He     1     exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and     2    .     3    , he managed to return to his film career by directing, producing and even     4    .

After     1     as an athlete in 1986, she became a successful volleyball coach in the United States and Italy. However, Lang Ping’s     2     to Chinese volleyball brought her back home. In 1995, she     3     to become the coach of the women’s national team when the team was struggling. Under her     4    , the team came back to the top, winning the 2015 World Cup.

For any problem my English teacher finds with us, she talks to us face to face. Although it is very     1     for my teacher, it is more     2     than other types of feedback. During the face-to-face communication, my teacher tells us exactly where our problems are and how we can     3    . It also gives us an opportunity to     4    further questions about anything we don’t understand. I think this kind of feedback is helpful. I love it.

I’m a senior secondary school student now and my new chapter of life starts now. My life     1     in many ways from my previous one. I have more classmates now and we sometimes have different schedules. What’s more, I found myself more busy finishing school work with little time for     2    . I plan to join in the long-distance running club so that I will be more energetic and develop what I’m     3     of in every aspect.

I don’t think memorizing the word list is the best way to learn words. First, you should learn words in     1    . For example, when reading English stories, try to keep reading on even when you come across some new words. A lot of time, you’ll be able to guess the meaning of an     2     word without looking it up. Also, you should learn words in     3    . For example, we say “open the book”, but “turn on the computer”. Or we say “eat an apple”, but “    4     the medicine”.

The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh during his stay at a home for the mentally ill. Besides the clouds, he also painted the     1     circles of white and yellow     2     across the sky. His unusual use of colour has     3     experts to think that his mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s unique paintings weren’t very popular during his life time.

The Scream shows a thin     4     with an expression of fear—his mouth is wide open and     5     out a powerful scream. Munch said what     6     him was his experience of walking down the road with two friends when the sun     7    .

The Empire of Light shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the     8     of night. It seems like quite a mysterious scene and has produced different     9     in viewers. Magritte’s paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with     10    .

Christopher Reeve is not only known as a superhero in the Superman films, but also regarded a superhero in real life. Reeve     1     in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987, and soon gained a reputation for     2     for good causes. Unfortunately, in 1995 disaster struck Reeve. While horseback riding, he was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. His injuries were so     3     that he had no movement or feeling in his body at all and even needed a machine to help him breathe.     4     in a broken body was like a living nightmare to him. He fell into a     5     which lasted for many months. It was only     6     the ongoing support of his family and friends that he eventually found the will to live again. He     7     a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and made     8    . Shortly after, he     9     return to his film career and charity work. His positive attitude inspired many people who were     10     illness.

In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the     1     Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main     2     of Peru.

Michael Jordan, known as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the     3     that he showed made him unique.

Tangshan started to revive itself and     4    . With strong support from the government and the     5     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

Suddenly, a player and I crashed into each other. Pain raced through my body. My knee hurt badly. The team     1     around, looking worried. The last quarter was about to begin, and my team was behind by 10 points.

Paul jumped up and rushed onto the     2    . And clearly, all the extra hours that he’d spent practicing alone    3    . The other team just couldn’t keep up with his     4     and speed. He made shot after shot, and the crowd couldn’t stop     5     and cheering. When the game ended, our team won by tow points.