FC Bayern Munich is one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and     1     (gain) many fans in China since 2000.

In recent years, the club has not only brought its greatest players to China to meet fans, but also been exporting its excellent soccer philosophy to the country, especially through transplanting its youth training system here     2    (base) on its decades-old successful practices and experience.

Matthias Brosamer has been a witness     3     the whole process. The former soccer player,     4     studied at a university in 2006, now leads Bayern’s youth training work in Asia. Brosamer and his coworkers have already found young rising soccer     5    (star) like 19-year-old Chinese goalkeeper Liu Shaoziyang who     6    (sign) by Bayern Munich on a three-and-a-half-year contract in December 2021.

Talking about current young players from the two countries, Brosamer admitted that Chinese players still need more creativity and teamwork, which are also     7     Bayern is trying to help inculcate (灌输) in Chinese soccer.

“China 100 percent has the soccer talent. There is a Chinese ‘Thomas Müller’ here,” he said. “But the problem is, this talent is     8    (actual) not playing soccer now.”

He said, “People must have a desire     9    (love) soccer. This is why we are here to not only teach the kids, but also bring this whole soccer culture into this country. This is also a     10     (significance) part of soccer development.”

Team China’s B-girl Liu Qingyi pocketed silver in the 2022 WDSF World Breaking (霹雳舞) Championships on Oct, 22,     1     (make) a breakthrough to bring China its first world championship medal.

Liu,     2     goes by B-Girl 671, ranked fourth in the pre-selection and had an excellent     3     (perform) in the following match, progressing to the last four with three Japanese breaking dancers.

In the semifinal, Liu defeated Riko Tsuhako of Japan 2-0 by showing her powerful moves and     4     good sense of rhythm (韵律).

In the intense gold medal match, Liu     5     (defeat) by 2019 world champion Ami Yuasa of Japan 2:1 to settle for silver.

Setting the goal of being among the top eight before the event, Liu was     6     (satisfy) with the silver medal as she recovered her form from the semi-final.

“It is     7    (I) pleasure to compete with the champion.” Liu said, “I will continue to carve my moves, and I look forward     8     next year’s World Championships.”

“The team is very talented.” Chinese breaking team head coach Mounir Biba told Xinhua, “As we are approaching Paris 2024, we need to keep the takeaways in mind and go all out. I believe that we will do     9    (well) next year.”

Breaking will make its Olympic debut (首秀) since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially added     10     to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in 2020.

Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan is the     1     (young) of 431 athletes that China sent to Tokyo for the Olympics. If the Games had gone on as     2     (schedule), she would have been too young to meet the minimum age (14) to compete in the diving competition. At such     3     young age, Quan was relatively unknown until winning the 2020 Chinese national championship at 13 years old. Now, she’s made Olympic history. Each of Quan’s dives was the highest of the five rounds of competition at the 10-meter platform. Two scored perfect 10s from all seven     4     (judge).

On February 13, 2023, Wu Yibing made history, beating John Isner in an exciting three-set final at the Dallas Open to become the first man from China     1    (win) an ATP title.

Originally encouraged by his parents as     2     exercise to lose weight, Wu soon had his talent     3    (discover) by his provincial junior team, starting a journey     4     would change the face of men’s tennis in China. In 2017, Wu Yibing became famous after winning the US Open boys’ tournament at 18. In 2018, Wu won his first ATP Challenger title in Shanghai.    5    , injuries forced him to be away from the ATP Tour for about three years. He made his return last year and won three ATP Challenger titles before qualifying for the US Open.

“    6    (look) back, I feel like I wouldn’t have been here if not for the ups and downs over the past few years. I see all the struggles     7     an asset (资产) that helps me grow up     8    (mental) now. I’m very proud of    9    (I) and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here to support. I couldn’t do this without any of you guys. I need to keep going and keep my body     10    (health). I’m sure there’s more to come.” said Wu.

