Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Japan’s Seniors Discover New Way to Stay Young: Competitive Video-gaming
Sixty-six-year-old Atsuko Oyama shares a goal 【小题1】(hold) by many people a half-century younger. She wants to get 100 kills in the first-person shooter video-game “Apex Legends.”
E-sports promoters who have seen Japan 【小题2】(fall) behind powerhouses such as the U. S. in video-game competitions think the senior market 【小题3】 be the way to catch up. And if the over-65 set feels a little more energized after winning over a few rival warriors, so much the better.
Japan is the world’s oldest nation, and its efforts to boost the size of its younger population have been mostly unsuccessful. It is, however, at the forefront of initiatives 【小题4】 (keep) old people thinking younger.
Ms. Oyama, 【小题5】 player name is Mama, tried out for the team known as the Matagi Snipers after her daughter saw an ad asking for players. She now practices a couple of hours a day at home, sometimes going to acupuncture(针灸)to take care of her tired neck.
The Matagi Snipers, named for a traditional group of bear hunters in northern Japan, 【小题6】 (practice) since September at their home base in northern Akita prefecture.
【小题7】 an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.”
Before they can gun for prize money or monetize YouTube page views, they need to heed the guidance of coach Yoshito “Lemon” Suda, 28. Some members, to his surprise, didn’t know 【小题8】 to use a computer, let alone play a video-game.
“For the first month, it was more like a gathering of some good friends,” Mr. Suda said. “I had to give them a pep talk and tell them, ‘You’re not here for that. You’re going to be professional.’”
The members took it to heart, he said, and now he sees some online playing at midnight.
Mr. Suda begins each practice session with a lecture. After the lecture, it was time to play. Masashi “K” Shinoda, 69, was having a hard time 【小题9】(sense) the presence of enemies.
Coach Lemon motivates his team by telling them age is an advantage. “There is a huge difference in social experience between people who have lived only 20 years versus 60 years,” he said. Younger players tend to be more violent 【小题10】 older players can communicate better and lean on teamwork.
