Lang Ping, the head coach, once declared that the goal of the team was to raise our national flag and listen to the national anthem on top of the podium.

Every historic championship doesn’t come easy, and each victory was the hard work of the team, bit by bit. When people watch the China women’s national volleyball team play, they see a commitment     1     excellence.

In 1981, the China women’s national volleyball team     2     (lead) by player Lang Ping created the first miracle of China’s World Cup. The team defeated the Japanese national team with 3 to 2 at the 3rd World Women’s Volleyball Cup in Osaka, Japan. That’s the first world title for China women’s national volleyball team. Everyone     3     (shock) by this news.     4     the news was broadcast, people burst into joyful tears. Their victory was     5     result of all the former volleyball players’ efforts. A famous coach from Japan was invited to China to help train the China women’s national volleyball team.     6     (see) the     7     (player) conscientiousness and spirit and the support from the Chinese people, he exclaimed, “I’m sure that the China women’s national volleyball team will become strong!”

In 1984, Lang Ping endured pain from appendicitis (阑尾炎)     8     (finish) the competition and win remarkable gold with her teammates in the Los Angeles Olympic Games. She shot to fame and earned the nickname “Iron Hammer”. She said. “At that time the pain didn’t matter. Our slogan is no fear of     9     (hard) and no fear of death. We fear no death, let alone other difficulties.” So the proud head coach of Japanese national team said, “Defeating Chinese national team is equal to blocking the Yangtze River. Both are     10     (possible).”

When the starting signal sounded, Qian Hongyan pushed herself in the pool. She     1    (win)the silver medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke(蛙泳)final in the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities     2     (hold)in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

Qian, from Luliang, Yunnan Province, lost both legs.     3     caused that was a traffic accident when she was 4 years old. Since then, she has become well-known tor moving around while balanced on an orange ball,     4     (earn) herself a nickname, basketball girl.

Qian's enthusiasm for swimming     5    (date)back to 2007. At 11 years old, she     6    (invite)by the coach Zhang Honghu to join the swimming club tor people with disabilities. However, without legs, Qian found it difficult to keep balance in water."Swimming without legs is like handling a boat     7     a rudder(舵). I tended to sway(摇摆)due to a poor sense of direction," she said.

To help her overcome the difficulty, her coach made a tailor-made training plan for her. Every day, she practiced swimming for at least four     8    (hour). She made intense efforts to strengthen her arm and balance,     9     helped her successfully get used to the water.

"I like swimming. It changed my life and helped me see     10     (extreme) wonderful things," she said in an interview.

Following the Tokyo Summer Olympics, the world will have yet another Olympic feast in February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Gu Ailing,     1     Chinese freeskier athlete, is aiming high.

The 18-year-old girl is one of the top medal hopefuls in Beijing 2022. Gu established     2     (she) in just two years of international competition,     3     (win) her first World Cup event in 2019 before claiming gold medals     4     both big air (大跳台) and halfpipe   (U型场地) at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Gu clinched two gold medals in 2021     5     she became the winner in freeski slopestyle   (坡面障碍技巧) and halfpipe in the International Ski Federation Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.

Born in the US, Gu started on the snow at the age of 3,     6         (compete) in national competitions at 9 in the US and won her first World Cup event at 15. At the age of 16, Gu decided to compete for China. She said it was     7       (part) influenced by the country’s plan     8       (attract) 300 million people to ice and snow sports in the buildup to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

She     9     (schedule) to start her college life at Stanford University this month. But the plan has been postponed in order to focus on training for the upcoming Winter Olympics.

“I want to win a gold medal,     10     being my best seems more important,” she said. “I hope more youngsters, especially girls, fall in love with ice sports.”

The Special Olympic athlete

For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental     1     （able）but this does not stop him from     2     （take）part in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric     3     （compete）in running races and the long jump. He said, "I've been competing in the Special Olympics ever     4     I was at high school. It's really     5     good experience. You get to meet a lot of athletes and volunteers and make different     6     （kind）of friends.” John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympics said, “He always does his     7     （good）and has a wonderful time in the process. He     8     （true）appreciates（感激）all the people around him     9     are trying     10     （help）, and he makes that appreciation known.” Let's hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics!

After winning the gold medal in the women’s 10-meter platform diving     1    (compete) in the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 5, 14-year-old Quan Hongchan has caught the attention of the nation.

Not only because of her     2       (amaze) performance, but also for the innocence she displayed while speaking with the media. Quan said her dream is     3     (save)enough money to treat her sick mother, buy snacks, and go to an entertainment park or a zoo.

Quan is     4     third child of her parents who live in a village in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province. The family struggles on the poverty line, and mainly relies on growing local crops. Quan wasn’t known to us     5     she won the 2020 Chinese national championship at 13 years old. But the little girl     6     (be)a 17-year-old veteran (老手)when the Paris Olympics start in 2024.

Now Quan has become a sporting hit, and her     7     (previous)quiet rural home has become a must see place for not only locals, but also livestreaming hosts and business people, who come for various purposes. These uninvited     8     (guest) have seriously disturbed the Quan family’s daily life.

The government is in duty bound to extend a helping hand to protect the family from     9       (disturb) so that the young diving genius can focus more     10     her training and studies.

Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on November 25,2020 at his home in Buenos Aires due     1     a heart attack at the age of 60. His     2     (die) came just weeks after he experienced the surgery for a subdural haematoma (硬膜下血肿手术).

The news caused an outpouring of emotion as the Argentine government declared three days of mourning (哀悼) during     3     the body of Maradona lay in state at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

Maradona was born in Buenos Aires in a poor and large family as one of eight kids and received     4    (nation) recognition in his teens. Well-known for his ability     5     (control) the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself and others, he led club teams to win     6    (champion) in Argentina, Italy and Spain. He     7    (star) on the Argentine 1986 World Cup-winning team,     8     (struggle) his way past half the team of the opposition to score and doing it twice! He’s     9     (global) regarded as the top footballer of     10     1980s and also one of the greatest of all time.

The sporting world has been paying tribute (致敬).

Rest in peace, Diego.

Su Bingtian, 32, set a new Asian record by clocking 9.83 seconds in the     1     (men) 100m semi-final in the Tokyo Olympics,     2     (become) the first Asian in the new era to qualify for the Olympic 100m final.

With regards to his success, Su believes Scientific training is     3    (extreme) important. “Scientific training requires you to do it right instead of doing it a lot. In that way, athletes can save more strength in training and recover     4     (fast),” said Su.

According to Su, he did not understand some of the moves coaches asked him to do at the beginning. It took him years     5     (realize) how to do stamina allocation (体力分配) on the field. Since 2017, Su     6     (practice) under the guidance of his American coach Randy,     7     analyzed (分析) Su’s condition based on “champion model” from the start before making arrangements     8     Su to work on. Su said that played     9     key role in the process of his making breakthrough.

When asked if there would be another “Su Bingtian” in the future, Su answered with     10     (confident), “People in the future can definitely do what I can do. I’m looking forward to seeing it. All records are to be broken.”