Chinese tennis legend Li Na will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Li is the first Asian player     1    (receive) the sport's ultimate honor. She was joined by Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov for the hall’s Class of 2019, which     2    (announce) at the Australian Open last month. Li retired in 2014 because     3     recurring knee injuries, eight months after winning that year's Australian Open and     4    (rise) to a career-high second in the WTA ranking. Her     5    (one) Grand Slam trophy came at the 2011 French Open,     6    she defeated four top-10 opponents along the way. Those on-court achievements, along with L’s charming     7    (personal), helped promote interest in tennis at home in China.

“I have loved seeing the sport grow in China," Li said in     8    statement, ” and I'm proud of     9    (be) part of that history.” The formal induction ceremony will be held     10     July 20th in Rhode Island.

Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. It is known that the helicopter     1    (carry) Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in     2    (fog)conditions, and the cause of the crash is still       3    investigation.

Bryant was     4    (wide)considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the tragic accident, many     5    (celebrity)showed their great grief over the     6    (lose)of the great basketball player. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, "Kobe     7    (remember)forever for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball." All-time basketball great Michael Jordan said Kobe was a       8    (choose) one and he would miss those conversations very much.

Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles,     9    the Los Angeles Lakers played their home games. From then on, the city would not be       10    it used to be due to the death of the great basketball star.

A public memorial for Lakers great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna     1    (hold) Monday at Staples Center.

Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, has spoken for the first time since the crash.

Michael Jordan also gave a     2     (move) speech about his close friend Kobe Bryant during the memorial.

“Maybe     3     surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends. But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like     4     little brother.”

In the past few years, Jordan’s crying emotion     5     (be) popular throughout the Internet. During this memorial service speech, Jordan also humorously teased Kobe to make himself cry again,     6     caused a burst of     7     (laugh).

“Now, he’s got me and I’ll have to look at another crying meme for the next …three or four years.”

“No one knows how much time we have. That’s     8     we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can     9     our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love.     10    (live) in the moment means enjoying each and every one that we come in contact with.”

“When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died.”

“Please, rest in peace little brother.”

There were twenty-two children in Wilma Rudolph's family, and she was the    1    (twenty) child. As a little girl, Wilma had many illnesses.    2    fact, she spent most of her early childhood    3    (lie) in bed. When she was four years old, she was diagnosed (诊断) with a disease    4    can affect the muscles. Doctor said that Wilma would never walk. However, Wilma's large, caring family helped and encouraged her. Every week, her mother    5    (take) her on a long trip to a hospital for medical treatment. Suffering from the disease, Wilma herself was determined and never gave up. And    6    (final) one day she removed her wheelchair and started walking.

Wilma not only learned to walk, she also learned to run-and to run fast. She ran so fast that at the 1960 Rome Olympics Games, she became the    7    (fast) woman in the world and the first American woman    8    (win) three gold medals at one Olympics.

Wilma said that it was most important to be    9    (you) and believe in what you can do. And it is not what happens to you that matters,    10    how you respond to what happens.

It can be easy to miss the wonderful performances of Klay Thompson if you watch at the Golden State Warriors(金州勇士) team in the NBA.

NBA Most Valuable Players Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant tend     1    (get) most of the attention, while Andre Iguadola     2    (watch) closely as well. But then Thompson, 26, does something to make you suddenly remember how special he is, too.

His 60-point game against Indiana on Dec. 5 was an excellent game in     3     has already been an amazing season. Scoring 60     4    (point) in a game is one thing, and it has only happened 66 times in the history of the NBA. But to do it in less than three quarters of play—29 minutes—    5    (be) something very special indeed.

Even     6    (hard) to believe was the fact that Thompson only dribbled(运球) the ball 11 times and held it in his hand for just 88 seconds during     7     whole game.

"I am going to watch the tape of this game and see what I did well and     8    (obvious) celebrate this tonight, because it's something I never thought I could do while     9    (grow) up," Thompson told reporters after the game.

Klay Thompson already knew a lot about basketball early in his life. His father Mychal Thompson, the 1978 No 1 overall pick(选秀状元) in NBA, had a lot of influence     10     him while he was growing up.

There are a great number of famous athletes     1     home and abroad. One of them is Lang Ping. She sets     2     example for us. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World cup, her determination     3     (test). One of the best     4     (play) got injured and the team captain left because of heart problems. She faced the     5     (difficult) of losing two important players. But she didn’t lose heart. She believed firmly that they could win if they worked together as a team. And they really made     6     two weeks later.

Michael Jordan became     7     (know) as “Air Jordan” and changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were     8     (impress), and the mental strength     9     he showed made him unique. When asked about his secret     10     his success, he said it was learning from his failures.

The Argentina Football Association confirmed Maradona's death on Wednesday and expressed the deepest sorrow for the     1     (lose) of the country’s legend.

    2     ( regard) as the best player in the history of the game , Maradona became a household name after he     3     (lead) his country to World Cup glory in 1986. He took center stage at the tournament with a memorable performance against England where he scored an iconic(具有讽刺意义的) goal     4     was described as the "Hand of God". Later in     5     same match, he scored one of the best     6     (goal) in history after weaving his way past seven English defenders.

Argentina's President announced three days of national mourning     7     (show) the sadness for the passing away of the superstar, and posted a tribute(悼念) to Maradona on Twitter. "You took us to the top of the world. You made us feel     8     (incredible) happy. You were the greatest of all. Thank you for having existed."

Maradona will lie at Argentina's presidential palace where his fans will have the chance to say goodbye to their hero. Meanwhile, a minute's silence     9     (observe) ahead of all European matches this week     10     honor of him.

Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. It is known    1    the helicopter     2    (carry)Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in    3    (fog)conditions, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Bryant was    4    (wide)considered one of the greatest basketball    5    (play)of his generation during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the tragic accident, many celebrities showed their great grief over the    6    (lose)of the great basketball player. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “Kobe    7    (remember)forever for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball.” All-time basketball great Michael Jordan said Kobe was    8    chosen one and he would miss those conversations very much.

Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the Los Angeles Lakers played    9    (they)home games. From then on, the city would not be    10    it used to be due to the death of the great basketball star.

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.

On February 24th, 2020, a memorial     1    (hold) for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi to celebrate their     2    (life)that were taken too soon. Kobe and Gigi died in a tragic helicopter crash on January 26th. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s wife, took the stage to deliver     3    emotional speech about the “most amazing husband” and their daughter’s “sweet grace”.   

Vanessa wasn’t the only one     4     (get) in front of the crowd. Michael Jordan also gave a moving speech. “Please,     5     (rest) in peace, little brother.” Kobe Bryant’s love of basketball was something Michael Jordan spoke of in his tribute. “What Kobe Bryant was to me was the inspiration that someone     6    (true) cared about the way either I played the game     7     the way that he wanted to play the game.”

Besides, Jordan encouraged everyone to follow Kobe’s lead by     8    (live) in the moment, saying, “Kobe never left anything on the court and that’s what he would want for us to do.”

No one knows how much time we have. That’s     9     we must live in the moment. “That same theme also applies beyond sports and into     10    (person) relationships.” Jordan continued, “We must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love.”