课文填空版本unit4-unit6 2025-2026学年人教版英语九年级上册

**基本信息** 以主题语境为载体，整合语法（时态）与词汇运用，通过对话填空和短文阅读提升语言能力与文化意识 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |The Changing World等8单元|每单元3篇（3a对话/1b短文/3a语篇）|对话填空（3a）、短文阅读（1b），聚焦动词时态与词汇运用|主题（如社会变化、人物精神）→语境创设→语法（现在完成时等）与词汇在真实情境中的应用，培养分析推断能力与学习策略|

人教9上英语课文版本1 Unit 1 The Changing World 3a Reporter: How ____ life ____ in your hometown over the last 20 years? Mr Yan: Oh, it ____ ____ quite a lot! Many young people ____ to ____ in big cities. Now, more of them ____ ____ back to ____ and ____ here. Reporter: Great! ____ there ____ any other changes? Ms Wu: Yes, we ____ ____ the way we ____. I ____ to ____ a few vegetables on a small farm to ____ at the local market. Now, I ____ large, high-tech greenhouses. There, I ____ tons of fruit and vegetables, and ____ them in large cities. Reporter: Wow, the new highway and railway must ____ ____ a lot! Mr Yan: Oh, they ____! Our village ____ ____ a tourist attraction. We ____ now ____ local products to tourists. We also ____ products online to people all over China. Reporter: ____ these changes greatly ____ your lives? Ms Wu: Yes! We now ____ new houses. And our village ____ just ____ a new hospital and a library. Reporter: Wonderful! Together you ____ ____ a new socialist village. 1b On the Fast Track In 2017, the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway ____ ____. Before then, the only transport links between Mombasa, Kenya's main port, and Nairobi, Kenya's capital, ____ rough roads and an old railway line ____ in 1901. The old trains ____ very slow. It ____ 10 hours to ____ to Nairobi from Mombasa by train. However, the new railway, ____ with China's help, ____ already ____ the travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi to about four hours for passengers. Now, more than two million people ____ it every year. Local Kenyans ____ ____ a lot from the new railway. A government worker ____, "I ____ very happy with the new railway ____ by our Chinese friends. Many changes ____ ____ ____ in the town over the last few years, and the people who ____ here ____ ____ rich." A businessman ____, "My experience of ____ the train since 2017 ____ ____ good. It ____ very convenient and doesn't ____ much money. I ____ able to ____ to places on time and ____ business deals with ease." The railway ____ also ____ the transport of food easier. "Food ____ to ____ hundreds of lorries to ____ between the two cities, but now it ____ only two or three trains," ____ a supermarket manager. As a result, people now ____ more fresh food to ____. Although China and Kenya ____ far away from each other, the railway ____ how different countries can ____ together to ____ a better world. 3a Changes in My Life Now that I ____ older, my life ____ different from when I ____ in primary school. For example, my primary school ____ near my home, so I ____ to ____ to school with my parents. Now my junior high school ____ farther from home. I ____ a bus every day with my friends. My home ____ ____ too. My family ____ to ____ in a small flat, but now we ____ ____ to a much larger one. My grandma ____ with us now as well. She ____ her own room and her own TV set. I ____ glad that I ____ to ____ her every day. The way I ____ is also different. I ____ ____ more confident in my studies and often ____ group discussions. I ____ studying with my friends. It ____ amazing how much we ____ ____ together.My life ____ ____ in many ways, but one thing ____ the same: the feeling of love and happiness ____ by my family. Unit 2 Inspiring People 3a Adam: Hi, everyone. Who ____ the person you ____ the most? Yaming: My favourite person ____ I.M. Pei. Adam: ____ he ____ the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum? Yaming: Yes. It ____ very creative of him to ____ it. The Suzhou Museum ____ also one of his amazing designs. He ____ a beautiful balance between the East and the West. Adam: Wow, you really ____ a lot about him! Yaming: I ____ books and reports about him. I ____ to ____ a creative person like him. Adam: What about you, Chen Jie? Who ____ you? Chen Jie: Wang Yaping, of course, China's first woman to ____ in space. She ____ full of courage and wisdom. She ____ also the first woman to ____ a live class from space. What about you, Adam? Who do you ____ up to? Adam: Me? My biggest