Stephen is a famous basketball player. It was self-belief, hard work and perseverance     1    made him a success. Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by    2    (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole along a narrow muddy road different from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA). The bumps and rocks caused the ball to bounce in all     3    (direct).     4    (know) where the ball would go wasn’t very easy. However, Stephen improved his skills by practicing day in and day out. Many people thought Stephen was too short, too thin and too weak to start his career. But he regarded playing basketball as his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up    5    (play)college ball at Davidson College,     6     his creativity and perseverance made him a star player. In 2009,     7     (select)for the NBA, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. In addition, he received the Most Valuable Player award for two years     8     a row. Stephen shared his philosophy: be yourself, value the fact that you can work every single day to get    9     (good), and be able to put in the time and the work. His success     10     (show)that nothing is impossible.

With a score of 2-0, China’s women’s table tennis team won against their competitors from the Netherlands during the class 6-8 final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Thursday.

Wang Rui, one of the three Chinese gold medalists, came from Chengdu in Southwest China and was     1     survivor of the Wenchuan earthquake. In 2008, Wang     2     (lose) her leg at the age of 15 in the earthquake. With the support from     3     (she) family, she joined the Chengdu table tennis team for the disabled in 2009. At a training center, Wang began to learn how     4     (play) table tennis. She worked hard and practised swinging the paddle for eight     5     (hour) every day. She fell in love with the sport and     6     (gradual) overcame the trauma (创伤) of losing her right leg.

Through her own efforts, Wang     7     (choose) for the Sichuan provincial table tennis team for the disabled, and then to the     8     (nation) team. The sport of table tennis gave her a second life as well     9     a chance to realize her Olympic champion dream. She was thankful to her parents,    10     gave her unconditional love and support.

This summer has been full     1     unforgettable moments. Among them, Su Bingtian, 31, set     2     new Asian record of 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics semifinals (半决赛) on Aug 1^st. This     3     (make) him the first Chinese player to qualify (获得资格) for the final in the event.     4     (late), he finished sixth in the final with a time of 9.98 seconds.     5     he missed out on a medal, Su’s performance deserves(值得) cheer     6     respect. He has been working onwards and upwards (勇往直前) to achieve his longtime goal to run in the 100m final in the Olympics. In 2015, Su became the first Chinese     7     (run) in under 10 seconds. But his career was in trouble in the following years because of     8     (injure). He had planned to retire (退休；退役) in 2017, but the call to challenge     9     (he) brought Su back on the field. Now, in his third Olympic Games, Su’s excellent performance spoke for itself. “I hope my performance today serves as an inspiration (鼓舞) for younger players in their sporting careers,” Su told Xinhua. “When I was their age, my speed was no match for them. With the techniques (技巧) and ideas they have, they could achieve much more     10     I have.”

“Without the ball, I'm half complete of     1     , ”Luis Figo, one of the world's greatest football players once said.

The Portuguese played his first international match in 1991 at the age of 18 and has kept scoring ever since.

He reached a new mark on February 18 by playing     2     hundredth match for his national team in a friendly match against England.A crowd of more than 30,000 fans watched and cheered for     3     in Lisbon.“Figo, Figo, ”     4     (all, both) shouted excitedly when he walked onto the field.

The Real Madrid player,31, wanted to help his country in Euro 2004 and to win     5     (another, other) Spanish Cup with Real Madrid.Madrid bought Figo from FC Barcelona for 82.4 million dollars in 2000, and he showed     6     (everyone, anyone) what a great player he was by winning FIFA's Footballer of the Year award in 2001.

“Figo works like an artist and has the skills to be the most complete player, ”said FIFA President Joseph Blatter in 2001.“Figo     7     is a real leader     8     always tries his best on the field and a good team player.He doesn't have any problems working together with his teammate at Real Madrid, star footballer David Beckham.” In fact, Figo was the first     9     to welcome Beckham when he arrived.“We have a strong team, and we can help one     10     and work together to be successful, ” Figo said.

On December 10, Lang Ping celebrated her 59th birthday.    1    (know) as the “Iron Hammer”, she is considered one of China’s greatest sporting     2     (figure). By the time Lang Ping     3    (step) down as head coach of Chinese women’s volleyball team on Sep 1st, 2021, Lang,    4     goal was to bring glory to our country, captained the Chinese women’s volleyball team with all her heart for many years.

No one seems more proper than her to pass the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball on to the younger generation and     5    (fortunate) enough, there is already a torch bearer—Zhu Ting.

Zhu first crossed paths with Lang Ping in 2011, when Zhu’s talent was spotted. “She is gifted, flexible, and is exactly the same type of player as I was when I was young,” smiled Lang, “Her performance will be     6     our expectations.”

Zhu certainly lived up to her expectations. “I’m     7    (devote) to my goals and dreams. And     8    (pass) on the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team really benefits me a lot,” Zhu Ting said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who greeted Team China at the Great Hall of the People, said, “The people love the Chinese women’s volleyball team, not only because you have won the championship, but also because you have displayed the spirit of putting the motherland first, through unity, good     9    (cooperate), and never giving up.” said Xi. “    10     you have achieved is fueling the whole country’s patriotic(爱国主义的) spirits and strengthening people’s confidence and national pride,” he added.

Lang Ping, who is    1    former Chinese volleyball player, is now the coach of the Chinese national women’s volleyball team. She brought honor and glory to her country both as a player and as a coach,     2    (win) the love from fans at home and abroad. At the 2015World Cup, Chinese women’s team met with many difficulties. The team that Lang Ping built was falling apart because of losing two important players.     3    (face) with such a big challenge, she didn’t lose heart. She believed that her players had the     4    (determine ) and talent to win by working together     5    a team. They did make it .