Since the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology     1     (design) uniforms (制服) for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it has taken on the task of costume design for many international sports events. It took two years     2     (complete) the design work for the Chinese Olympic delegation's entry uniform in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After several     3     (round) of selections and evaluations, final uniform designs with the theme of “making a good start” were     4     (official) confirmed in March, 2021.

Since the appearance of the athletes is     5     focus of the opening ceremony, an eye-catching red is a top choice,    6    is the primary color in China's national flag and also symbolizes energy, passion and joy in traditional Chinese culture. White     7     (represent) brightness and purity plays a buffering (缓冲) role in the costume design. The     8     (combine) of red and white means “making a good start.”

The white dress for female athletes features China's national flower, the peony, and the source is from a Ming Dynasty peony bowl,    9     the design of the men's shirts is inspired by the five-star pattern of China's national flag. It reflects the spirit of the Chinese Olympic team to fight together     10     national honor.

The last time Tokyo hosting the Summer Olympic Games was in 1964.     1     (welcome) athletes and fans from around the world, some 75,000 people roared with applause at the opening ceremonies. The athletes snaked through crowds of fans     2     (wave) flags during the torch relay (火炬传递).

But this year, Tokyo looked and felt nothing     3    those Games — or any other Olympics of the past. There were no spectators in     4    Tokyo area. For the first time, an Olympics     5     (postpone) due to the coronavirus pandemic (流行病)     6    has spread throughout the world. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as it is still branded despite being held in summer 2021, was     7     (large) a virtual and muted (无声的) affair. With a summer resurgence (复苏) of COVID cases in Tokyo and the global rise of the delta variant (变异), Olympics officials in early July decided no ticketed spectators would be allowed at     8     (competition) in and around Tokyo.

Brand new Olympic venues remained vacant of fans as athletes competed. Marathon runners and race walkers competed in     9     (silent) without any crowds cheering them on. Perhaps the     10     (different) part was that fans could click the “Cheer” button on the Olympics virtual-viewing platform.

As the Olympic games concluded in Tokyo, the next city to host, Paris, has already started     1     (it) celebration.

During the closing ceremony on Sunday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo received and waved an Olympic flag in the Tokyo stadium,     2     traditional pass to the next city. But the celebration then had a few twists to     3     the handover is usually done.

The French national anthem was played by the National Orchestra of France in a     4     (film) video that took viewers all over sites in Paris and     5     (late) on, a live broadcast took viewers straight into the handover celebration in the streets of Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic flag was unfurled from the Eiffel Tower,     6     organizers said set a world record as the largest flag ever flown. Visuals presented at the event also showcased what the Paris games may look like in three years. Organizers are planning to put the     7     (compete) in the center of the city,     8     the opening ceremony planned to take place along the Seine River in the middle of Paris, rather than a stadium.

French president Emmanuel Macron delivered short remarks,     9     (say) the updated Olympic motto: "Faster, Higher, Stronger. Together." On stage near the Eiffel Tower     10     (be) also French Olympic athletes who had returned from the Tokyo games.

Technology in sports is a beautiful thing. With the help of modern technology, including AI, sports coverage     1     (get) more interesting recently. However, this doesn’t mean technology is flawless.

In October, a Scottish soccer club decided to livestream its matches due to the pandemic, using an AI robot camera to track the ball.     2    , the camera appeared to mistake the bald(秃头的) head of the referee for the ball, so it repeatedly     3     (swing) back to follow the referee instead of the actual game.

Many viewers who paid for the match complained they missed their team scoring a goal because of this error. Some suggested that the referee should be given a hat.

“Leap”,     1     film on the Chinese women’s national volleyball team, hit the big screens during the Chinese National Day holidays this year.     2     (direct) by Hong Kong director Peter Ho sun Chan, the film is based     3     the volleyball team’s stories spread over more than 40 years. The women’s national volleyball team     4     (be) the pride of the Chinese people since it first won the world championship (冠军) in 1981. It beat Serbia on September 28,     5     (defend) its World Cup crown (王冠) with a record of 11 wins. It is China’s 10th title in world major volleyball events, including the World Cup, the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

“Leap” is     6     (probable) the first of a series of sports-themed     7     (film) for next couple of years, with Gong Li playing the role of Lang Ping, who is the present head coach of the team. Another film introducing Li Na is also expected     8     (meet) the audience,     9     director is also Peter Ho-sun Chan. In addition, there is another film featuring the Chinese     10     (nation) table tennis team.

A dragon boat is a boat driven by human power,     1     (make) of wood and its body is dragon-like,     2     a dragon head at the bow.

Dragon boat racing is a religious and entertaining activity. Moreover, dragon boat racing has a    3     (culture) meaning, being in memory of the great poet, Qu Yuan. Large-scale dragon boat racing is held at the Dragon Boat Festival,     4     is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month. On that day, Qu Yuan drowned    5     (he) in the Miluo River because his country was defeated. When the news    6     (come) to people’s ears, people rowed boats fast so that they could find his body because they were afraid that his body would    7     (eat) by fish, but their efforts had no gains.

