Basketball fans around the world are mourning the     1    (die) of American superstar Kobe Bryant. Bryant, along     2     his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people,     3    (kill) in a helicopter crash Sunday in California. 41-year-old Bryant was an 18-time All-Star player and     4    (win) five NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. He is considered one of the     5    (great) basketball players of his generation. The helicopter     6    (carry) Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in foggy conditions outside Los Angeles.    7    caused the crash is under investigation (调查).It took place about thirty-two kilometers from Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy, a basketball training center in Newbury Park, California. Bryant was on his way     8    (attend) a youth basketball competition with his daughter. When he retired from the NBA in 2016, Bryant was     9     third-leading scorer in NBA history with 33, 643 points. He is     10    (wide) expected to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year.

Kobe Bryant’s     1     (athlete) achievements were only part of the reason why roughly 20,000 people     2     (gather) on Monday for a public memorial service honoring him at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The event offered another chance to celebrate Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the other seven victims of the crash with tears, memories and laughs. Kobe Bryant’s wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pick up sand wrote heartfelt cards and letters. Michael Jordan called Bryant “a little brother” and said that     3     he died, “a piece of me died”.

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).”

Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash five months ago. His fans were so heartbroken that they held various    1    (activity) to honor him. Someone ''updated'' the superstar's social media     2     April 1 to promote his sports fantasy novel, The Wizenard Series: Season One, to his fans around     3     globe. The novel revolves (围绕) around basketball team, the West Bottom Badgers, and an incredible coach Rolabi, who     4    (base) on Phil Jackson, the former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

''The book stems from (源于) my goal of bringing joy back to youth sports, while     5    (teach) important life lessons.'' Bryant said in an interview before his death. Apart from referring to his     6    (person) basketball experiences, he also draws from the more basic and psychological truths in sports: teamwork, training, perseverance and mental toughness.

While the announcement may not have come     7    (direct) from Bryant, many fans are hoping that the fantastic novel     8    (continue) his legacy. For many others,     9    , it was Bryant's mentality that made him legendary (传奇的).     10    (know) as the ''Black Mamba'' for his passion, persistence, and fearlessness, Bryant will live on through the achievements he impressed upon the world.

Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball player. His talent can     1     （see） not only on the court （(球 场））,but also in his writing. His book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came     2     in March.

The story is about the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It's made up of five books, with each     3     （focus） on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one     4     （have） faith（信心）in the kids to succeed,     5     things change after a new coach joins the team. .

After     6     （read） the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn't think he was going to be an author, but that he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the     7     （reason） why he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant's real-life experience,     8     （especial） when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant had two different jersey （球衣）numbers-8 and 24- during his career.     9     number 24 means you need to work hard 24 hours a day     10     （succeed）.

On February 24th, 2020, a memorial     1    (hold) for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi to celebrate their     2    (life)that were taken too soon. Kobe and Gigi died in a tragic helicopter crash on January 26th. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s wife, took the stage to deliver     3    emotional speech about the “most amazing husband” and their daughter’s “sweet grace”.   

Vanessa wasn’t the only one     4     (get) in front of the crowd. Michael Jordan also gave a moving speech. “Please,     5     (rest) in peace, little brother.” Kobe Bryant’s love of basketball was something Michael Jordan spoke of in his tribute. “What Kobe Bryant was to me was the inspiration that someone     6    (true) cared about the way either I played the game     7     the way that he wanted to play the game.”

Besides, Jordan encouraged everyone to follow Kobe’s lead by     8    (live) in the moment, saying, “Kobe never left anything on the court and that’s what he would want for us to do.”

No one knows how much time we have. That’s     9     we must live in the moment. “That same theme also applies beyond sports and into     10    (person) relationships.” Jordan continued, “We must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love.”

On Feb 22nd, 2018, Chinese skater Wu Dajing became the first Chinese man     1     (win) an Olympic short track gold medal,     2    (claim) China’s first gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games. And on Nov 11, Wu Dajing, 24, set     3    new world record. It took him just 39.505 seconds to finish the men’s 500-meter race at the 2018 Short Track World Cup,     4    took place in Salt Lake City, US.

Shaoang Liu, who competed against WU at the World Cup,     5    (shake) his head in disbelief after the race. “It’s     6    (true) lucky to have been in a world record race,” Liu said. “The rest of us are all on a certain level but Wu is just, like, ‘up here’.” Indeed, every time Wu skates, he leaves his     7    (compete) behind within seconds. Wu is untouchable, not only for dominating his sport, but also for his unusual     8     (high) (182cm, tall for a short tracker).

Wu owes his success     9    his self-discipline. He started to skate at the age of 10. He got up at 4 am every day to practice. He never     10    (eat) meat or has carbonated drinks, even though he loves cola very much. Only once has Wu broken his self-made rule once-just after his win at the Winter Olympics.

By the time Michael Phelps retired at 31, he     1     (collect) a total of 23 golds, three silvers and two bronzes at the Olympics, a record that looks unlikely to be broken for many years     2     (come). Phelps suffered hyperactivity disorder as a child and     3     (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   to see     4     I could really do and where my potential could go” , said Phelps.

    1    (suffer) many failures, Rio Olympics gold medalist table tennis player Ding Ning rose to the peak of her sport, In 2006, Ding's ranking in the national team was the last but one,    2    within several years of practice, she raised her level little by little to become China's number one player.

Things don't always go so     3    (smooth). In 2010, when taking part in the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, Ding was beaten by a duo(搭档) from Singapore in the woman's doubles final,    4    made her burst into tears. The experience gave her a heavy blow. Drying her eyes, Ding worked harder    5    (relieve) herself of the pressure of the failure. In 2011, Ding harvested her first world championship in the woman's singles during the World Table Tennis Championships     6     (hold) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which helped her step out of the shadow of the Moscow    7    (lose).

However, when she competed during the 2012 London Olympics, one of her playing techniques    8    (judge) repeatedly as & breach(违犯) of rules. At last she returned     9     a silver, The setback let her suffer a heavier blow.

“But all these failures are my most precious resources. They    10       (give) me a lesson about table tennis, life and healthy growth," said Ding.

Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning     1     his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone     2     (fail) at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Losing games taught him to practice harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learned     3     (share) his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     4     (help) young people since 1996.