inspiration ____ not a famous person. It ____ my father. It ____ really very nice of him to ____ and ____ my exchange study here. 1b The Inspiring Seed Scientist On 25 September 2017, the scientific world ____ ____ by the news that Chinese professor Zhong Yang ____ ____ in a car accident. The well-respected biologist ____ ____ his whole life ____ plants and seeds. Over the years, he ____ many important seeds for China's seed banks. These special banks ____ all kinds of plant seeds, including the ones we ____ for food, and they ____ sure that important plants ____ not ____ from the world forever. Zhong Yang ____ ____ in 1964. When he ____ young, he ____ a deep love and curiosity for the things he ____. He ____ an excellent student, ____ university at the early age of 15. There, he ____ radio engineering and later ____ interested in plants. The research and study of plants, especially the seeds, ____ the focus of his life after he ____ a professor at Fudan University. It ____ important for seed banks to ____ many different kinds of seeds. When Zhong Yang ____ that there ____ not enough research of the seeds from Xizang, he ____ there to ____ seeds himself. In 2001, he ____ his travels across Xizang. It ____ very difficult for him to ____ the cold weather and great heights. He sometimes ____ sick, but he always ____ with his work. Zhong Yang ____ it ____ better to ____ more people when ____ important work. He ____ a programme to ____ and ____ local students in field research to ____ scientists. Together, he and his team ____ more than 40 million seeds from around 1,000 plants. Their hard work ____ the world with lots of new information about the plants in China. Zhong Yang ____ ____ more than just a huge collection of seeds. His love for his job and research ____ on in his students. He once ____, "My students will ____ on the road of scientific exploration and the seeds we ____ ____ may ____ hundreds of years from now." 3a To me, one of the most inspiring people in Chinese history ____ Mozi (about 468-376 BCE). It ____ said that Mozi ____ a soldier, good at woodwork, and ____ the inventor of the kite. But in fact, above all, he ____ a great thinker. Mozi ____ during the Warring States Period. Back then, many kingdoms ____ ____ against each other. In these wars, the common people ____ always ____. To Mozi, this ____ to ____, so he ____ his life ____ to ____ peace. His idea of love ____ one reason that Mozi ____ peace. It ____ important to him that everyone ____ ____ the same kindness and care to everyone else, whether they ____ family, friends, or strangers. He also ____ states should ____ ____ one another. Though Mozi ____ more than 2,000 years ago, his ideas ____ on. I ____ he ____ still a great inspiration to many people. Now, more than ever, people around the world ____ to ____ the message of peace and love, and ____ together to ____ a community of a shared future for mankind. Unit 3 Smart Learning 3a Ella: Hi, this ____ Ella's podcast. Today's guest ____ Binbin. He ____ going to ____ us some ideas for ____ English. Binbin: Hi, Ella. Thanks for ____ me! For ____ English, I think first you ____ to ____ an active learner. Ella: What do you ____ by that? Binbin: Well, because I ____ to ____ English well, I ____ English all the time. Ella: Oh, you must ____ a lot of time ____! Binbin: Well, it doesn't ____ you have to ____ all the time. You ____ to ____ time ____ the language. For example, I ____ English with friends. I ____ the dialogues from the films I like. I ____ English books, and sometimes I ____ my diary in English. Ella: Wow! I ____ you really ____ ____. Binbin: Yes, it ____ true! But you ____, I ____ out at zero and ____ across problems. I ____ you just have to ____ things step by step. ____ simple and ____ up. Ella: That's so true. 1b How to Become a Successful Learner Everyone ____ the ability to ____. Experts on the science of learning will ____ you that anyone can ____ a successful learner. However, many students do not ____ this, and they ____ trouble ____. Studies ____ that the first key to ____ a successful learner ____ to ____ a growth mindset. This ____, in part, ____ in yourself. It also ____ ____ goals, ____ action, and ____ challenges. People with a growth mindset ____ mistakes as chances for ____, as they ____ us how to ____. Research