Asia’s first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world champion Weili Zhang knocked out Poland’s Joann a Jedrzejczyk to win the chance     1     (challenge) for the women’s strawweight title at UFC275 on June 12, 2022 in Singapore.

The fight     2     (set) off wild celebrations on Chinese social media so far. The 32-year-old is seen as a genuine star. She became China’s first UFC champion in 2019. “Together we put girl power on display in the Octagon (八角笼). We’ve proved to people     3     said we cannot do certain things that we can.” Zhang said after the fight when     4     (interview) on stage.

Zhang’s fighting dream began young. Her childhood hero, Bruce Lee,     5     (inspire) her to take up kung fu when she was 6. Later, she learned sanda. But at 17, her sanda fighting career ended because of     6     (injury). Over the next six years, she tried different jobs, like a kindergarten teacher, a saleswoman     7     a bodyguard.

However, she still dreamed of being     8     fighter. In 2013, she started learning MMA. Many people think that the sport isn’t     9     (suit) for the “weaker bodies” of women. But Zhang     10     (strong) disagrees. “Anything men can do, women can do, too—and we can do it just as well as them.” Obviously, she has proved it’s true!

Chinese wushu athlete Cao Maoyuan outperformed all others in men’s Nanquan,     1     (enable) him to gain the first gold medal of the Chengdu World University Games.

Cao, 25, a student from Chengdu Sport University,     2     (dress) in a red outfit with a green dragon picture, stole the show on the carpet as the local audience     3     (warm) cheered for him.

“I was a little nervous and excited in     4     beginning, because it was my first formal     5     (appear) at the Games,” Cao said after the competition. “I’m glad that I secured the first gold of the Games. I believe I will do better in the future.”

Wushu, or kung fu,     6     (be) the collective term for the martial art practices     7     originated and developed in China. Wushu is categorized into two main categories, namely Taolu (Routines Competition)     8     Sanda (Free-Fighting Competition). Nanquan, or Southern Fist, is part of Taolu, which consists     9     styles that originated and are popular in the southern banks of the Yangtze River. It     10     (characterize) by low stances with fewer leg techniques and a focus on short, powerful arm strikes often accompanied by vocal articulation (关节发声).

A Chinese swimmer has made history again. Last week, Qin Haiyang,    1     won all the 23 gold medals in the men’s breaststroke (蛙泳),     2     (award) as the Best Male Swimmer of the Year 2023 of World Aquatics in Budapest, Hungary. This    3     (recognize) came just a day after he secured the Swimming World Cup Overall Male Award.     4     (amazing), at the championships in Fukuoka, the 24-year old broke the Asian record five times and became the first swimmer in history    5     (earn) all three breaststroke titles at a single edition of the event.

Chinese swimming in men’s breaststroke events was hardly talked about    6    the sudden appearance of Qin. Before him, China’s    7     (late) achievement in the men’s 100m breaststroke even was made by Qi Lieyun when he beat the word record in 1957. Qin’s winning in Fukuoka has filled a 66-year gap    8    China’s history. In breaststroke    9    almost all the movements are underwater, swimmers required high technical skills. “Even    10    slight difference in the angle of your palms is likely to affect your speed in the water,” Qin told Jimu News.

The legendary gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, aged 48, made     1     triumphant return to the Hangzhou Asian Games, narrowly     2     (miss) a medal in the vault final. This is the fifth Asian Games     3     (appear) for the veteran athlete with eight Olympics under her belt.

Chusovitina’s Olympic journey     4     (begin) in 1992. In 2002, the lady,     5     son was diagnosed with leukemia, adopted German citizenship to compete at global events for a higher income and better medical treatment. After the boy’s recovery, the     6     (determine) mother continued her gymnastics journey out of love for the sport. Though she announced her retirement after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she decided to return shortly after.

In a sport known for its youthful     7     (winner), Chusovitina has become a global fan favorite thanks to her longevity. She     8     (admit) into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017, and then was named the Best Athlete of the Decade (2011-2020) in a public vote.

“Now I have made     9     clear that I still need to improve in order to qualify for the Olympics, and I feel I have more energy than before. On the podium, everyone is the same, whether you are 40 or 16. For me, I am just     10     the best age,” said the lady.

10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stood out among all the young wrestlers (摔跤运动员)     1     entered the match. He     2     (weigh) 85 kilograms. That means he is twice the size of the other children at his age. His big size and     3     (fit) make him very fit for the sport. He is so good that Kyuta was named the under-10 world champion.     4     particular, he defeated the competitors from as far away as Britain. Kyuta is a shy boy of few     5     (word). When reporters asked him why he liked to wrestle, his answer was simple: “It is fun to compete with people     6     (old) than me.”

His father created his training routine. And the training is not easy. The 10-year-old boy trains six days each week and does many different exercises. He lifts weights, moves huge tires, swims, and runs. The goal is     7     (build) up flexibility and quickness, two things needed for wrestling. Kyuta     8     (demand) to be on this routine since about the age of six and he didn’t give way     9     any difficulties. That is when his father first entered him in a competition. “I didn’t teach him anything,” his father said, adding that Kyuta could wrestle naturally. After     10     (win) that first competition, Kyuta’s father thought Kyuta may have a special talent for wrestling.

10 . There are many famous athletes at home and abroad, one of whom is Michael Jordan. He became     1     (know) as “Air Jordan”, for he changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental     2     (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to success is learning from his failures.     3     (lose) games taught him to practice harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success     4     others. The Boys and Girls Club     5     he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile. However, the proposal led to protests. So a committee was established     6     (prevent) the loss of cultural relics. After investigating the issue and conducting several tests, experts made a proposal for how the relics could     7     (save). Finally, the project was considered     8     great success and the countries taking part found     9     possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the     10     (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.