     (design) for students instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to five players on each side,     8     (challenge) each other on the court.

    9     (extreme) to our sadness, Dr. Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game as it is today. However, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became     10     Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.

Known as “Air Jordan”, Jordan changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were     1     (impress), but the mental strength he showed     2    (make) him unique. The secret to his success is learning from his     3    (injure). In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club     4    he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.