Here are two world-famous living legends. One is Lang Ping, and the other is Michael Jordan. Lang Ping used to be a player, who brought honour and glory to her country. Years later she became a coach, who led the women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. When preparing for the 2015 World Cup, the team     1     Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured, and then the team captain had to leave because of heart problems.     2     (lose ) two important players was a big challenge for Lang Ping, but she did not lose heart. She knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan,     3     (know)as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental strength that he showed made him special. Jordan says that the secret     4     his success is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club he started in Chicago     5     (help) young people since 1996.

Swiss tennis icon Roger Federer announced     1     Thursday night that he would retire from Grand Slams and the ATP Tour after the Laver Cup the next week.

In a video posted on social media,     2     20-time Grand Slam winner said, “Injuries and surgeries over the past three years     3     (present) me with big challenges.”

“I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body has     4     (limit) capacities, and its message to me lately has been clear,” said the legend,     5     has not played since Wimbledon last year.

“I am 41 years old. I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years.

Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt,” he added.

    6     (wide) seen as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Federer     7     (make) his professional debut in 1998 at 16 years old, before winning his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.

In 2009, he took his 15th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon,     8     (surpass) his idol Pete Sampras to become the most decorated major title winner until 2022. Only Spain’s Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic of Serbia (21) have more Grand Slams than him.

After thanking his family, team members and fans, Federer said that     9     (retire) only means he would leave the Grand Slams and the ATP events, but he would set out     10     (promote) tennis throughout the world in the future.

“To the game of tennis: I love you and will never leave you,” he said.

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory     1     her country. As a coach, she     2     (lead) the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     3     (determinate) was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart, but she did not lose heart. Two weeks later, they were world     4     (champion).

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, Lang Ping     1    (lead) her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil in 2016.

Michael Jordan is known as “Air Jordan”, who showed great mental    2    (strong) in the games. He says that the secret to his success is learning from     3     (fail). Losing games taught him     4     (practice) harder and never give up.

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the China     1     (woman) volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans     2     home and abroad. When the Chinese team     3     (prepare) for the 2015 World Cup, her     4     (determine) was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the     5     (good) players had been injured,     6     the team captain had to leave because of heart problems.     7     (lose) two important players was     8     big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced     9     (difficult) before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they     10     (be) world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Lang Ping is one of China’s most recognised     1     (athlete). She has been a volleyball star for more than 35 years and has contributed greatly to the sport,     2     has made her the most popular figure in China’s volleyball history. Lang Ping played on China’s national volleyball team during the 1980s. They achieved a series of success including gold medals at the 1984 Olympic, the 1982 World Championship and the 1981 and 1985 World Cups. In 1995, she     3     (return) to be the coach of women’s national team and lead the team become the winner of the 2015 World Cup. That year, she     4     (give) the Best Coach and the Sports Special Contribution awards at CCTV Sports Personally Awards.

Deng Yaping, who has set     1     example to table tennis players all over the world, was born in 1973, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. It was her addiction to the sport     2     led to her playing table tennis when she was only 5 years old. Four years later, she won her provincial junior championship. At the age of 13, she won her first     3    (nation) championship and beat other     4     (competitor) in all kinds of competitions in the following years. She had won 18 championships by the time she retired (退役) from sports at the age of 24. Deng Yaping is regarded as one of the     5     (amazing) players in the history of sport.

However, compared with other athletes, it seemed     6     (extreme) challenging for her to achieve her dream. At first, she     7     (refuse) by the Henan Provincial Team just because she wasn’t tall enough. Her path to success was filled with many other challenges,     8     none of them stopped her. She practised even harder and finally made     9     to the top. Her great determination and mental     10     (strong) have inspired thousands of people. Now, she has become a living legend in the sports field at home and abroad.

All over the world there are people who have achieved great things. Yet many of these people have done so with one amazing difference: They have physical disabilities. Take Jim Abbott for example, Jim succeeded     1     becoming a pitcher (投球手) for the USA 1988 Summer Olympics Team.

Jim Abbott was born without his right hand. He was a     2     (talent) athlete and wanted to be a baseball pitcher, even though being able to use two hands     3     (be) extremely important in playing baseball. A pitcher needs to throw the ball with one hand and wear a baseball glove on the other—something     4     Jim couldn’t do.

From the time he was four years old, Jim worked at     5     (overcome) this challenge. He practiced     6    (rapid) moving the glove to his good hand after he had pitched the ball to his father. He was always forcing     7     (he) to get that glove faster and faster.

Jim Abbott made up his mind     8     (play). He loved the game     9     much that he invented his won method to help him do it with excellence. He went on to be a Major League pitcher for the New York Yankees, and today is an     10     (inspire) to young athletes everywhere.