Lang Ping

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to 【小题1】 (medal) at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping 【小题2】 (love) by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing 【小题3】 the 2015 World Cup, her 【小题4】 (determine) was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been 【小题5】 (injure), and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. 【小题6】 (lose) two important players was a big challenge, 【小题7】 Lang Ping did not lose heart. She 【小题8】 (face) difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win 【小题9】 they worked together as a team. Two weeks 【小题10】 (late), they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Lang Ping 【小题1】 is loved by fans at home and abroad not only brought honour and glory to China but led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. When, the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination 【小题2】 (test). Her team was falling 【小题3】 as she lost two important players. But Lang Ping did not give up. She 【小题4】 (face) difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as 【小题5】 team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan, 【小题6】 (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but his mental 【小题7】 (strong) made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed 【小题8】 (find) a way to win. Jordan’s secret to success is learning from his 【小题9】 (failure). Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share 【小题10】 (he) success with others. The Boys and Girls Club he started has been helping young people since 1996.

It can be easy to miss the wonderful performances of Klay Thompson if you watch at the Golden State Warriors(金州勇士) team in the NBA.

NBA Most Valuable Players Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant tend 【小题1】(get) most of the attention, while Andre Iguadola 【小题2】(watch) closely as well. But then Thompson, 26, does something to make you suddenly remember how special he is, too.

His 60-point game against Indiana on Dec. 5 was an excellent game in 【小题3】 has already been an amazing season. Scoring 60 【小题4】(point) in a game is one thing, and it has only happened 66 times in the history of the NBA. But to do it in less than three quarters of play—29 minutes—【小题5】(be) something very special indeed.

Even 【小题6】(hard) to believe was the fact that Thompson only dribbled(运球) the ball 11 times and held it in his hand for just 88 seconds during 【小题7】 whole game.

"I am going to watch the tape of this game and see what I did well and 【小题8】(obvious) celebrate this tonight, because it's something I never thought I could do while 【小题9】(grow) up," Thompson told reporters after the game.

Klay Thompson already knew a lot about basketball early in his life. His father Mychal Thompson, the 1978 No 1 overall pick(选秀状元) in NBA, had a lot of influence 【小题10】 him while he was growing up.