Olympic record-setting Chinese teen Quan Hongchan collected gold in the synchronized 10m platform (双人10米跳台) event alongside her partner Chen Yuxi, at     1     Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Saturday. The duo (二人组) racked up a total 375.30 points — 85.26 points more than the Japanese silver medalists. In fact, the two teens     2     (win) all major titles in the women’s 10m platform events over the last three years.

Quan was born in a small village of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, in 2007 and took up     3     (dive) at age 7. She     4     (encourage) to try the sport because of the agility (灵活) she showed while jumping when she played hopscotch (跳房子游戏) at school.

“I’d never tried any other sports before,     5     I enjoyed playing in the water,” she recalled. “From the very start, I could jump into the water     6     fear or hesitation.” The young diver is said to have initially (最初) taken up the sport to earn money     7     (support) her mother, who has an illness that requires constant care.

Journalists from around the world lined up for two hours to ask her questions. Her short and simple answers won     8     (smile) and sometimes laughs. Her longest response came when she was asked why she was carrying a toy turtle,     9     has been a hot topic at the Asiad, “Because I like it. Turtles are not good-looking, but they’re     10     (love)! I like them!”

Recently, the National Roller Skating Championships was held in Lishui, Zhejiang. Qin Yuqing, a member of the national freestyle roller skating team, gained an     1    (impress) triumph, which marked her debut in the adult division of competitive events.

Dressed in a stunning clothes inspired by the celestial (天上的) singers and dancers,     2    (refer) to as Flying Apsaras (飞天仙子), depicted in the murals of Dunhuang’s Mogao Grottoes located in Gansu province in Northwest China, Qin fascinated the audience with her dazzling skating performance.

Born in the year 2004, this young enthusiast of roller skating and traditional Chinese culture has already secured numerous     3    (victory) in competitions. Qin began her roller skating journey when she was just 6 years old. She felt     4     indescribable bond to roller skating, and recognizing her passion, her parents swiftly enrolled her in the sport. From that moment on, she applied herself     5     daily practice with considerable energy.

    6    (step) onto the competition stage initially brought about nervousness and mis-takes for Qin, resulting in setbacks. She recalled a moment when she fell in the middle of a competition, experiencing a pang of     7    (embarrass), but quickly adjusting her mindset. “Failure is okay.     8     matters isn’t whether you stumble, but whether you stand up again.”

Since 2015, Qin     9    (commit) herself to the preservation and promotion of Chinese culture. To ensure that the elegance of Chinese culture was perfectly displayed in roller skating competitions, Qin has invested a lot of time and energy. She said, “I desire to be more than just a roller skater; I aim to be an ambassador of Chinese culture, upholding and advancing     10    (China) magnificent heritage through the integration of roller skating and traditional aesthetics (美学).”

During a friendly soccer match     1     Australia and Argentina in Beijing Thursday, a Chinese fan ran onto the field to hug soccer legend Lionel Messi.

The fan was chased by security but managed to high-five Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez before     2     (catch). The crowd in the Workers’ Stadium cheered and shouted “niu bi”, which in Chinese     3     (mean) “awesome!” The fan did not lose his smile even as he was being carried away by security.

The video of the fan     4     (go) viral on Chinese social media had nearly 300 million     5     (view) with the hashtag (话题标签) “fan rushes to hug Messi on field” on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, as of Friday morning.

Most netizens expressed their admiration to the fan. Many others exclaimed he ran     6     (incredible) fast, and even some joked such quick legs were even quicker than     7     of most China’s professional soccer players’ and that the fan should join China’s national soccer team.

In an interview with Messi’s fan club on Twitter, the fan     8     (name) Di apologized for his behavior. “I hugged Messi this time, but I didn’t get a chance     9     (obtain) his autograph. Next time I want to go to Miami and ask Messi for     10     autograph. But I won’t rush to the pitch and repeat today’s mistake. It’s a wrong thing to do.” he said.

At the just-concluded Tokyo Olympic Games, the     1     (young) athlete of the Chinese sports delegation, Quan Hongchan won the gold medal in the women’s 10m platform     2     the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday,     3     performance shocked the whole world     4     (great).     5     (bear) on March 28, 2007, from Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, Quan Hongchan is     6     Chinese diver of the Chinese     7     (nation) diving team. In July 2021, Quan     8     (select) into the list of 10 people     9     (participate) in diving events of the Tokyo Olympic Games. On August 5, 2021, Quan Hongchan took the lead all the way in the women’s single 10m platform final of diving. She jumped out of full marks in the second, fourth and last     10     (round), and finally won the championship with 466.20 points. This achievement also broke the previous record of Chen Ruolin, who is the former world champion.

FC Bayern Munich is one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and     1     (gain) many fans in China since 2000.

In recent years, the club has not only brought its greatest players to China to meet fans, but also been exporting its excellent soccer philosophy to the country, especially through transplanting its youth training system here     2    (base) on its decades-old successful practices and experience.

