Huang Yuting, a 17-year-old girl from Zhejiang Province, won three gold medals in shooting(射击) at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. “I feel     1     (excite) about the result because the effort is worth it!” Huang said in an interview. When she was 10, she     2     (select) to be a member of the shooting team in a local children sports school. In 2020, she joined Zhejiang Provincial Shooting Team and earned her place by training hard. “This is a sport in which I fight against myself. I will always work hard and try     3     (I) best!” Huang said.

On September 28, 2023, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia     1     (shock) the running world. Her record was far beyond     2     most people expected. Last September, she first entered the Berlin Marathon, and set a new women’s record for the course. This year, she ran almost four minutes     3     (fast) than she did last year. Assefa had a secret weapon — her shoes. The shoes     4     (make) so that they collect energy every time the runner lands and give a special spring as the runner’s foot leaves the ground again.

Stephen Curry was thought by many people to be unsuitable for a career in professional basketball. However,    1    (select) for the NBA in 2009, he joined the Golden State Warriors and performed    2    everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts. In 2015, Stephen    3    (win) his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.

Lang Ping is one of China’s most     1     (recognize) athletes. 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. After     3     (retire) as an athlete in 1986, she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the U.S. and Italy. However, in 1995 she     4    (return) to become the coach of the women’s national team when the team was struggling. Under her leadership, the team came back to the top,     5     (win) the 2015 World Cup.

Venus and Serena Williams’ road    1    success has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. Since then, she    2     (win) Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters?     3     (unfortunate), no.“We have played each other before and it hasn’t worried us yet!”