2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

LIVING LEGENDS

Help us choose some “Living Legends of Sports”. They must be athletes     1     are masters in their sports and also set good examples for others. Here     2     (be) our first two choices.

Lang Ping

As a player, Lang Ping     3     (bring) honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she     4    (lead)the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person，Lang Ping     5     (love) by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     6     (determine) was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because     7     heart problems.     8     (lose) two important players was a big challenge,     9     Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced difficulties before，and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world     10     (champion)! Then in 2016，Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Stephen is a famous basketball player. It was self-belief, hard work and perseverance     1     made him a success.

Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by     2     (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole along a narrow muddy road different from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The bumps and rocks caused the ball to bounce in all     3     (direct).     4     (know) where the ball would go wasn’t very easy. However, practising day in and day out made Stephen improve his skills.

Many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, thought Stephen was too short, too thin and too weak     5     start his career.     6     he regarded playing basketball as his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up playing college ball at Davidson College,     7     his creativity and perseverance made him a star player. In 2009,     8     (select) by the NBA, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. In addition, he received the Most Valuable Player award for two years     9     a row. Stephen shared his philosophy: be yourself, value the fact that you can work every single day to get     10    (good), and be able to put in the time and the work. His success has shown us that nothing is impossible.

6 . 阅读下面句子,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Here are two athletes     1    are masters in their sports and also set good examples to others.

As a volleyball player, Lang Ping     2     (bring) honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to medals world championships and the Olympics. While preparing for the 2015 World Cup, one of her best     3     (player) had been injured, and the team captain had to leave. The team she had built was falling apart.     4     (face) such a big challenge, Lang Ping didn’t lose heart. She believed that they could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan, known     5     “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his     6     (grace) moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental     7     (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that     8     secret to his success is learning from his failures. If he lost a game, he would practice much     9     (hard) and never give up. Jordan also learnt     10     (share) his success with others.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或使用括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan is the     1     (young) of 431 athletes that China sent to Tokyo for the Olympics. If the Games had gone on as scheduled, she would have been too young     2     meet the minimum age (14) to compete in the diving competition. At such a young age, Quan was relatively unknown until winning the 2020 Chinese     3     (nation) championship at 13 years old. 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     4     (judge).

Quan Hongchan     5     (amaze) the world with her perfect performance.     6     (surprising), it was     7     (she) first time to take part in the Olympic Games. For us, it was     8     unexpected win, but for her, it wasn’t. It is her hard work    9     brings her success. If the Tokyo Olympics had not been postponed by a year, we would have been robbed of     10     (see) her stunning flush.

8 . 语法填空

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).

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Stephen Curry’s grandfather built a simple basket by     1    (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this     2     (mud) basketball court. It was     3     he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player.     4     (know) where the ball would go wasn’t easy in those poor conditions. He had to adjust his own playing style as a result. Shooting with great    5     (accurate) was another thing he learnt.

Practising day in and day out helped Stephen     6     (sharp) his skills. Many people didn’t think he would be a successful basketball player,     7    he never gave up. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.     8     (select) for the NBA in 2009, he performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and     9     (continue) efforts.

Stephen won his first NBA championship in 2015.After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row, Stephen explained his philosophy. In his opinion,     10    he wanted to do was just be himself. What he did was to work every single day to get better. At the same time, what others thought of him didn’t influence what he became.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(l个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Lang Ping was a Chinese professional volleyball player when she was young and she brought honour and glory to China. Years later, she led the China women’s volleyball team     1     medals at world championships and the Olympics as a coach. And as a person, she     2     (love) by fans at home and abroad. During the preparation for the 2015 World Cup, she faced     3     great challenge: losing two important players. But Lang didn’t lose heart but     4     (hold) on to her belief.     5     (final), they became the world champions.

       Michael Jordan was known as “Air Jordan” and changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were     6     (impress), but the mental     7     (strong)   made him unique. Jordan always seemed     8     (find) a way to win in the final seconds of a game. He owed his success to learning from failures,     9     taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, he also tried his best to help others. The Boys and Girls Club he started was a great try to help young people,     10     (make) him more popular among the young.