also ____ that practice ____ important for ____. The more we ____, the better we ____. We ____ best by ____ new and difficult things. Sometimes it also ____ important to ____ guidance from a teacher or a coach. They can ____ us the right way to ____ and ____ important feedback and advice. In addition, studies ____ that students ____ more when they ____ out with other students who ____ serious about ____. First, by ____ together, students can easily ____ from each other. Second, students ____ challenged to ____ better by each other. This ____ ____ proven to ____ learner growth. Successful learners also ____ the best learning materials they can ____. In the 21st century, this ____ ____ new technology and resources, not just textbooks. Since there ____ so many learning materials on the internet, it ____ important to ____ carefully and ____ wisely what and how you ____. ____ advantage of the best tools and resources to ____ wisely and efficiently. Finally, successful learners ____ learning as part of daily life. It ____ something they will ____ even after they ____ school, even when they ____ old. As you ____ on your learning journey, you should ____ to ____ at your own speed and ____ the trip. Never ____ heart. The road ahead of you may ____ long and may ____ many mountains and valleys, but it also ____ great treasure. You will ____ more joy in ____ a life with ____! 3a My love of books ____ from my mother. Books ____ her classroom and teacher, and through books she ____ ____ the wise and smart person I ____. Because of my mother's love of ____, our home ____ full of books on different subjects. When I ____ a child, my mother ____ me on her knee, ____ me stories, and ____ me how to ____. Soon, I ____ ____ by myself, and I ____ children's books no longer ____ me interested. So I ____ ____ my books and magazines—especially popular science books and books about the lives of famous people. After dinner, I would just ____ out a book from the shelf to ____ in my room. ____ ____ up new worlds and ____ me to ____ new things for myself. I ____ that ____ ____ great fun. Now that I ____ older, I can always ____ time to ____ in the school library. I ____ that ____ ____ ____ me a lot with my schoolwork and ____ me more confident about my future.Chen Lei, age 15 Unit 4 Our Memory 3a Chen Jie: Why do you ____ worried, Rick? Rick: Yesterday I ____ my grandma, but she ____ ____ me Johnny. Chen Jie: Who's Johnny? Rick: My dad! Chen Jie: Oh, dear! Rick: And then she ____ me not to ____ the cookies because she ____ ____ them for her grandson. Chen Jie: Who's that? Rick: Me! Chen Jie: Well, that's not a good sign. Rick: No. My parents ____ ____ her to hospital tomorrow. Chen Jie: Good. ____ what the doctor ____. She may ____ special care. Rick: Yeah. I just ____ so sad. I don't ____ what she ____ through. Chen Jie: Well, you ____ how some people's memory ____ worse as they ____ older. It ____ to my grandpa too. Rick: Oh, no. What ____? Chen Jie: We ____ to ____ kites in the park. But now he ____ how to ____ the park. So, I ____ him there every weekend. Rick: That's sweet! Chen Jie: Thanks. Instead of what he ____, I ____ in mind what he ____. In your case, your grandma still ____ that you ____ cookies! Rick: You're right! Thanks, Chen Jie! 1b How to Boost Your Memory Would you like to ____ your memory? To ____ with, it ____ important to ____ how memory ____. There ____ two main kinds of memory: short-term memory and long-term memory. Short-term memory ____ you ____ things that you may only ____ for a short time, like phone numbers when you ____ to ____ a phone call. Long-term memory ____ the ability to ____ things for days, years, or even a lifetime. So the real question : How do you ____ sure what you ____ enters your long-term memory? By ____ some clever memory techniques and ____ a healthy life, you will ____ some great results. Let's ____ a look. First, ____ attention. However, you might ____ to ____ all the details. So, ____ ____ notes and ____ down key points. After all, it ____ easier to ____ a summary than every word in a passage. Second, ____ it or ____ it. The more you ____ what you , the more likely you will ____ it. However, you should not ____ out your brain. ____ ____ for 40 minutes, and then ____ a break. You can also ____ information by ____ it