Every time Oksana Chusovitina competes in a gymnastics event, she arrests the spotlight. The Hangzhou Asian Games proved no    1    (except). When the 48-year-old Uzbek gymnast appeared on the scene, thousands of viewers cheered for “Qiu Ma”,     2     translates into “Mother Chusovitina”.

After completing her vault (跳马), Chusovitina blew a kiss to the audience,     3     (form) a “heart” gesture with her hands. “It is the love and support of the people     4    keep me going and give me the strength to achieve more,” Chusovitina said.

“I am not very satisfied with my performance tonight,” she added. Chusovitina has    5     storied history at the Asian Games, having won eight medals. This year, she is targeting a medal in the vault. “I    6    (increase) the difficulty in the final,” she shared.

When her son was diagnosed with leukemia (白血病) in 2002, Chusovitina adopted German    7    (citizen) to compete at global events for a higher income. Her heartfelt affection, “I dare not grow old until you are well,” has resonated (共鸣) with many. After her son’s recovery, she continued her gymnastics journey out of love    8    the sport. Though she announced her retirement after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she decided to return    9     (short) after.

“The    10    (big) motivation is my desire. I’m just doing what I love, so why should I stop?” Chusovitina said.

Gail Devers, an American athlete and also a three-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field, got her first one in 1992.     1     made Devers’ win so special was not just the nature of the race but also the journey she had taken     2     (get) there.

In the years leading up to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Devers experienced a series of     3     (extreme) unpleasant health complications (并发症) which brought her close to retirement before her athletics career had even begun. It was not until she visited many health experts     4     Devers finally learned she had Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder (自身免疫紊乱). She cried the moment she knew it. Luckily, somebody appeared and had a     5     (solve) for her.

Thirty years went by. Today, Devers wants to raise awareness for the disease and     6     (it) symptoms (症状). “If there are 10 million people who could have Graves’ disease, then our job is to make sure that 10 million people can     7     (treat),” says Devers.

She also says, “My Graves’ disease has made me who I am. Therefore, I always tell people that if I had my life to live over, I would ask for this disease again,” she says. “I believe I’m stronger at     8     (have) to go through what I went through. Everybody is faced     9     challenges. We all feel like sometimes walls are closing in on us     10     there’s no way out. What do you do? You remember that strength and resilience that you have when you step on the line.

Apart from chasing medals and glory, another wish of Chinese Olympic and world champion Zhang Yufei at the Asian Games is     1     (send)a gift to Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee, and to establish a deeper bond between two of female swimming’s Asian powerhouses. Zhang said, “I wish to send her a gift     2     represents the traditions and customs of China, and which she will like. I really can’t make up my mind and I hope maybe the public can help me to choose one.” Ikee knows what kind of gift she would like, saying on Wednesday, “Pandas! I would like to take some cute panda     3    (souvenir) as gifts back to Japan.”

Ikee was the     4    (bright) star in pool at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. As an 18-year-old back then, she     5     (name) MVP for bagging six gold medals.     6    , in 2019, Ikee was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病).     7     has not been easy for the star to return to the pool, and she has struggled to reach her peak.     8    (compete) against Zhang in the women’s100m butterfly, Ikee wasn’t at her best on Wednesday, finishing in fifth place with a time of 58.98s. So, when Ikee     9    (stand) on the podium in Hangzhou for winning silver in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday, the Japanese star received     10     warm reception from the crowd.

Eileen Gu,     1     18 years old girl, was born and raised in California. She competed for her mother’s native China,     2     she won three gold medals: in half pipe, slope style, and big air.

However,     3     (win) these medals is incredibly tough     4     fear is everywhere. Gu’s relationship to fear was evolving. At first,     5     she recorded in her diary and entries was devoted to the subject of fear in all of its forms.     6     days going by, she     7     (begin) to write down her thoughts on fear — how she viewed it, how she managed it, how she hoped to overcome it. She said, “For the last ten of my 18 years, I’ve pursued a love affair with fear.”

Though it’s easy to label extreme sport athletes as     8     (fear) or unique, she has spent the countless hours practicing them. Instead of ignoring fear, she built unique relationships with it by developing a profound sense of self-awareness and making deliberate risk assessment.

As she entered her early adulthood, she was proud of the work she had done     9     (deal) with pressure. She focused on perspective, gratitude, and on the joy this sport brought her, regardless of     10     she was alone or in front of a worldwide TV audience. Though her views of herself and the world are constantly evolving, one thing is for certain: no matter how much time passes, she’ll always be a hopeless romantic when it comes to fear.

The story of Ni Xialian, the 59-year-old member of Luxembourg’s national sports team and the     1     (old) Olympic table tennis player in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships competition, has gone viral on Chinese social media.

Born in Shanghai in 1963, Ni Xialian     2     (successful) won several championships as part of China’s national table tennis team. She later moved to Germany and then     3     (settle) down in Luxembourg in 1991.

“I retired from China’s national team in 1986. Since table tennis was not listed as an event at the Olympic Games     4     1988, I missed the chance     5     (fight) for our country,” Ni said in an interview with Xinmin Evening.

Ni attended the Summer Olympics in Sydney     6     a representative of Luxembourg in 2000,     7     (kick) off her career as an Olympian at the age of 37. She then joined four more Olympic Games, including those in Beijing and London.

Ni said she believes she stands as a symbol on the field for Chinese everywhere. “I was born in China and received systematic training in Shanghai,     8     developed my solid skills and capability of reading games. It’s very important.” Ni told The Migu Sports News in the Shanghai dialect. “I just feel     9     (honor) to compete in the Olympics. Even though I don’t represent Team China anymore, I think that may be more meaningful because we need the     10     (communicate) between East and West.”

As an athlete, Mike had been practicing hard. He preferred     1     (play) basketball rather than stay indoors in his free time. His favorite player was Jordan, who was a famous champion. Mike had a strong desire     2    (play) for his team. However, he was the shortest player in the team, so he was usually on the bench, being just a replacement,     3     was really tough on him.

Once two players crashed     4     each other during a game and one of them was badly hurt. The team quickly gathered around and the doctor put on ice pack on his knee. In that case the coach had to let Mike play, so Mike rushed onto the court. All the extra hours that he’d spent practising alone     5    (pay) off. The other team just couldn’t keep up with his energy and speed and the audience couldn’t stop clapping and     6    (cheer). At last, Mike earned his place on the team!

Mike likes many kinds of sports, such as jogging, cycling and boxing. He is in good shape, for he always keeps a     7     (balance) diet. He drinks a large amount of water every day. He also     8     (offer) some tips on sports on his blog. For example, long-distance running has a lot of benefits. It can strengthen your immune system and relieve you of some ache. It also helps you see     9     you are capable of. If you are fed up with your life, do some running! You don’t need some special     10     (equip). Do some warm­up activities before running, which will prevent you from being injured. If you keep it up, you will be amazed at your strong body some day!