1 . When I suggested my 13-year-old try tennis, she quickly turned me down. “I’m not _________, so stop trying to get me to do sports,” Julianna said. I suggested it because some of my recent happiest memories were of playing ping-pong with her. Tennis seemed like a natural progression from ping-pong and a great way to_________ some of her growing teen worries on a larger playing field. But my suggestion was always met with _________.

Still, I was undiscouraged. I was convinced that _________ some physical energy would help Julianna. I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress, which was _________ to me when I was a teenage girl.

Midway through summer, we stayed at home one afternoon,really bored. “Do you want to play tennis?” I asked. “Sure,” she said. Arriving at the _________, we set down our bags, picked up our rackets (球拍), and _________ towards our sides of the court. The net felt like the visual representation of a growing _________ between us-I desiring a connection and my teenage daughter longing for independence.

I started by hitting a ball over the net, and Julianna took a big swing and _________. We repeated this several more times. I held back the __________ to tell her she was __________ the racket too close to the neck or to step more into her forehand. We just repeated the __________ of me hitting the ball and her missing it a few times before she finally got it back over the net. “This is fun,” she said with a mixture of surprise and joy and then she smiled __________.

Now we always find time to play tennis. We’re both eager for an activity that can __________ tensions between us in daily life. It’s nice to have a place where both of us can release our __________ feelings and let them go.

2 . It was a bright May afternoon. Jonathan Bauer, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were driving home on a bridge, which crosses a deep river. ___________, the peace was broken by the scream of tires.

Not far away, a truck was sliding from one driveway to the other. Then, it ___________ a barrier, and came to rest hanging over the railing (栏杆) of the bridge. The driver’s door opened and a man climbed out. He ___________ to his feet, then staggered (蹒跚) to the railing anxiously. Stopping the car, Bauer ran to him. The man pointed down, saying something in Spanish. In the water was a girl, about two years old, floating on her back, screaming ___________.

Situation quickly went from bad to ___________, when she rolled over onto her stomach. Her father was frozen with shock as if rooted to the ground. Without hesitation, Bauer ___________ his shoes, climbed to the railing and dived into the ___________ water. Bauer ___________ to the little girl and with everyone’s assistance lifted her out of the water: eyes nearly closed, not breathing. He laid her ___________ his shoulder and slapped her back. Soon water came ____________ from her mouth. The girl’s ____________ opened then, focused on Bauer. He pulled her ____________, hugging her to protect her from cold. Everyone present were enveloped in ____________.

Ava Bauer was greatly ____________ by her father’s brave deed and determined to pay it forward. “That girl is going to live a whole life because of him,” she says. “It’s ____________.”

4 . British Marathon runner Luke Greenfield-Shaw realized his dream of cycling from Bristol to Beijing. When he was 24, he felt a _________ pain in his left shoulder and was _________ with cancer, a very rare and aggressive sarcoma (肿瘤) . Born in a loving and supportive family, the young athlete gradually _________ and found the strength to _________ his adventures. Luke in order to conquer the continual ache, accepted the painful treatment and was _________ to live to the fullest while receiving chemotherapy (化疗). Halfway through the chemotherapy, he _________ the Bristol Half-Marathon in one hour 20 minutes and 8 seconds, and he _________ his eyes farther away.

He _________ cycling campaign from Bristal England and all the way to Beijing China to raise the _________ about cancer. The journey was round 30, 000 kilometers and across approximately 30 countries and regions through all kinds of landscape and weather, from snowfield to grassland, __________ over 800 follower. During this __________ , cancer patients from other countries __________ him, telling the world that they can live with the __________. It was a school of hard knocks, but Luke has learned to __________ for today and let the future take care of itself. At that time, the dream remained __________ due to COVID-19, a pandemic that trapped everyone at home. But this year with no __________ on travelling, Luke could __________ continue his schedule. Before, China was just the endpoint and the destination. Now, China has become his real focus of the trip.

Landing in China, Luke found it was not the destination but the exploration through life that __________ . What Luke was really hoping to do was something a bit __________ and inspire as many people as he can to __________ life.

