From China’s Changcheng Research Station in the South Pole to Tuktoyaktuk, Canada in the North Pole, Guizhou runner Bai Bin took 433 days and ran 24,000 kilometers 【小题1】 (finish) this journey.

Born in Guizhou province, Bai 【小题2】 (be) a running enthusiast (爱好者) since childhood. In 2006, Bai took 50 days to run from Guiyang to Lhasa. In 2011, Bai took 150 【小题3】 (day) to run from Istanbul to Xi’an. His former experience in grueling (激烈的) sports laid the foundation (基础) for him to push his limits. In 2018, Bai and his friend Li Zhenyu planned the route for 【小题4】 (run) from the South Pole to the North Pole. According 【小题5】 the plan, the route will be by way of 219 cities and towns in 14 countries. His journey 【小题6】 (start) on March 2, 2018. In addition to running, the 【小题7】 (extreme) hard environment was a challenge for him. With the help of 【小题8】 (he) team, local citizens 【小题9】 overseas Chinese, Bai overcame difficulties and arrived in the North Pole on May 8.

However, Bai is continuing on to 【小题10】 new challenge. Next, he plans to cross the Bering Strait from the Arctic Ocean and run back to Xi’an.

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. 【小题1】 , they died out around the year 393. It was in 1896, in Athens that the modern Olympic Games 【小题2】 (hold) first. A Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin 【小题3】 dream was that the Olympics would make it possible for people to live side by side in peace brought the Olympics back to life. Since then, 【小题4】 (motivate) by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, thousands of 【小题5】 (high) trained and talented athletes 【小题6】 (devote) themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement, such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Jessica Ennis-Hill and so on.

Chinese athletes have also made important 【小题7】 (contribute) to the Olympics. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, China returned 【小题8】 the Olympics after 32 years’ absence and Xu Haifeng won our country’s first-ever gold medal. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian 【小题9】 (win) the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. In 2008, in addition to hosting the Olympic for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. The year 2022 was another historic moment for China, as Beijing won 【小题10】 election to host the Winter Olympics.

Cyclist Agustin Navarro was coming fourth in the contest (比赛) in Spain. But as he got close to the finish line, 【小题1】 (sudden) he saw that his competitor had suffered a puncture (轮胎破了). Ismael Esteban was running toward the line 【小题2】 his bike over his shoulders. Mr. Navarro slowed down and refused 【小题3】 (pass) him. Instead, he rode behind Mr. Esteban, 【小题4】 (allow) him to win the bronze medal (铜牌).

The people 【小题5】stood along the way applauded (为…鼓掌) Mr. Navarro’s 【小题6】 (behave) and cheered the two men as they made 【小题7】 over the finish line ---one, on foot; the other, on his bike. Mr. Esteban later tried to give 【小题8】prize to Mr. Navarro, but he refused it.

Mr. Navarro 【小题9】 (praise) online for his unusual act and he told people that he didn’t want to win like that. That’s where the spirit in a sport lies: respect competitors, teammates, 【小题10】 (coach) and even themselves.