with others or by ____ others. A third way ____ to ____ use of senses. ____ images by ____ tables, graphs, and mind maps to ____ information. You can also ____ a story with information and ____ it in your mind like a film. In addition, ____ use of your other senses. For example, ____ to recorded information can ____ very effective. Last but not least, ____ your memory by ____ healthy. ·____ well. While you , your brain ____ your memories. Bad sleep ____ it harder for new information to ____ your long-term memory. ·____ well. Your brain ____ food like an engine ____ fuel. Healthy food and drink will ____ your brain ____ much better. ·____. A healthy and active body ____ both your memory and your mind. Many more memory techniques can ____ ____ in books or online. ____ some different methods to ____ which ones ____ best for you. You ____ sure to ____ your memory! 3a Friday, 20 November In the past, I always ____ stressed when I ____ to ____ a speech. I ____ to ____ lots of time ____ to ____ my speech, but I still ____ some parts. Last week, I ____ to ____ out what the right way ____ to ____ a speech. I ____ online and ____ friends, and I ____ many useful methods. I ____ how to ____ a speech outline. Instead of ____ to ____ every word of my speech, I ____ the key words first. Then I ____ images of these key words in my mind, and ____ them in order. Another method ____ to ____ the speech into short sections. I ____ the first section until I could fully ____ it. Then I ____ on to the next. This ____ me to ____ out which parts of the speech I ____ to ____ on the most. Finally, a friend ____ me that I should ____ confidence in myself. Nobody ____ my speech except me. If I ____ ____ some words, I shouldn't ____. Just ____ the key words and ____! I ____ all these great methods and my speech today ____ a great success! Unit 5 Power of Ideas 3a Fu Xing: What do you ____ is the most useful invention of all time, Peter? Peter: It ____ to ____ the radio. Fu Xing: The radio? Why? Peter: Before the radio ____ ____, information ____ very slowly. The world ____ ____ much smaller by the radio. Suddenly, news could ____ ____ around the world in seconds. Fu Xing: Right. Who ____ the inventor? Peter: An Italian inventor ____ Guglielmo Marconi. He ____ the idea in the 1890s. In 1901, a radio message ____ ____ across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Fu Xing: Wow! That ____ quite a distance at that time. Peter: Yeah. And because of the radio, some other important inventions ____ ____ as well. Fu Xing: Like the television? Peter: That's right. It also ____ a big effect on music. The radio ____ it much easier for people to ____ music from artists around the world. 1b An Invention That Changed the World Can you ____ a world without books, newspapers, or magazines? All of these things ____ on one invention—papermaking. It, more than any other invention, ____ responsible for the rapid spread of information that ____ our modern world. In ancient China, many different materials ____ ____ to ____ on, such as animal bones, bronze wares, stones, wood, bamboo, and even silk. In the Western Han Dynasty, there ____ also a very early form of paper ____ from jute—a fibre that ____ from plants. However, all of these materials ____ either difficult to ____ and ____ or very expensive. As the head officer of the palace workshop for the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun ____ interested in ____ to ____ the problem. Different methods for ____ something to ____ on ____ tried, but none ____ ideal. In his times, some kinds of bark—the outside part of trees—____ ____ to ____ clothes. From past experiences, Cai Lun ____ the idea that bark, certain plants, and old clothes could ____ ____ to ____ a special material suitable to ____ on. In the first step of Cai Lun's experiment, all the ingredients ____ ____ and ____ in water. Then, this material ____ ____, ____ up, and ____ with water again. Next, the liquid ____ ____ over a bamboo screen, ____ just the fibre. Finally, this fibre ____ ____ and ____ to ____ paper. To everyone's surprise, this paper ____ soft, light, easy to ____ and ____, and most importantly, cheap. In 105 CE, Cai Lun ____ his creation to the emperor. The emperor ____ very pleased and ____ Cai Lun for his great work. Later on, the papermaking technique ____ not only ____ up the development of Chinese culture, but also ____ civilizations around the world. It first ____ to China's neighbouring countries and finally ____ Europe through Arabic countries in the 12th century. When the use of paper and printing ____ together in later centuries, it ____ to a rapid increase in the number of books. This ____ in a new birth of knowledge, ____ the world we ____ today. 