1 . Marcus is a handsome and athletic kid. He plays tennis and _________ the state tournament every year. Marcus’s neighbor, Conrad, is also _________ to compete, but he has rheumatoid arthritis (类风湿性关节炎). Although it pains him just to walk, he _________ painful days at school walking to the sports field. He loves watching his school compete so he doesn’t _________ a game.

Marcus has known Conrad since primary school. They’ve always been _________. He sees Conrad in pain and his _________ at not being able to play sports. So, every day alter school, Marcus _________ his classmates to go to Conrad’s for a moment of discussion about the game competition. The discussion is as _________ as a real high school game, which makes Conrad forget the hurt.

Finally, the doctors found a new _________ to reduce the pain. Conrad walks without much pain, and then begins running, but he still has to learn the __________ of running. After a childhood of walking carefully and taking __________ steps, Conrad has to train his walking like a kid again and stay in shape. He pushes himself every day，building his lungs and doing leg lifts repeatedly for his leg __________. He knows what pain feels like, but running for Conrad is no longer __________.

To Conrad’s delight, he gets a chance to join the cross country team. Conrad doesn’t win, not once, but Marcus is there, __________ for him who always finishes in the middle of the competitors, breathing in wind and waving his hands __________.

Nowadays, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Its history    1    (go) back over two thousand years to ancient China,    2    was known as cuju then. Modern football started in Great Britain, where the new game rules    3    (make).

Football is simple and very cheap     4    (play), which is perhaps the basis of the popularity. People needn’t expensive equipment    5    the football doesn’t cost much money.

Another factor behind    6    (it) global popularity is the creativity on the field. It is attractive    7    millions of people. People can see children playing with a ball everywhere. People also can feel the    8    (excite) of a game even without recognising the skill of professional players.

What’s more, it has become one of the    9    (good) ways for people to communicate. It doesn’t require    10    (word), but everyone can understand it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.

3 . 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 _______ ” 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 _______ 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 _______ 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 ________ 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 ________. 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.