When is it time to retire? For many athletes, who spend their youth fighting for their dreams and honors, this is a difficult question.

Ning Zetao, China's world champion swimmer, decided to answer it on March 6. the day he turned 26 years old.

“I have no fear for either the past or the future. Today I want to say goodbye to the swimming pool and start a new chapter in my life...The way to success is never easy, push yourself and DO NOT SETTLE To swimming, to youthfulness,” wrote Ning on his account on Sina Weibo.

Born in 1993, Ning attended China's national swimming championship in 2013 and won the men's 50m and 100m events. In 2014, he won four gold medals at the Asian Games. He also set a new Asian record in the 100m event in September.

In August, 2015, Ning made history by winning the men's 100m freestyle title at the FINA.World Aquatics Championship in Kazan, Russia, becoming the first Asian swimmer to ever win a medal at the FINA world championship.

However, his career has been on the slide since. He failed to make the 100m final at the 2016 Rio Games. In December 2018, Ning attended the last event in his professional career in Australia where he won the men's 100m freestyle event. He did not compete in any following competition because of injury.

His family said he would go back to school. After all, every ending is a new beginning.

1.Ning Zetao announced his retirement____________.

A.in the newspaper B.over the radio

C.on TV D.through the Internet

2.Ning Zetao won his first gold medal at the international event in____________.

A.2013 B.2014 C.2015 D.2018

3.His career started to get worse after____________.

A.the 2014 Asian Games B.the National Swimming Championship

C.the 2016 Rio Games D.the 2015 FINA World Championships

4.From Nings announcement, we can learn that____________.

A.he is a talented athlete. B.he is hardworking and confident.

C.his dream is to go to university D.he gave up his career because of his injury

The Blog of Rosie

The Weekend

By Rosie | June 6, 2019

Hi! I'm on vacation here in London...and it's fantastic! On Saturday I was in the British Museum for three hours. On Sunday I visited Tower Bridge. Where were you over the weekend? Tell me your news!

DISCUSSION

Sophia·9:30

Glad you're having a great vacation. I was in the Summer Palace in Beijing on Saturday. I was there for a flower show. It was amazing! And there were lots of people. But on Sunday it was rainy and I wasn't very well. I stayed in bed for a whole day.

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Steve·10:10

It was cloudy the whole weekend in Paris. On Saturday I was at a football game with my classmates. It was exciting! On Sunday I was at the shops with Ann for four hours.

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Jack·11:00

I wasn't at home over the weekend. On Saturday I was in Scotland for a trip. It was a lovely, warm day and I had a picnic with friends. It was great! Sunday was boring. It took me five hours to get back home. It was a long journey.

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Kate·11:20

On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport. I met a friend there and we talked together for two hours. I was very happy. On Sunday I was in Sydney for a concert. It is winter in Australia. And it was windy and cold!

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1.On Saturday Sophia was ________.

A.in the Summer Palace B.in the British Museum

C.at Tower Bridge D.at Heathrow Airport

2.What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris?

A.Windy. B.Warm.

C.Cloudy. D.Cold.

3.How long did it take Jack to get back home?

A.Two hours. B.Three hours.

C.Four hours. D.Five hours.

4.Kate was in Sydney for ________.

A.a picnic B.a concert

C.a football game D.a flower show

5.Rosie visited ________ on Sunday.

A.the British Museum B.the Summer Palace

C.Tower Bridge D.Beijing

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