Dragon boat racing nowadays uses professional dragon boats and has professional racing teams. Team for dragon boat racing    8     (normal) consists of 22 members: 20 paddlers (桨手), 1drummer (鼓手) and 1 steersman (舵手). 20paddlers are in pairs, whose work is paddling, and the drummer usually sits at the bow    9     (face) the paddlers, whose work is to command the team by beating the drummer and using the drummer beats, hand signals    10     voice calls, and it is important to the team racing. The steersman stands at the end of the boat, whose work is to control where the boat goes.

Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is the     1    (nation) sport China. On average, 10 million Chinese people play ping pong in     2     single day.

Ping pong is built on Chinese culture, down to the roots. Ping pong tables     3    (see) in almost every park, which means that the ping pong experience is practically at everyone's doorstep.

In China, the government plays a huge part in developing sports. Children talented in table tennis attend special schools in     4     they are set aside to grow their talents.

China     5    (be) the face of ping pong during all the recent Olympics. China is     6     good at the game that the Olympics committee had to create a rule that only two players in each country could be allowed     7    (compete) in the game after the 2008 Olympics. They planned to prevent Chinese from     8    (control) the event. It     9    (obvious) did not work. The Chinese table tennis team went on to win the Olympics, pocketing almost all gold     10    (medal).

Many countries have only one “World Class” ping pong player, but China has a pool of great talent. Ping pong is a game of Chinese people. They own it. The rest of the world borrows it from them.

All Jasmine Harrison wanted to do was go it alone. She wound up making history in the process.

The 21-year-old from the landlocked town of Thirsk, England, set a world record as the     1    (young)female to row solo(独自)across any ocean—70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes—by     2    (finish)the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge on Saturday, according to organizer Atlantic Campaigns.

Harrison's trip began in Spain     3     ended 3 ,000 miles away in Antigua.

A Twitter account posted, “The world record came after a near collision with a drilling ship, two capsizes(倾覆),^:lots of peanut butter and chocolates     4    (consume), and visits from dolphins.”

Harrison wrote on her website that she     5    (inspire) to take part in the challenge when she saw the 2018 race finish.

“It wasn't just watching and holding the flares at Nelson's Dockyard for a race finish     6     encouraged me. I also talked to a boy who had just completed and told me     7     amazing it was. ” she wrote.

Happening to be in Antigua for the finish of the 2018 challenge     8    (plant)the seed for such a feat in Harrison's mind. While traveling through Europe a year later, she made the official     9    (decide) that she would try.

“I enjoy travelling by myself because I see so many     10    (reward). If you want to do something, NOW is the time; I'm seizing this opportunity to go solo!”

Skiing

Skiing is an extremely popular sport that is enjoyed worldwide. The oldest and most accurately documented evidence of skiing origin is found in modern day Norway and Sweden.     1     word “ski” comes from the Old Norse word “skie”,     2     (mean) split (劈开的) pieces of wood or firewood.

Skiing has evolved into two major different types: Alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. Alpine skiing, also     3     (refer) to as downhill skiing, perhaps is the most popular form of skiing. It originated in the European Alps, and is characterized by fixed-heel bindings (捆绑物) that attach at both the front and the heel (脚后跟) of the     4    (skier) boot. The boots are reinforced plastic that     5     (steady) hold the foot to the ski, and ski poles are used. Downhill skis vary     6     length and shape depending on the height of the player and the type of snow they will be skiing.

Nordic skiing, also known as “cross country” skiing,     7     (involve) skiing over flat ground. Most Nordic country skis are long and thin, allowing the weight of the skier     8     (distribute) quickly. Cross country skiers use poles to drive     9     (they) forward. Cross country boots are attached to the ski at the toe with a binding,     10     the heel remains free.

Marathon Monday is an official state holiday in Massachusetts, a day     1     citizens crowd the streets to watch some of the world's top long-distance runners compete in the Boston Marathon. Over 30,000 runners compete each year     2     (win)this famous race.

The 2009 race was     3     113^th marathon in Boston's history, and it was the start of the “green” era. For the first time, electric cars rather than motorcycles     4     (follow)the runners. A “green team” was employed to ensure that thousands of items     5     (throw)away along the marathon route-including items like plastic cups and bottles—found their way into recycling containers. It was the first step towards making the race much     6     (green).

While Boston Marathon has pioneer green thinking for large events, it still has many difficulties to overcome     7     it can claim to be truly eco-friendly. For example, only about two percent of the runners are from the     8     (surround)area, so there is a great carbon footprint from airplane and car emissions(排放)as the runners travel long distances to get to the event.

In recent years, other races in the U. S.     9     (make)efforts to improve their efficiency in energy consumption. The race to become the     10     (country)greenest marathon has just begun.