1 . To become the Olympic champion in the individual (个人) all-around event, Gabby Douglas had to leave everything she _________ best. She had to _______   her bedroom in Virginia. She had to say _________ to her two dogs and to the beach, where she loved to _________ waves on her board. But it was _________ to take the leap (飞跃), however _________ it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that. So she _________ about 1,200 miles away from home, to _________ with a coach from China. She lived with a family she had never _________ and everything was new to her.

As it turned out, Douglas did __________ what she needed to do to become Olympic champion when she __________two Russians. The Chinese coach __________ Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the __________, helping her skyrocket from an __________ member of the national team to the top of the sport. By __________ the Olympic all-around title, she became the first black woman to do so. She __________ the competition from beginning to end. She said she had felt __________ all along that she would win.

Not so long ago, Martha Karolyl the coordinator (联络人) of the women’s national team, did not think Douglas had what it __________ to be an Olympian. As time went by, she thought __________ that she could make the London Games — and win.

“I’m going to inspire so many people,” she said. “I’m ready to __________.” And shine she did.

Pan Junfan, a one-legged man from East China’s Wenling City, sets a new world record in an extreme hiking competition through the Gobi Desert in Northwest China’s Gansu Province.

The 40-year-old     1     (lose) the lower part of his right leg in a traffic accident in 2015,     2    was a turning point in his life. He said although the accident was a terrible experience, it turned him into a     3     (total) different person, a tougher man.

    4     (inspire) by a video of extreme hiking, he set up a goal for himself — to complete an extreme hiking race one year later in the Gobi Desert. Intensive training helped him gradually adapt     5    the fast walking and running. In 2016, he took part in an extreme hiking competition and became     6     first amputee (被截肢者) to complete the entire journey. “I hope that by completing the challenge I can inspire people and tell them that life has limitless possibilities and not to stop     7     (try) something different,” Pan says. Since then, he has gone on to break multiple world    8     (record) as an amputee in extreme hiking. His     9     (determine) has encouraged many people in the whole world     10     (find) opportunity in difficulty.

As a child, Olympic figure skaters' shining costumes, smooth movements and thrilling jumps attracted me. Olympic-level skaters make their sport look easy, but in fact, skating     1     (event) are full of challenges.

Figure skating was the first winter sport to be added to the Olympics. And then men’s speed skating     2    (put) on the list several years later. In the Olympics,     3     wide variety of skating competitions challenge both male and female competitor strength and agility (敏捷度).

The term “figure skating” comes from figures skaters make on the ice. Until 1991 certain figures were required     4    (test) competitors’ certain skills. Now that this requirement has been removed, skaters     5    (usual) focus on jumps. They take off in different positions and spin (旋转) several times in the air before landing on one foot.

    6    (be) a form of figure skating, ice dancing was inspired by ballroom dance.     7    (like) figure skating, ice dancing only allows jumps of one complete turn. A man can lift his partner, but no     8    (high) than his head. Instead, dancers focus on moves     9     keep them moving in unison (一致地) on the ice.

While figure skating requires strength and agility, speed skating requires different skills. The goal is simple: Cover the distance as quickly     10     possible. Naturally this requires leg strength.

At high levels of competition, skating requires athletic ability and hours of practice, but ordinary people can also get out on some ice and enjoy the sport of skating.