People call Wilma Rudolph “the Black Pearl”, “the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world”. In 1960, she became the first American woman     1    (win) three gold medals in the Olympics. She was     2     extraordinary American athlete. She also did a lot to help young athletes     3    (success).

Wilma Rudolph was born     4     a very large, poor, African-American family. She was the     5    (twenty) of twenty-two children. She was born too early and only     6    (weigh) two kilograms. She had many     7    (illness) when she was very young,     8    (include) pneumonia(肺炎)and scarlet fever(猩红热). She also had polio(小儿麻痹症),     9     damaged her left leg. When she was six years old, she began to wear metal leg braces because she could not use that leg. With her family’s attention and care,     10    (fortunate), by the time she was nine years old, she no longer needed her leg braces.

Su Bingtian is a GOAT!     

This summer, Su Bingtian     1     (attract) the attention of countless people. In the men’s 100 meters on Sunday, his record-breaking semifinal finish made an impression     2     sport fans and he became the first Chinese runner     3     (enter) the finals. After the competition, Su was seen proudly covering himself with China’s national flag.     4     Su Bingtian didn’t take home any Olympic medals, he was praised by Chinese netizens (网民). They flooded Sina Weibo to express     5     (they) love for him by calling him “Su god.” The former athlete Liu Xiang,     6    won the gold medal in 2004 Athens Olympic Games, showed strong support for Su.

Su believes scientific training plays     7     important role in his success. “I realized that running as much as possible does not     8     (necessary) help you run faster. Scientific training gives more importance to applying of technique and requires you to do it right instead of     9     (do) it a lot. In that way, athletes can save more    10     (strong) in training and recover faster,” said Su.

Lionel Andres Messi, Argentine football player, one of the best football players of all time, plays for Barcelona as a forward (前锋). His playing style and ability are similar     1     Diego Maradona. He also has Spanish citizenship, meaning he can play as     2     EU Player.

Messi     3     (begin) playing football at a young age and he did very well. When he was eleven years old, he suffered from an illness that would prevent him from growing much     4     (tall). He had to accept the     5     (treat), but his parents didn’t have enough money to pay his medical expenses. So they looked for a soccer club to solve this problem. The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help     6     (they). Messi moved with his family to Europe because Barcelona offered     7     (accept) Messi and pay his medical bills. Then Messi achieved victory and     8     (award) the Golden Shoe and the Golden Ball in 2005.

When not playing on the field, Messi finds time to do charity work. He started the Leo Messi Foundation,     9     helps children in the at-risk situation. Messi also helped to build a park for children     10     (live) in the hospital.

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, Stephen improved his skills by practicing day in and day out. Many people thought Stephen was too short, too thin and too weak to start his career. But he regarded playing basketball as his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up    5    (play)college ball at Davidson College,     6     his creativity and perseverance made him a star player. In 2009,     7     (select)for 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     8     a row. Stephen shared his philosophy: be yourself, value the fact that you can work every single day to get    9     (good), and be able to put in the time and the work. His success     10     (show)that nothing is impossible.

This summer has been full     1     unforgettable moments. Among them, Su Bingtian, 31, set     2     new Asian record of 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics semifinals (半决赛) on Aug 1^st. This     3     (make) him the first Chinese player to qualify (获得资格) for the final in the event.     4     (late), he finished sixth in the final with a time of 9.98 seconds.     5     he missed out on a medal, Su’s performance deserves(值得) cheer     6     respect. He has been working onwards and upwards (勇往直前) to achieve his longtime goal to run in the 100m final in the Olympics. In 2015, Su became the first Chinese     7     (run) in under 10 seconds. But his career was in trouble in the following years because of     8     (injure). He had planned to retire (退休；退役) in 2017, but the call to challenge     9     (he) brought Su back on the field. Now, in his third Olympic Games, Su’s excellent performance spoke for itself. “I hope my performance today serves as an inspiration (鼓舞) for younger players in their sporting careers,” Su told Xinhua. “When I was their age, my speed was no match for them. With the techniques (技巧) and ideas they have, they could achieve much more     10     I have.”

On December 10, Lang Ping celebrated her 59th birthday.    1    (know) as the “Iron Hammer”, she is considered one of China’s greatest sporting     2     (figure). By the time Lang Ping     3    (step) down as head coach of Chinese women’s volleyball team on Sep 1st, 2021, Lang,    4     goal was to bring glory to our country, captained the Chinese women’s volleyball team with all her heart for many years.

No one seems more proper than her to pass the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball on to the younger generation and     5    (fortunate) enough, there is already a torch bearer—Zhu Ting.

Zhu first crossed paths with Lang Ping in 2011, when Zhu’s talent was spotted. “She is gifted, flexible, and is exactly the same type of player as I was when I was young,” smiled Lang, “Her performance will be     6     our expectations.”

Zhu certainly lived up to her expectations. “I’m     7    (devote) to my goals and dreams. And     8    (pass) on the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team really benefits me a lot,” Zhu Ting said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who greeted Team China at the Great Hall of the People, said, “The people love the Chinese women’s volleyball team, not only because you have won the championship, but also because you have displayed the spirit of putting the motherland first, through unity, good     9    (cooperate), and never giving up.” said Xi. “    10     you have achieved is fueling the whole country’s patriotic(爱国主义的) spirits and strengthening people’s confidence and national pride,” he added.

Lang Ping, who is    1    former Chinese volleyball player, is now the coach of the Chinese national women’s volleyball team. She brought honor and glory to her country both as a player and as a coach,     2    (win) the love from fans at home and abroad. At the 2015World Cup, Chinese women’s team met with many difficulties. The team that Lang Ping built was falling apart because of losing two important players.     3    (face) with such a big challenge, she didn’t lose heart. She believed that her players had the     4    (determine ) and talent to win by working together     5    a team. They did make it .