1 . Do you enjoy the Olympics? I certainly do. Every four years we get to see the best of the best competing for the _______. But sometimes the best inspiration _______ those who don’t win.

In 1988, Eddie Edwards became the first athlete since 1928 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. He had no money, no equipment, no _______ — and some called him the great British loser.

“When you _______, it’s probably about 500 or 600 feet high. So you do have to be not a little _______ to go down, but probably a lot.” Eddie recalled, “I got out and the crowd started _______ ‘Eddie! Eddie!’. It’s the most _______ feeling in the world.”

How did Eddie do? Eddie’s British record of 71 meters _______ him in 58th place — 19 meters behind the competitor who placed 57th. But it didn’t _______. His fans loved him for other reasons. If you ask anyone in Britain, “Who won the Olympic ski jump in 1988?” Almost no one could tell you. ________, if you ask, “Who is Eddie Edwards?” They’ll tell you all about the crazy ski jump guy who they still remember and ________ to this day. The British people were proud of him for just trying, thus ________ didn’t matter a bit. He will be forever and ________ memorized by his country for doing what no one else had done in 60 years.

So what ________ thing are you afraid to do? Take Eddie’s example and just go for it. You might just become a ________.

2 . Zhao Ming was acknowledged as one of the greatest doctors for his remarkable contributions to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). It was reported that he suffered from different ________ when he was young. His own sufferings inspired him to be a ________. Even in tough circumstances, he wasn’t ________ but became a doctor successfully in 1920, insisting on ________ poor ordinary people free of charge.

One day, he ________ a patient with little hair. Upon knowing his illness, he consulted ancient medical records and started to evaluate different plants for their medical properties to find a traditional ________ treatment. He bought medical devices which could boil distinct plants. He used the liquid ________ to treat his hair, which ________ a great success. Consequently, he inferred that a substance called Garden Balsam Stem (透骨草)________ worked.

Afterwards it was indeed an honor for him to take up a position in the academic ________ of TCM. Out of passion for his job, he ________ his own clinic and gradually discovered new crucial ________ for different skin problems. In his later years, he wrote a book with many flow charts, which plays a ________ role in the development of modern TCM.

To sum up, Professor Zhao, ________ himself to doing extraordinary scientific research on TCM throughout his whole life, will be forever ________ by Chinese people.

3 . Gu Fangzhou was known as “the father of sugar pills” for an oral polio vaccine (骨髓灰质炎疫苗) he developed which _________ reduced the disease incidence rate.

Born in 1926, he faced a _________ time with his father’s death. In school, he was teased for his poverty-stricken status. _________ unfavorable conditions, he _________ admission at Beijing University. He _________ his early success to his mother’s _________. Motivated by medical experts, Gu was determined to turn around the public health sector for the better.

In 1955, a disastrous _________ of polio infected 1,680 people, which resulted in 466 deaths. The government _________ Gu to lead polio research. He made up his mind to invent a(n) _________ vaccine for the poor patients and to __________ polio.

To eradicate (彻底消灭) polio, it’s essential to ensure a cold chain for the vaccines. However, it was __________ to provide freezers in rural areas. The __________ was achieved when Gu succeeded in developing sugar-coated pills. To test the __________, he took the pills himself and started the human __________. He even gave the pills to his son and __________ his colleagues to do the same. “If I don’t believe in what my team produce, how can others?” said Gu when he __________ this trial.

After extensive testing, the pills were made available. The sweet taste made it easy to give the pills to kids and the pills were easy to __________ for rural communities without freezers. In 2000, Gu __________ China’s confirmation report on polio eradication as a representative with WTO. “We feel __________ that kids will no longer get polio,” said Gu. “That’s what we __________.”

4 . Quan Hongchan was born in the city of Zhanjiang in China's Southeast Guangdong Province. She______diving at the age of 7. In 2018, she joined the Guangdong Diving Team,______three years there before ______the national team at the end of 2020.

He Weiyi is a diving coach at the Guangdong Diving Team. Quan was under the______of He for 3 years. Up on the 10-meter-high diving platform, Coach He says this is where Quan showed her talents,______expectations despite her young _______.

But Coach He says talent alone doesn't______success. For Quan, hard work has been the ______. As for her big win at the Olympics, coach He says there were challenges along the way. He says she's only fourteen and that the Olympic medal is a(n)______foundation. But he hopes Quan can make full use of her physical______, and continue on the road of______.

It looks high up the platform, but believe it or not, in just three years' time, Quan could______ some very difficult sets of movements. She was______able to do some______men's movements. Her development was much quicker than most______. Audiences admitted she's got______ talent.

Quan practices harder than other athletes around her age. She's the most______. She asked the coach______whether her positions and flights were OK, whether she did well. She'd get unhappy if he couldn't answer her______ . Young as she is, her spirit is a______for perfection.

5 . In Brazzaville, where art stalls can be found everywhere, local artist Andre N'Kitengue finds his inner peace on canvas in spite of traffic noise. At his _______studio，Andre starts his day as usual in front of his paint stand. Unlike other artists who see silence and_______during making art, he_______to take the inspiration from the_______street.“ The noise here actually gives me the strength to stay_______,”he says.

Though coloring his canvas and dealing with_______are his bread and butter, Andre insists that he is always an artist, not a businessman, as he_______ a sense of responsibility for his local community. With cases rising in Africa, he now_______paintings that serve as prevention_______for local community.“As cars pass by my studio, drivers and passengers would be able to see my ________about the virus and be aware of the fact that the pandemic is not over yet," he says. He________that it is in this hard time that we need to stay________ and that by________ the real life, he wants to________the image of his country to the world.

“Brazzaville is an artistic city because of its unique history and we need to pass it on to our younger generations," he says. Andre is also an active teacher who________students during school vacations.________, Elvis, Andre's son, is on his way to become a professional like his father. Impressive________keep coming out of this father-son studio.

Andre is ________ to see that more Chinese visitors and artists have ________here. He says he is looking forward to the________ of the artists from two countries.