5 . A young man Jermaine Scott set up in business as a barber in Madison, Tennessee, about a year ago. He gradually noted the kids were_______to tablets and electronic products when they came to the barbershop. It was extremely_______to cut their hair when they were focused on those, and kids would feel cross and lack passion for life if they play cell phones for a long time. That led to the_______of Scott’s “Barbershop Books Day”, when kids could come and get a_______ haircut. What was required? They are only required to_______a book while they got it.

He created “Barbershop Books Day” to help not only the kids, but also the anxious parents. Madison has many low-income and impoverished(贫穷的) families and many are entirely focused on just keeping their_______on. Many parents are occupied with their work and barely have time to accompany their children. For people in this community, $15 for a haircut per kid is not easy to _______, so in some way a reduction in the price can_______.

Scott began his _______by borrowing five books from City Library and putting them near his chair. Book________began flooding in when a local news station ________ what he was doing. Scott plans on taking it a step further by________his “Barbershop Books Day” to an “Ice Breaker Book Tour” where he________to get kids excited and motivated to learn while also giving them ________role models through motivational speakers so as to encourage them. Scott said, “If I step out of my comfort zone, challenge myself and instill(灌输) in them the idea that school is cool and educational, hopefully it will guide them in the right direction.” He also emphasized that it’s up to all the members of the society to develop students’ lifelong________for reading.

6 . Lee Chong Wei, the 38-year-old Malaysian badminton legend, praised Lin Dan as the greatest badminton player ever in a recent Facebook Live Session (实况转播) on April 16. When he was ________ “who is the greatest badminton player of all time ” by Malaysia’s former Deputy Sports Minister Steven Sim during a recent Facebook Live session, Lee _______ , “You have to say it’s Lin Dan. He’s a legend. His ______ speak for themselves. We have to show our admiration for him.”

Lin Dan was born in Longyan, Fuijian on October 14, 1983. He began to play badminton at the age of five. He entered the ________ school of Fujian in 1992 and joined the _____ team in 2000 to play badminton for China. Li Chong Wei was born in Malaysia on October 21,1982, the ________ of whose ancestors (祖先) is Fujian.

The two badminton titans (巨人) treat each other as powerful rivals (对手) on the court, but are __________ off the court. They met in 2000 and __________ each other for the first time in the Thomas Cup Badminton Asia Preliminaries in 2004.Between their 40 matches from 2004 to2018,Lin has walked away triumphant (胜利的) 28 times, __________ Lee beat the difficulties and __________ 12 times.

Throughout the years, fans have __________ their friendly post—match hugs. Their mutual (互相的) encouragement has been an inspirational __________ of sportsmanship. ____that, Lee even attended Lin’s wedding in 2012.

The two-decade long friendship has been such a _________ example of cross—cultural exchange that Lee was even _________ with the China—Malaysia Star of Friendship award.

7 . As my husband and I saw someone publicizing the benefits of spending time outdoors, we were lost in thought. Noticing my daughter had _______ a little homebody, we knew we had to _______ sport into our routine. We were determined to make skiing a family activity. But we needed our daughter’s _______.

When we persuaded my daughter to join us, we _______ two days at an all-inclusive family ski resort aiming to minimize the _______ of skiing with kids and maximize the fun that came on the slopes.

“Well done! You’ve arrived as scheduled,” said our ski instructor as we reached the resort. It was _______ nine degrees. It was freezing, but we got ready soon. I could _______ recognize my daughter because her face was wrapped in thick clothes like the others.

The resort took account of almost all the trouble we might have in skiing. Of the fifty-three runs, eight were greens labeled with _______ reading “Route For Beginners”. However, when our instructor _______ us to ski, our hopes of being a ________ skiing family were dashed (使破灭). “Ahh!” escaped our lips. She was ________ and said, “Sorry, I thought you were ready.” Then she went on to lead us down a gentler way. We still ________ many times. Everyone slid down the slope, but not without falls.

While the experience frightened us, it also ________ our dinnertime conversation. My daughter told us, “Although I had a hard time skiing, there is no ________ of happiness.” I responded, “Your father and I enjoyed ourselves, too.” The next day, we ________ there as beginner skiers, but we believed we would be certainly expert skiers.