1 .     1    . The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.

The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “    2    ”.

    3    . Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.

But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.     4    “I’m proud of being Chinese”   Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women ’s volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.

There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,     5    .

A．Who is Lang Ping?

B．Lang is the hardest to defeat.

C．I believe volleyball was my life.

D．What makes one a great person?

E．Glory and challenges go hand in hand.

F．Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.

G．This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.

2 . At 10 am, I was sitting in a large hotel. I got to meet my _______, Tony Hawk. I woke up early in the morning. I was excited but also a little _______. Tony Hawk was considered to be one of the most successful pioneers of modern skateboarding and I had _______him since I first saw him on television. I left my home _______what it would be like to meet him. I arrived at Tony’s hotel and _______two teens. I learnt that they were also Tony’s fans and would attend this interview. _______, we had taken part in the same group — the world was small. After a short talk, we started to _________, going over all the questions we would ask Tony.

Shortly after we ___________and organized the most important questions, there was a knock at the door. I started to _______. I could not get over the __________that I was about to meet the best skateboarder. Tony Hawk walked in and sat down. I was very nervous ________somehow was able to introduce myself. He was ________and gave us honest answers to all our questions.Throughout the interview I kept ______________, wow, he was so cool. Most people in his position might be proud but he was____________down-to-earth (朴实的). He also told us if we never____________and worked hard, our dreams would come true.

After the interview, he left. He was __________because he had to attend an important meeting. I was so happy to have had this ________to interview this great skateboarder, who had got so many ________in the world. I would never forget this __________and could not wait to get home and __________it with my family and friends.

1.

A．teacher

B．hero

C．friend

D．guide

2.

A．puzzled

B．frightened

C．nervous

D．sad

3.

A．recognized

B．missed

C．admired

D．called

4.

A．warning

B．doubting

C．proving

D．wondering

5.

A．came across

B．looked after

C．turned to

D．watched out

6.

A．Hopefully

B．Amazingly

C．Finally

D．Obviously

7.

A．leave

B．perform

C．move

D．work

8.

A．answered

B．picked

C．threw

D．faced

9.

A．ask

B．shout

C．shake

D．laugh

10.

A．project

B．suggestion

C．fact

D．news

11.

A．but

B．as

C．so

D．and

12.

A．shy

B．simple

C．friendly

D．cold

13.

A．discussing

B．thinking

C．guessing

D．reporting

14.

A．partly

B．hardly

C．normally

D．really

15.

A．continued on

B．gave up

C．turned up

D．came back

16.

A．busy

B．quiet

C．lonely

D．stressed

17.

A．excuse

B．reason

C．chance

D．plan

18.

A．smiles

B．gifts

C．friends

D．awards

19.

A．game

B．idea

C．experience

D．lesson

20.

A．replace

B．share

C．exchange

D．spread

3 . Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first_______back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done_______his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_______he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried_______the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly_______an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__________him from achieving his real potential. She__________that Dale join the debating team, believing that__________in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__________made it. This proved to be a__________point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the__________he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __________, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to__________his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to__________an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,__________it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.1.

A．admitted

B．filled

C．supplied

D．recognized

2.

A．assignment

B．education

C．advantage

D．instruction

3.

A．training

B．board

C．teaching

D．equipment

4.

A．between

B．during

C．over

D．through

5.

A．while

B．when

C．because

D．though

6.

A．permits

B．interest

C．talent

D．clothes

7.

A．on

B．for

C．in

D．with

8.

A．light

B．flexible

C．optimistic

D．outgoing

9.

A．gaining

B．achieving

C．developing

D．obtaining

10.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．save

D．free

11.

A．suggested

B．demanded

C．required

D．insisted

12.

A．presence

B．practice

C．patience

D．potential

13.

A．hopefully

B．certainly

C．finally

D．naturally

14.

A．key

B．breaking

C．basic

D．turning

15.

A．progress

B．experience

C．competence

D．confidence

16.

A．horse-riding

B．football

C．speech

D．farming

17.

A．in return

B．in brief

C．in turn

D．in fact

18.

A．convey

B．overcome

C．understand

D．build

19.

A．express

B．stress

C．contribute

D．repeat

20.

A．besides

B．beyond

C．like

D．with