Chinese tennis is entering a golden time.In recent years there has been an explosion(激增)of 1 female tennis players bursting onto the global scene.And this couldn’t have come at a 2 time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months 3 .
These young girls have both strong will and talent. 4 the way is Li Na, who may have the 5 name in women’s tennis, but she has a big reputation(名气).Li Na is China’s top ranked player and the first to have 6 into the world’s top 20.
After 7 nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old 8 an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women’s Hardcourt Tennis Championships.
In the world of professional tennis, Li’s refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and 9 the court(球场).
“My husband said he had a special gift for me 10 I won,”Li Na said after lifting the prize cup.“That’s 11 I tried so hard today.I wanted a special gift.”
The Wuhan girl 12 tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had 13 her playing badminton.After years of hard training, Li Na turned 14 in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.
With her solid groundstroke(击落地球)and aggressive(攻击的)mindset, she 15 the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour 16 .Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make 17 into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being 18 number 16 in the world last January.
Li is now looking forward to winning a 19 at the Olympics.“The Olympics are very important for us,”she said.“I am more motivated after my recovery 20 I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football.I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members.I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it.This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech.They said their son really wanted to play football.They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team.
When they told me his name, my heart sank.Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds.He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports.I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player.But we told them we could give it a try.
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track.I 13 my eye on Michael.At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet.“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on. 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up.
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically.By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him.
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church.The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought. 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 .One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key.”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.My mom knew the true story, 12 .Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 .But my mom announced that we were going home 15 .At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church.We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church.There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night.Happy Easter.