Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are masters in their sport.

When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     1     (test). The team that Lang Ping had built was falling     2    . Two players had to leave.     3     (lose) two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew that her young     4     (player )could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan     5     was known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental     6     (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practice     7    (hard) and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt     8    （share）his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     9     (help) young people since 1996.

They set     10    good example for us and we are proud of them.

Despite losing one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes to never lose his love for basketball or willing to improve his skills on the court.

The 13-year-old recently gained wide attention from netizens in China when a video of his excellent dribbling(控球) skills in a one-on-one situation    1     (post)online. "It's so     2     (encourage). How can you     3     (easy)give up your efforts after watching his video?" One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo, Twitter's equivalent in China. Born in southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Zhang lost his right arm in     4     accident at the age of just five,     5     was a disaster for such a young kid. Zhang, however, decided to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate control his life. Because he has a dream:     6     (be) a basketball player. "How can he play basketball with just one arm?" Zhang always had to face doubt from other kids around. 'Hard work' is the only belief that Zhang has in     7     (he). Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops     8     (play) basketball, and has witnessed huge     9     (improve) in his skills. "Your right hand has been taken away in a cruel way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real star in this game," former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang's performance. "Give it a try,     10     give it up," Zhang wrote when releasing one video. Indeed, he chose the former.

Mourning Kobe

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant and one of his daughters were among nine people     1     (kill) Sunday morning when a helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California. Everyone from current and former NBA players     2     former President Barack Obama mourned Bryant's     3     (die). NBA Clippers(快船队) coach Doc Rivers, who     4     (know) Bryant for many years, was     5     (emotion) when discussing it. “He means a lot to me, obviously. He was     6    a great opponent that he helped arouse our potential. It’s     7     you want in sports,” Rivers said. He also said Bryant had the “DNA”     8    very few athletes could ever have.

Most people will remember Kobe as the magnificent athlete who inspired     9    whole generation of basketball players,     10    I will always remember him as a man who was much more than an athlete.

Lionel Andres Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1987. As Messi grew up playing soccer    1    his older brothers, his controlling and kicking the ball became as    2    （nature）and easy as breathing. At the age of 4, Messi joined a local team    3    （coach）by his father. Starting at age 6, he played for six years with    4    older boys’ team. Around the age of 10, he    5    （find）to have a growth hormone deficiency（生长激素不足）. Because of this condition, he would never grow taller than 170cm.     6    Messi never stopped    7    （improve）his soccer skills or scoring goals.

In 2000, at the age of 13, Messi went to Barcelona, Spain. Futbol Club Barcelona（Barca）, one of the great European    8    （team）, was impressed with his skills for such a young player. In his very first game, he started making soccer history. He scored a goal, becoming the    9    （young）Barca player to do so in an important league match.

Messi is now a master in soccer    10    has led his teams to win over 30 medals, including an Olympic gold medal. The soccer’s little superstar will achieve more goals in the future.

Adolph Kiefer, a famous swimmer,     1    (die）at the age of 98 in 2017. Kiefer was America's     2     (old) living Olympic champion. He was the first in the world to break the one-minute mark in the 100-meter backstroke (仰泳) when he was a 16-year-old student. One year later, Kiefer won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke competition at the Olympic Games,     3    (set) a record that would stand for 20 years.

John Henderson, 106, and his wife Charlotte, 105, from Austin, Texas are the oldest living couple on Earth. They have 80 years of     1    （marry）.

The couple, who met each other in 1934 while studying in the University of Texas, married in 1939. When     2    （ask）about their years together, Charlotte said. "We have always cared for each other. It is just one of those things that     3    （natural）comes to us."

Longhorn Village, the senior living community    4     the Hendersons live, helped the couple celebrate their anniversary by     5    （throw）huge party. At the party, the two lovebirds     6    （surprise）by a 1920s car, similar to the one John used to drive to impress Charlotte when they first met.

The couple's grandson said, "They are     7     wonderful couple and are glad to chat     8     others to share stories of the past. They have been living healthy and     9    （energy）life. Since 84 years ago, they     10    （attend）at least one football game a year.

"I am thankful for life itself and being able to live full life," said John.

Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and     1    (lead) his country to that year's World Cup title, has died. He was 60. Maradona’s spokesman, Sebastián Sanchi, said he died Wednesday of heart attack, two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires     2     (follow)brain surgery.

The office of Argentina’s president said it will decree(颁布法令) three days of national mourning, and the Argentine soccer association expressed     3    (it) sorrow on Twitter.

Maradona captivated     4     (fan) around the world over a two-decade career with a fascinating style of play. Although his reputation     5     (influence)by an ill-fated spell in charge of the national team, he remained idolized(偶像) in Argentina     6     “Golden Boy”.

“You took us to the top of the world,” Argentine President Alfredo Fernández said on social media. “You made us     7    (incredible)happy. You were the greatest of all.”

The No.10 he wore on his shirt became synonymous with(同义)him, as it also had with Pele, the Brazilian great with     8     Maradona was regularly paired as the best of all time.

“What sad news,” Pele said Wednesday. “I lost     9     great friend and the world lost a legend. May God give     10    (strong) to family members. One day, hope we can play ball together in the sky.”

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour     1    glory to our country. As a coach, she     2    (lead) the China women’s volleyball team     3    (get) medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping     4    (love) by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing     5     the 2015 World Cup, her       6    (determine)was tested. The team     7    Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best     8    (play) had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems.    9    (lose) two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew that her young players could win if they worked together as     10    team.