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Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are masters in their sport.

When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     1     (test). The team that Lang Ping had built was falling     2    . Two players had to leave.     3     (lose) two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew that her young players could win     4    they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan who became     5     (know) as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental     6     (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is     7     (learn) from his failures. Losing games taught him     8     (practise) harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     9     (help) young people since 1996.

They set     10    good example for us and we are proud of them.

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Basketball fans around the world are mourning the death of American superstar Kobe Bryant who     1     (kill) in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven    2     people. The helicopter    3     (carry) Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in foggy conditions outside Los Angeles. Bryant won five NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. He was    4     (wide)considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation. When he retired from the NBA in 2016, Bryant was the third-leading player    5     (score) in NBA history with 33,643 points. He is widely expected to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year. So far his athletic ability    6     (motivate)millions of fans to play basketball.

The basketball world and the Los Angeles community reacted to Bryant's death with a pouring of sadness, disbelief and support.

In a statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Bryant was one of the greatest stars in the game.     7     he added, He will be remembered most for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball and compete     8     the very best of their ability.

Michael Jordan said Bryant was “like a little brother”to him. Words can’t describe how     9     (pain)I am feeling, the former Chicago Bulls star said. Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles,     10     the Los Angeles Lakers play their home games.

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Lang Ping and Mchael Jordan are famous masters shaking up the sports world.

Lang Ping led     1     women’s volleyball team of China to medals at world     2     (championship) and the Olympics. When they were preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     3     (test). One of the best players got injured, and the team captain left because of heart problems.     4     (lose) two important players didn’t get Lang Ping to lose heart. She believed that her young players could win if they worked together     5     a team. And she really made it. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan,     6     (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. It was not his skills     7     his mental strength that made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his     8     (succeed) is learning form his failures. He learnt much from losing games and practised much     9     (hard). In life, Jordan has learnt to give back to society. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     10     (help) young people since 1996.

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Chinese tennis legend Li Na will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.     1     (amazing), Li is the first Asian player     2     (receive) the sport’s ultimate honor. She was joined by Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov for the halls Class of 2019, which     3     (announce)at the Australian Open last month. Li retired in 2014 because of recurring knee injuries, eight months after winning that year’s Australian Open and     4     (rise) to a career-high second in the WTA ranking. Her first Grand Slam trophy came at the 2011 French Open,     5     she defeated four top-10     6     (opponent) along the way. To     7     (she) credit, those on-court achievements, along with L’s engaging     8     (personal), helped spur interest in tennis at home in China.

“I have loved seeing the sport grow in China,” Li said in     9     statement, “and I’m proud to be part of that history.” The formal induction ceremony will be held     10     July 20th in Rhode Island.

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Shawn Cheshire is a blind cyclist who competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost her ability     1    (see) after an accident nine years ago. She has tried to become as     2    (depend) as possible in the last few years.

She said that,     3     a long time, she was in a really dark place and hated being blind. She said that sports and physical exercise gave     4    (she) another opportunity at living.

Earlier this month, Cheshire crossed 68 kilometers of steep and uneven ground in the Grand Canyon(大峡谷). She did so in 24 hours and 15 minutes,     5     is believed to be a record for a blind hiker (徒步旅行者). The     6    (early) record of 28 hours     7    (set) in 2014.

Three friends helped her during the Grand Canyon hike. They walked several steps apart. They guided and warned her of     8    (barrier). She listened for and followed the sound of a bell     9    (wear) by the lead hiker. She used hiking poles for balance.

Cheshire and her friends finished the hike on October 8, 2018. She said as the group neared     10     end of the trip, “I had a huge ball of emotion welled up in my chest –I cannot believe we just did that.”

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Oscar Pistorius was born into Henke and Sheila Pistorius in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 22, 1986, with fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形) in both legs. When he was 11 months old, his legs were amputated (截肢) halfway     1     his knees and ankles. In most homes, that would bring years of sadness. Not so in     2     .

“I grew up in a home where disability was not     3     issue，” Pistorius says. “My parents made me cherish     4     I had.”

Pistorius started running in 2004, and became more and more successful.     5     (know) as “the Blade Runner” and “the Fastest Man on No Legs”， Pistorius took part in the 2004 Summer Paralympics (残奥会) in Athens and     6     (come) third overall in the T44 (one leg amputated below the knee) 100­metre event.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics on August 4, Pistorius became the first amputee runner     7     (compete) at an Olympic Games. In the 400 metres race, he took second place in the first heat of five     8     (run), finishing with a time of 45.44     9     (second) to advance to the semi­finals on August 5. He ran in the second semi­final, where he finished eighth with a time of 46.54 seconds. In the 200 metres competition he set a new world record of 21.30 seconds in his heat on August 29,     10     was defeated in the final by Alan Oliveira of Brazil and took silver.

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Lionel Messi，    1    player from the South American country Argentina，is one of the greatest soccer players alive today.At a young age，he    2    (move)to Spain and now plays    3    (profession)for the FC Barcelona.Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team    4    (own)by his father.Even as a young boy，he did very well.But when he was 11 years old，he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much    5    (tall)．There was a way to help him grow more，    6    his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs.So，they looked around for a soccer club    7    would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn't help him，but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain offered    8    (accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain.In the FC Barcelona，Messi was one of the best    9    (play)through his teen years.    10    his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world.