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It might be surprising to know that ice-skating has appeared in the ancient times. Believe it or not, it 【小题1】 (be) once a warriors’ (战士的) art with ice skates. The sport was then called bingxi, and it was practiced because Manchu men needed to master the skill of moving 350 kilometers in a single day 【小题2】 (reach) their enemies.
When the Manchu men moved from the north to the capital city of Beijing 【小题3】 came to power in the Qing Dynasty, ice-skating became 【小题4】 traditional sport. Every winter, there were 200 proficient ice-skaters 【小题5】 (select) to perform on the frozen royal lake.
Ice-skaters during those times wore knee pads, and they secured their shoes with leather. Their shoes 【小题6】 (fit) with single iron blades for speed, and double blades for security. There were also 【小题7】 (compete) for figure skating, ice acrobatics (杂技), and speed skating 【小题8】 were held for the benefit of the royal family.
China being one of the oldest and longest 【小题9】 (last) civilizations in the history of the world, the ancient Chinese were also involved 【小题10】 different sports. And most of their popular sports are still being played up to the present time.