1 . Chinese Women’s Volleyball team stood    1    the top of the Olympic podium for the third time in the history of volleyball at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Coach Lang Ping also made her own history. She has become    2    first to win Olympic gold medals as a coach and player. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she and her teammates got their first Olympic medal. Since then, Chinese Women’s Volleyball team    3     (think) as a flagship by all Chinese people for their fighting spirit.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chinese Women’s had a bad start. They finished fourth in the group stage, after    4     (fail) in 3 consecutive games. Lang Ping, the coach, challenged her players to find ways to grow from their struggles with the world watching. Lang always believed that her players had the talent and     5    (determine) to complete in the top volleyball teams in the world.

They did make it. Chinese Women’s volleyball team exhibited the same fight a year ago     6    they played the World Cup in Japan, and then got to Rio de Janeiro and worked through women initial rough Olympic moments.

Lang Ping challenged her players to support one    7    through the ups and downs, and to grow from each defeat and triumph on the pressure-packed Olympic stage. They responded, and seemed to play     8    (good) than before when the moments were critical.

Lang Ping has not just trained     9    shaped Chinese Women’s Volleyball team. What she does is more than simply arranging players, but cultivating them.

“The spirit of Chinese Women’s Volleyball team is never to give up. My duty as a coach is to instruct this young team     10     (carry) on this spirit,” said Lang.

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When we talked about NBA, many people will think of Yao Ming. There is no doubt that Yao Ming is a Chinese hero. On October 16, 2013, Yao Ming announcedhe    1    open the NBA Yao School. This was really    2    （excite）news!

    3    （look）at the name of the school, many people would think that the school is going to train NBA    4    （talent）. But the truth is not like    5    they expected. The NBA Yao School provides after-school basketball training and health programs. Its students include boys and girls over 16 years old     6     are very good at playing basketball. The school aims     7    （teach） the importance of teamwork, leadership(领导素养) and communication in a fun basketball environment.

Yao is quite glad to be a part of the school, because it has always been his dream to    8    （positive）influence young people’s life through sports.

Now, basketball fans in China are looking forward to getting basketball training, and the NBA Yao School is a great choice. In the school, students have chances to meet NBA stars. The stars can offer     9    （suggest）on how    10    （play） basketball well.

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Lionel Messi，a player from the South American country of Argentina,     1     (be)the greatest soccer player alive today．At a young age，he     2     (move)to Spain and now plays professionally for the Barcelona soccer club．Messi started playing soccer at     3     age of 5 for a small soccer team     4     (own)by his father．Even as a young boy,he did very well．But when he was 11 years old, he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him    5    growing much taller. There was a way to help him grow more，    6     his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs．So，they looked around for a Soccer club     7     would be able to do this for them．The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him，but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered     8    (accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills．The Messi family     9     (happy)took the offer and moved to Spain．In the Barcelona soccer club，Messi was one of the best     10     (player) through his teen years．With his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world．

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Lionel Messi，    1    player from the South American country Argentina，is one of the greatest soccer players alive today.At a young age，he    2    (move)to Spain and now plays    3    (profession)for the FC Barcelona.Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team    4    (own)by his father.Even as a young boy，he did very well.But when he was 11 years old，he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much    5    (tall)．There was a way to help him grow more，    6    his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs.So，they looked around for a soccer club    7    would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn't help him，but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain offered    8    (accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain.In the FC Barcelona，Messi was one of the best    9    (play)through his teen years.    10    his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world.