3a The invention of the plane ____ greatly ____ the world. However, it ____ that its inventors, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, ____ not ____ to ____ the world at all. Rather, they just ____ to ____ like birds. To ____ the problem of heavier-than-air flight, the Wright brothers ____ ____ with gliders. There ____ two main challenges. The first ____ how to ____ the glider into the air. The second ____ how to ____ it once it ____ flying. For both problems, they ____ their solution by ____ at how birds ____. After they ____ these problems, they ____ an engine to the glider. Then, in December 1903, the world's first plane flights ____ ____. The invention of the plane ____ our travels around the world much easier and faster. Journeys that once ____ days, weeks, or even months, can now ____ ____ in only a few hours. As a result, communication among people in different countries ____ now much easier, and the world ____ smaller. Unit 6 Beyond Earth 3a Host: Our question today ____: Why do we ____ space? Let's ____ to space scientist Dr Yang. ____ Dr Yang! Dr Yang: Thank you very much. Well, there ____ three good reasons to ____ space. First, to ____ our knowledge of Earth and its place in the universe. Host: Could you ____ that a bit more? Dr Yang: Sure. The study of other planets ____ us better ____ Earth's geology, history, and relationship with other planets. Host: Oh, right. Dr Yang: Second, technology ____ for space can ____ us here on Earth.Host: Could you ____ our listeners an example? Dr Yang: Of course. Some satellites, for example, ____ us ____ with problems caused by climate change. Host: Yes, that ____ very useful. And the third reason? Dr Yang: Well, at some point in the far future, we may ____ new resources in outer space. It might ____ crazy, but our Earth may ____ out of resources. In that case, a new home for us human beings will ____ ____. Host: Wow, interesting! Maybe Mars will ____ ____ our new home in the future. 1b To the Stars and Beyond Since the beginning of human history, people ____ ____ up at the stars and ____ what they ____ like. Many ancient cultures ____ that these points of light ____ from gods or other mysterious worlds. However, as technology and science ____, we ____ the truth about stars. They ____ real places like our own sun, and they ____ further away than anyone ____. This ____ the question: Can we ____ the stars one day? The man-made object which ____ ____ furthest from Earth ____ Voyager 1. This spacecraft ____ ____ in 1977. In case Voyager 1 ____ ____ by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth ____ ____ on board. It ____ who we ____ and where we ____ from. Now, Voyager 1 ____ an amazing 23.5 billion kilometres from Earth, but that ____ still a long way from Earth's nearest star, Proxima Centauri. That star ____ 4.2 light years away—about 40 trillion kilometres! The challenge of ____ the stars ____ even bigger for space flights with humans. The furthest that any human ____ ____ in space ____ only about 400,000 kilometres, around the other side of the moon. Time ____ a big problem. At present, even a journey to the planet Mars will ____ around six to nine months. What ____ the astronauts ____ and ____ during this period? And how about their health and safety? These problems ____ when we ____ about ____ another star. It might ____ hundreds of thousands of years to ____ there! Scientists, however, ____ that ____ the stars ____ not a completely wild dream. One idea ____ to ____ the astronauts ____ during their journey like some animals ____ in winter. Another ____ to ____ much faster spacecraft. While this ____ not possible right now, with nations and scientists ____ with one another, there ____ hope that the necessary technology will ____ ____. Humans ____ ____ foot on the moon, successfully ____ rovers on Mars, and even ____ other galaxies. In time, it ____ likely that one day we may ____ the stars as people once ____. 