Though having one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes never to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills on the court. The 13-year-old recently gained wide _______ from cyber citizens in China when a video of his _______ ball controlling skills in a one-on-one situation was posted (发布) online.

“It’s so inspiring. How can you easily _______ your dreams after watching his video?” One cyber citizen wrote on Sina Weibo.

_______ in southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Zhang _______ his right arm in an accident at just five years old, which was a _______ for such a young kid. Zhang, however, _______ to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate (命运) _______ his life because he has a dream: to be a _______ player.

“How can you play basketball with just one ________?” Zhang always had to face the ________ from other kids around. “Hard work” is the only answer that Zhang has in his mind.

Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops playing basketball, and has ________ improved his skills.

In the video, Zhang showed his ball controlling abilities in front of a defense (防守) several professional basketball players ________ and received a loud cheer from people ________ on site.

“Your right hand has been taken away in a ________ way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real ________ in this game,” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang’s ________.

Zhang has posted 13 videos of him ________ basketball skills on Douyin, the Chinese version of Tik Tok, and ________almost one million likes.

“Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang wrote when posting one video. Indeed, he ________ the first one.

Pupils from a primary school in Merthyr Tydfil have created their very own mobile phone app in an attempt to boost other children’s health and happiness.

The content on the app includes _________ about mindfulness music, healthy recipes and the school’s _________ Max. The app was designed by Year Five and Six pupils from Pantysgallog Primary School who _________ the videos, wrote the text and worked with a company to build the app. They _________ to make the app after the coronavirus pandemic meant they were forced into two long periods of_________at home. They started the _________ in September 2021. It took three months to fully build the app, before making it _________ on the Apple App Store. It has also been shared with local_________ in the area.

Although it’s_________aimed at children, the app also has a map of places where families can go to__________or unwind (放松). One of the __________stars on the app is the dog Max, who was once homeless but later__________by the headteacher. He __________ in the school every day with the headteacher, Mr. Thomas. A__________version of Max in sunglasses was a hit on the app.

The children said Max and the app helped them after the “__________"times when they had to learn from home. “He’s in lessons, he’s out on the yard, and he __________ some children in counselling (辅导) lessons – he’sjusta (an) __________ around the school”, said Mr. Thomas. “Pupils don’t __________anymore, because they know that if they drop things on the floor Max will eat them. And ifhe’s__________, everyone knows they have to be quiet because his hearing is so__________,so he’s been a real success story for us.”