With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Game. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, seems to be one of the     1    (superstar)of the event.

    2    (bear)to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu decided to compete     3     China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two months later, she bagged her     4    (one)gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cup. Her strength continued to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals in March.

People say she is     5    (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for “only 1percent" of her wins, adding that her hard work is     6     counts. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours going to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill     7    (practice)skiing.

Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports, many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her freedom and creativity,     8     (especial)when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.

Now she     9    (prepare)for the Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. “Of course I want to win medals and even golds,” Gu said. "But what's more important is to bring out     10     own style, enjoy the game and love the sport.”

Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang was     1    (initial) cleared of wrongdoing by FINA,   the swimming federation(联盟), in January 2019. Following an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) to the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS), the decision has     2    (turn) over. An eight-year ban was given on Sun because this was his second     3    (offend). Sun told China’s Xinhua news agency that he planned to appeal     4     the decision. He said, “This is     5    (fair). I firmly believe in my innocence.” CAS said its decision can be challenged before the Swiss Federal Tribunal within 30     6    (day). Sun told an appeal hearing in November that he missed a test because testers failed     7    (prove) their identity when they arrived at this home. He also denied that a vial(小瓶)     8    (contain) his blood samples was smashed(砸碎) by him with     9    hammer. The three-time Olympic gold medallist is set to appeal his ban until February 2028,     10    if upheld, effectively ends his swimming career.

Kobe Bryant’s     1     (athlete) achievements were only part of the reason why roughly 20,000 people     2     (gather) on Monday for a public memorial service honoring him at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The event offered another chance to celebrate Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the other seven victims of the crash with tears, memories and laughs. Kobe Bryant’s wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pick up sand wrote heartfelt cards and letters. Michael Jordan called Bryant “a little brother” and said that     3     he died, “a piece of me died”.

Nikhil Kumar is one of the best young table tennis     1     (player) in the United States. Less than a month after Kumar won the right     2     (compete) in them, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games     3     (put) off until 2021. Like so many other Olympic athletes, he is now trying to stay sharp and in shape.

    4     is different are all the details of his training. All things considered, he says, everything seems to be working. “For my sport, a little lucky that were able to have everything indoors, and it’s not taking    5     too much space and everything,” Kumar said. “Not many sports are as lucky as ours are right now, to be able to have the opportunity to continue playing on a daily basis.”

The coronavirus pandemic (新冠病毒) has forced many athletes to be     6     (create) as they try to continue their training. But in some Olympic sports, working from home is fairly common. Kumar has been able to play table tennis with a robot that     7     (shoot) balls at him.

Everyone is facing issues during the pandemic,     8    some competitors have been lucky. Weightlifter Kate Nye trains at home in her garage. She said. “When everything kind of started shutting down, it    9    (obvious) affected our lives in other ways -but weightlifting wasn’t one of them. I’ve just been going as     10     (plan).”

Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash five months ago. His fans were so heartbroken that they held various    1    (activity) to honor him. Someone ''updated'' the superstar's social media     2     April 1 to promote his sports fantasy novel, The Wizenard Series: Season One, to his fans around     3     globe. The novel revolves (围绕) around basketball team, the West Bottom Badgers, and an incredible coach Rolabi, who     4    (base) on Phil Jackson, the former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

''The book stems from (源于) my goal of bringing joy back to youth sports, while     5    (teach) important life lessons.'' Bryant said in an interview before his death. Apart from referring to his     6    (person) basketball experiences, he also draws from the more basic and psychological truths in sports: teamwork, training, perseverance and mental toughness.

While the announcement may not have come     7    (direct) from Bryant, many fans are hoping that the fantastic novel     8    (continue) his legacy. For many others,     9    , it was Bryant's mentality that made him legendary (传奇的).     10    (know) as the ''Black Mamba'' for his passion, persistence, and fearlessness, Bryant will live on through the achievements he impressed upon the world.

Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball player. His talent can     1     （see） not only on the court （(球 场））,but also in his writing. His book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came     2     in March.

The story is about the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It's made up of five books, with each     3     （focus） on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one     4     （have） faith（信心）in the kids to succeed,     5     things change after a new coach joins the team. .

After     6     （read） the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn't think he was going to be an author, but that he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the     7     （reason） why he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant's real-life experience,     8     （especial） when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant had two different jersey （球衣）numbers-8 and 24- during his career.     9     number 24 means you need to work hard 24 hours a day     10     （succeed）.

Basketball hero Kobe Bryant's death has drawn an outpouring of shock and sadness across China. Basketball fans in China are now sad after learning that the former Los Angeles Lakers' 18-time NBA All Star had died at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash     1     Sunday in California. Bryant was among nine people on board,     2     (include) his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who all died in the disaster    3     occurred in the heavy fog.

Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball player. His talent can     1    (see) not only on the court, but also in his writing.     2    book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came out in March.

The story is     3    the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It’s made up of five books, with each     4    (focus) on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one     5    (have) faith in the kids to succeed,     6    things change after a new coach joins the team.

After reading the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn’t think he was going to be an author, but that he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the     7    (reason) he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant’s real-life experience,     8    (especial) when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant had two different jersey numbers - 8 and 24 - during his career.     9    number 24 means you need to work hard 24 hours a day     10    (succeed).

Our final thoughts on Bryant — he is cool and very funny.

On March 28, seven months after Manu Ginobili decided     1     (retire) from the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs held a moving ceremony     2     (sincere) to show great respect to him and to retire his jersey (球衣) No. 20,     3     was considered a fitting end to one of the greatest careers in international basketball.

That day, his fans     4     (chant) out the mantra (口号) “Gracias Manu, por todo”, or “Thanks Manu, for everything” in English.

    5     Argentine-Italian shooting guard played all 16 of his NBA seasons with the Spurs. He was an     6     (importance) part of San Antonio’s “Big Three” era (时代) , along     7     Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. Together they helped the team win four NBA championships between 2002 and 2014.

Of course on this big day, Cinobili     8     (seat) between Duncan and Parker.

“When I think about you, you are unique as a     9     (play),” Parker said at the ceremony.

Their coach Gregg Popovich then explained Ginobil’s uniqueness. “The way the team was set up—we all needed each other,” he said. “Without Manu there     10     (be) no championships.”