After winning the belt for the first time in 2020, Zhang Weili believed that her dream had come true. However, just one year later, failure became     1     new challenge for her. After her losing the gold, public opinion     2     (come)in waves. Some netizens acted     3     angry parents, blaming(责备)her for “not training seriously by participating in     4     (variety)of shows and posting videos on TikTok” and “    5     (lose)face and blaming the judges for her defeat”. Zhang Weili described that “Many videos on Tik Tok are talking about me”. The cruelty of losing the title was     6     (particular) highlighted at that moment.     7     (interview)by the local newspaper, Zhang Weili sighed, “Actually,     8     (competition) sports is also cruel. After you win, everyone will listen to what you say and interview you.     9     after you fail, no one will listen to what you say; your words are excuses and reasons.” In 2022, Zhang Weili experienced a comeback: she knocked out the UFC women’s strawweight world champion Carla Esparza and regained the belt,     10     brought her into sharp focus of the media again.

What makes one a great person? The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping     1    (give) the answer in the documentary (记录片) The Iron Hammer released (上映) last year.

The documentary displays Lang’s     2     (inspire) journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her excellent career as a successful coach for both team USA from 2005 to 2008     3     China since 2013.

Glory and challenges go hand     4     hand. Troubled by several     5    (injury) to her back, waist and keens, the 60-year-old     6     (take) more than 10 surgeries so far. But illness is certainly not the only difficulty she has faced. In 2005, to look after her daughter who studied in the USA, she decided to work for USA Volleyball,     7     brought her a lot of negative comments. “I am proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in     8     interview. Later she returned     9     (head) the Chinese women’s volleyball team in 2013, leading the team     10     (successful) defending its World Cup crown last year.

Kathrine Switze was a great woman. She wanted    1    (finish) a (26.2 mile) marathon and challenge herself. As we all know, before 1967, women were not allowed to run in the race. But Kathrine managed to get an official    2    (enter). So Kathrine became the first woman ever    3    (compete) in the Boston Marathon.

In fact in the middle of the Boston Marathon, the race director tried to make her stop running. But a friend of hers stopped him from doing so and helped Kathrine finish the race.     4    (final), in 1972, the rules    5    (change) to allow women to run in the Boston Marathon.

Kathrine was    6    (energy) and continued to participate    7    more races, including the New York City Marathon, which she won several years later. Thanks    8    her, the Women’s Marathon became an official Olympic sport later.

Her courage and perseverance in completing the first marathon in Boston has made her a role model for women around the world,     9    also encouraged women all around    10    world.

Lang Ping, born in Tianjin, China, played the leading role in the    1    (succeed) of the China women’s volleyball team in the 1980s.     2    (know) as the “Iron Hammer”, Lang Ping was

    3     outside hitter of the China women’s volleyball team and one of the team members who won several gold    4    (medal) in the world events.

Lang Ping is not only a successful volleyball    5    (play), her career as a volleyball coach is also a legend. In 1995, Lang     6    (become) the head coach of the China women’s volleyball team and

    7    (final) led the team to the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.    8     the coach of the China women’s volleyball team,Lang faced a great challenge before the 2015 World Cup because two     9    (importance) players left the team for certain reasons. She believed in her young players and they became world champions two weeks later!    10     August 21, 2016, Lang Ping guided the China women’s volleyball team to the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics.

People have competed in hundreds of different sports for thousands of years. Sports events give us the chance to see many living legends     1     have the mental     2    (strong) to focus     3     what is most important. They believe their secret to success is learning from their     4    (fail). They set     5     good example to us not only in how to play sports well but also in how to live life well.

Figure skating (花样滑冰) is known for its graceful moves. There is one     1    (call) the “quad Axel,” or “4A,” that is     2    (wide) considered to be the hardest jump in figure skating. It is a type of “edge jump”,     3    (mean) skaters have to skate on one side of the blade (刀片) when a lifting of the ice.

Although no one skater     4    (conquer) the move so far at any competitions, the world’s top Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生结弦) gave it the closest go during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. At 53 kilograms, he’s thin. But Hanyu is very strong and able to perfectly perform     5    (jump) and moves on the ice that others can only attempt. He noted that it’s very nice to compete in such     6     atmosphere with love and welcome from Chinese. He sometimes looks more like a ballet dancer     7     a figure skater. When people watch Hanyu perform, it’s immediately clear how much he enjoys     8    (he), and the audiences love him in return. The little boy     9     started out at his neighborhood rink (溜冰场) is now     10    (love) by people from around the globe.