Matthias Brosamer has been a witness     3     the whole process. The former soccer player,     4     studied at a university in 2006, now leads Bayern’s youth training work in Asia. Brosamer and his coworkers have already found young rising soccer     5    (star) like 19-year-old Chinese goalkeeper Liu Shaoziyang who     6    (sign) by Bayern Munich on a three-and-a-half-year contract in December 2021.

Talking about current young players from the two countries, Brosamer admitted that Chinese players still need more creativity and teamwork, which are also     7     Bayern is trying to help inculcate (灌输) in Chinese soccer.

“China 100 percent has the soccer talent. There is a Chinese ‘Thomas Müller’ here,” he said. “But the problem is, this talent is     8    (actual) not playing soccer now.”

He said, “People must have a desire     9    (love) soccer. This is why we are here to not only teach the kids, but also bring this whole soccer culture into this country. This is also a     10     (significance) part of soccer development.”

After a final jump with the highest degree of difficulty for female athletes at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao won     1    gold medal in freestyle skiing women’s aerials (空中技巧). The 32-year-old waited a long time     2    this moment.

First     3    (practice) the sport at the age of 12, Xu fell in love with the feeling of skiing on snow. She said that her deep love for the sport is her first     4    (motivate). Winning an Olympic gold medal was her dream.

But it wasn’t easy to make     5    . Finishing sixth in her first Olympics at Vancouver 2010, Xu managed to take home silver at Sochi 2014. Xu aimed to win the Olympic gold at Pyeongchang 2018, but she finished ninth.

She was not sure     6    she could maintain her     7    (compete) state, but she always felt motivated with support from many people. With perseverance, Xu achieved her dream in 2022. Speaking of the reasons behind this, she said it is not only thanks to her hard work but more     8    (important), the era. Chinese winter sports now enjoy fantastic developments. “This great age       9    (enable) the young generation to achieve our dream and inspires them     10    (build) together a better future for Chinese sports,” said Xu.

In summer 2021 Su Bingtian    1     (establish) a new Asian record at 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter dash during the Tokyo Olympics semifinals, making him the first Chinese athlete    2     (qualify) for the event’s final. Following his achievement, some people in China described Su as YYDS, acronym(首字母缩略词) for yongyuan di shen.

YYDS translates as eternal god and describes    3     outstanding person or thing, rather similar to the saying GOAT (greatest of all time) in English.

With the power of the Internet and    4     (they) talent for quick adoption and adaptation, Gen Z (Z 世代) quickly use it in daily conversation to praise their idols or    5     (simple) describe something they are fond of. They use YYDS on their chat tools and social media    6     (platform) like WeChat and Weibo. You can even see people commenting YYDS on Bilibili’s bullet screen--a commentary system unique    7     the Bilibili ecosystem,     8     viewers leave so-called bullet comments, or danmu, that scroll across on-screen content. Similar to YYDS, juejuezi or brilliant (with a capital B), too,     9     (use) to express admiration. Nevertheless, this buzzword(流行词) comes with an edge as it may bear some negative meanings,     10     (indicate) someone or something is exceedingly terrible, depending on the context.

Both YYDS and juejuezi were listed in the 2021 top 10 popular Chinese cyber slang phrases on December 6, 2021.

Famous for carrying his tennis rackets in a bamboo basket, Wang Fa, a 14-year-old dark horse,     1     won the U14 boys’ singles title in the Guangzhou stop of the 2022 ASICS Tennis Junior Tour, has become     2     internet sensation.

Wang, a Chinese Wa ethnic (佤族) boy, started to learn tennis after he was selected by Zhang Xiaohong, head coach of a tennis club in southwest China’s Yunnan Province in 2016. Over the years, Wang and his peers     3     (put) tremendous efforts into advancing their skills and acquiring knowledge. “     4     it were not for tennis, I would still be helping out my family with farm work back at home,” Wang said. “We always carry the bamboo basket when we work in the field. We all regard     5     as a symbolic farming tool of the Wa ethnic group. I carry my rackets in the basket     6     (primary) to honor my hometown,” he added.

Home for Wang is a mountainous area named Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County.     7     (locate) in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, the county, composed     8     67 villages with a population of more than 40,000, was lifted out of     9     (poor) in 2019. For Wang,     10     (win) this title is just the beginning of a promising future. The rising star said he would head to the top spots in the professional arena.

On Friday, Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old freestyle skier, simply turned the halfpipe (U型池) course into her own     1     (person) playground in the final round of competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

She warmed up with a 93.25 on her first pass before going even     2     (high) and bigger 10 score a 95.25 on her second pass. She had such a big lead after two runs     3     she was able to stage a carefree celebratory run down the halfpipe. This was the sort of run Gu dreamed     4     : a playful picture-perfect run to draw a successful end to     5     contest.

“She’s really pushing the sport to a new level.” said British freestyler Zoe Atkin, who finished     6     (nine). “It’s really great to see and it’s so inspiring. It makes me     7     (want) to be a better skier. I think she’s     8     (amaze)for the sport.”

There’s been plenty of pressure and lots of attention on Gu and her Olympic     9     (perform). But it didn’t seem to bother her. Nothing has. She just went about her business of winning medals     10     enjoying the sport.