Deng Yaping, who was a well-known table tennis player, was born in 1973, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. She started playing table tennis at the age of 5 and【小题1】(show) her great gift. Four years later, she won her provincial junior championship. At the age of 13, she won her first 【小题2】 (nation) championship and beat many other competitors in all kinds of matches in【小题3】 following years. She had won 18 championships by the time she retired(退役) from sports at the age of 24. Deng Yaping is regarded as one of the greatest 【小题4】(player) in the history of sport.

However, 【小题5】(compare) with other athletes, she made more efforts【小题6】(achieve) her dream. At first, Deng Yaping【小题7】(refuse) by the Henan Provincial Team just because she wasn’t tall enough. Her path to success was filled with many other difficulties, none of 【小题8】 stopped her. She practised even【小题9】 (hard) and finally made it to the top. Her great determination has inspired thousands of people. Now, she has become a living legend in the sports field【小题10】home and abroad.

Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning 【小题1】 his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone 【小题2】 (fail) at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Losing games taught him to practice harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learned 【小题3】 (share) his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago 【小题4】 (help) young people since 1996.

Basketball fans around the world are mourning the death of American superstar Kobe Bryant who 【小题1】 (kill) in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven【小题2】 people. The helicopter【小题3】 (carry) Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in foggy conditions outside Los Angeles. Bryant won five NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. He was【小题4】 (wide)considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation. When he retired from the NBA in 2016, Bryant was the third-leading player【小题5】 (score) in NBA history with 33,643 points. He is widely expected to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year. So far his athletic ability【小题6】 (motivate)millions of fans to play basketball.

The basketball world and the Los Angeles community reacted to Bryant's death with a pouring of sadness, disbelief and support.

In a statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Bryant was one of the greatest stars in the game. 【小题7】 he added, He will be remembered most for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball and compete 【小题8】 the very best of their ability.

Michael Jordan said Bryant was “like a little brother”to him. Words can’t describe how 【小题9】 (pain)I am feeling, the former Chicago Bulls star said. Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, 【小题10】 the Los Angeles Lakers play their home games.