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When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground,     1     seemed that time stood still. The player known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive. However, the mental strength that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way of winning matches. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his     2    (fail).

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Stephen Curry’s grandfather built a simple basket by     1    (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this     2     (mud) basketball court. It was     3     he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player.     4     (know) where the ball would go wasn’t easy in those poor conditions. He had to adjust his own playing style as a result. Shooting with great    5     (accurate) was another thing he learnt.

Practising day in and day out helped Stephen     6     (sharp) his skills. Many people didn’t think he would be a successful basketball player,     7    he never gave up. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.     8     (select) for the NBA in 2009, he performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and     9     (continue) efforts.

Stephen won his first NBA championship in 2015.After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row, Stephen explained his philosophy. In his opinion,     10    he wanted to do was just be himself. What he did was to work every single day to get better. At the same time, what others thought of him didn’t influence what he became.

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Lang Ping was a Chinese professional volleyball player when she was young and she brought honour and glory to China. Years later, she led the China women’s volleyball team     1     medals at world championships and the Olympics as a coach. And as a person, she     2     (love) by fans at home and abroad. During the preparation for the 2015 World Cup, she faced     3     great challenge: losing two important players. But Lang didn’t lose heart but     4     (hold) on to her belief.     5     (final), they became the world champions.

       Michael Jordan was known as “Air Jordan” and changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were     6     (impress), but the mental     7     (strong)   made him unique. Jordan always seemed     8     (find) a way to win in the final seconds of a game. He owed his success to learning from failures,     9     taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, he also tried his best to help others. The Boys and Girls Club he started was a great try to help young people,     10     (make) him more popular among the young.

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Thanks to the efforts made by former world martial art (武术) champion Chen Sitan and his wife Lin Xu, the ancient Chinese martial art tai chi has     1     (increasing) become a form of life for many New Yorkers.

Chen started learning martial art     2     the age of six. By the time he retired from his athletic career, he     3     (win) 32 gold medals in Chinese and international competitions. Having coached athletes in sports teams for years,     4     Chens went to the US in 2003 with the hope that they could bring Chinese culture for     5     (many) people around the world through tai chi.

The couple started teaching children tai chi in school and later     6     (establish) Sitan Tai Chi and Martial Arts. The school’s class schedule now includes various forms of tai chi, health qigong, and different levels of martial arts.

Lin said people from different age group came to     7     (she) classes for different purposes. “Young kids want to improve     8     (fit) and learn Chinese culture, adults take chances to relieve stress     9     (bring) by work, and retired people practise it to prevent health problems. To all of them, tai chi is the best choice, isn’t     10    ?” she said.

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On February 13, 2023, Wu Yibing made history,     1     (beat) John Isner to become the first man from China to win     2    ATP title.

Brought to a tennis court for the first time at just five,     3    (initial) encouraged by his parents as an exercise to lose weight. Wu soon had his talent     4    (discover) by his provincial junior team, kicking off a journey that would change the face of men’s tennis in China. In 2017, Wu Yibing     5    (make) a figure after winning the US Open boys’ tournament at 18 to become the first Chinese     6    (win) a major junior title. In 2018, Wu won his first ATP Challenger title in Shanghai. However, the brutally (残酷地)     7    (compete) nature of men’s pro tennis hit the rising Wu with a tough reminder after multiple     8    (injure)—to his elbow, lower back, shoulder and wrist—forced him to be away from the ATP Tour for close to three years.

“Looking back, I feel like I wouldn’t have been here if not for the ups and downs over the past few years. I take all the setbacks and struggles     9    an asset (资产) that helps me mature mentally now,” said Wu.”The championship today was a payoff for all the hard work and everyone     10    has supported me along the way”

6 . 语法填空

When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player     1    became known as “Air Jordan”     2    (change) basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental     3     (strong) that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way     4    (win). Jordan says the the secret     5    success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”     6    (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club     7    he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

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Lang Ping is a master in volleyball and she also sets good examples for others. She brought honour and glory to her country both as a player     1     a coach. When the Chine volleyball team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     2     (test). The team she had built was falling apart, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew her young players could win if they worked together     3     a team. Two weeks     4     (late), they were world champions!

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“Living Legends of Sports” are athletes     1     are masters in their sports and also set a good example for others, like Lang Ping and Michael Jordan.

Lang Ping, a former Chinese volleyball player, is now the coach of the Chinese national women’s volleyball team. She brought honour 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 2015 World Cup, Chinese women’s team met with many difficulties. The team that Lang Ping built was falling apart because of     3    (lose) two important players.     4    (face) with such a big problem, she didn’t lose heart. She believed that her players had the     5    (determine) and talent to win by working together as a team.