3a My Space Dream My space dream ____ that one day a space station will ____ ____ on the moon. I ____ there ____ quite a few benefits. First, it ____ ____ a good place for scientists to ____ and ____ space research together. New technologies can ____ ____, ____, and ____ there. These technologies can then ____ ____ to ____ stations on Mars and other planets. Second, more resources will ____ ____. I ____ the moon may ____ some special kind of energy resources that can ____ useful to Earth. It just ____ time for scientists to ____ it. Third, people may ____ and ____ there. Tourists will also ____ able to ____. I ____ to ____ one of the first visitors. I ____ one day we humans can ____ holidays in space and ____ the universe. Humans ____ ____ many things that ____ once only dreams. I ____ the space station on the moon will ____ ____ in the near future, and I ____ it will ____ during my lifetime. Unit 7 Feel the Rhythm 3a Clarice: That ____ a great concert! Which performance did you ____ the best, Jack? Jack: I ____ Horse Racing ____ especially good. It really ____ me the feeling of a horse race. Debbie: I ____ music which ____ energetic! Their use of the keyboard and erhu ____ me ____ horses ____ down a track. Clarice: Yes, but for me, I really ____ music which ____ full of joy and celebration, such as Dance of the Golden Snake. Teng Fei: The use of the erhu, pipa, and drums ____ exciting, but I ____ music that ____ me—that's why I ____ Butterfly Lovers more. The music ____ a sad and romantic story. Jack: Yeah, and it ____ interesting that the performers ____ both Chinese and Western instruments. I ____ never ____ the erhu ____ together with the violin. Teng Fei: I also ____ Voices of Spring. I ____ never ____ you could ____ to it! 1b Chopin: A Great Inspiration When the great composer Robert Schumann first ____ a work which ____ ____ by young Chopin, he , " off, gentlemen! A genius!" Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) ____ one of the greatest musicians in history. During his short lifetime, he ____ ____ as one of the world's greatest pianists—even though he only ____ around 30 concerts! He ____ also a gifted composer who ____ ____ more than 200 musical works. Chopin ____ ____ in a village in Poland. He ____ ____ music school until he ____ 16, but soon ____ his teachers. His parents ____ him to Vienna in 1829 to ____ his musical experience. By 1832, he ____ ____ his way to Paris, the city that he would ____ home for the rest of his life. Chopin ____ not only a great pianist, but also a respected piano teacher. He often ____ his students, "____ all your soul into it! ____ the way you ____!" This ____ advice that ____ still ____ by musicians today. Polish folk music ____ a kind of music that some people ____ down on at the time—it ____ ____ as too simple and common. But it ____ an important characteristic in Chopin's music. His use of Polish folk music ____ people to ____ it as a valuable art form. His music also ____ ____ a nation which ____ ____ up by other countries. By ____ Polish folk music, Chopin ____ to ____ to the world, "We ____ our own country with our own culture! We ____ our own people!" Chopin's music ____ his people and ____ them ____ through years of difficulty. Today, the Polish people ____ ____ of ____ Poland as the country of Chopin. When Chopin ____ from ill health at 39, thousands of people ____ from faraway countries to ____ his funeral. Today, people around the world still ____ to his moving and often sad music. It ____ ____ in music schools, ____ by pianists, ____ in films and on TV, and ____ by listeners young and old. 3a My Music Story The present that ____ my life ____ the guitar my father ____ me for my eighth birthday. I ____ the next several months ____ to ____ the guitar. I often ____ next to my father while he ____ me how to ____ a song. Then I ____ to my room and ____ until my fingers ____. I ____ a lot of trouble at first. But gradually, I ____ good at ____ the guitar. Some of my schoolmates ____ me to ____ their band. At first, I ____ too shy to ____ in front of people. Then I ____ that I ____ music more when I ____ it with others. We ____ great fun ____ music and I ____ good friends with those in the band. Nowadays, our band ____ ____ more and more popular. We often ____ ____ in performances both inside and outside our school. Although I ____ ____ busier this year, I still ____ ____ the guitar and ____ to ____ time for it. Music ____ me happy when I ____ feeling sad, and ____ me when I ____ stressed. It ____ always ____ part of my life. Jack, age 15 Unit 8 More than a Game 3a Ella: The Winter Olympics ____ next month. What event would you like to ____? Teng Fei: Ski jumping ____ at the top of my list. Ella: Same here! Teng Fei: Really? I just ____ ____ the athletes ____ through the air! Ella: I ____. It ____ not easy to ____ what they ____. Teng Fei: My parents and I also ____ ____ figure skating. I ____ always ____ by their strength and technique. Ella: Like you, my family ____ sports together, especially speed skating. It ____ truly amazing. What about the summer games? Do you ____ a favourite event? Teng Fei: Oh yes! I especially ____ the men's swimming. Ella: You ____ a good swimmer. Teng Fei: Not really, but I ____ ____ it anyway. For me, the swimming events ____ so exciting because swimmers often ____ by just 0.01 seconds. My family also ____ team sports together, like women's volleyball. That's my mum's favourite. Ella: Cool! Oh, don't ____ to ____ the opening ceremony. Teng Fei: Yeah. That's always exciting! 1b Good morning, everyone! Today, I'd like to ____ about my favourite sports event. Actually, when I ____ the word "event", it ____ two events: the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. They ____ ____ in Beijing—the first city ever to ____ both the Summer and the Winter Olympics. The most recent ____ the 2022 Winter Olympics. A total of nearly 2,900 athletes ____ and ____ in 109 events in seven Olympic winter sports. There ____ many exciting moments. Nearly the whole world ____ the fantastic figure skating and ski jumping competitions. I ____ the freestyle skiing, and like everyone else, I ____ in love with those brave and talented athletes. I also ____ a huge fan of the mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen. And we ____ not ____ the amazing achievements in the 2008 Summer Olympics. I ____ in wonder as Usain Bolt ____ his way across the finish line in the 100 metres, ____ a new world record. Then I ____ the drama of the shooting event. Du Li ____ her second Olympic gold medal, after the first one in 2004. Both ____ dramatic come-from-behind victories. ____ two Olympics ____ challenges but also opportunities to Beijing. Both Games ____ China's success in its reform and opening-up on the world stage. China's great achievements ____ ____ worldwide attention. In both events, many volunteers and citizens ____ out. They ____ with pride to ____ that people from around the world ____ a pleasant stay. ____ like the Olympic Games ____ bridges between countries and ____ friendships between people. The purpose of the Olympics ____ to ____ relationships between people, to ____ the Olympic spirit, and to ____ people together for peace and harmony. This ____ ____ in both the motto of the 2008 Olympics, "One World, One Dream", and the motto of the 2022 Olympics, "Together for a Shared Future". These mottos ____ my heart quite deeply, as I'm sure they ____ yours. ____ you for ____! 3a An Olympic Swimmer Who Nearly Drowned You may have never ____ of my favourite athlete, Eric Moussambani, the first Olympic swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. Eric ____ in the 100-metre freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. However, he ____ just ____ ____ only six months before the games! The only swimming pool for him ____ a hotel pool about 13 metres long, and even then he could only ____ it for an hour every morning. In fact, the first time he ever ____ an Olympic-sized 50-metre swimming pool ____ at the Olympics. During his race, he ____ well for the first 50 metres, but the last 15 metres of the race ____ especially difficult for him. In fact, it ____ like he was going to ____! But he ____ hard to ____ the race and ____ loud cheers from the crowd. Though Eric Moussambani ____ not an Olympic medal winner, he ____ still my favourite athlete. He never ____ up no matter how hard it ____. With hard work and practice, Eric later ____ quite fast at the 100 metres. His time for the 100-metre event ____ from 1 minute 52 seconds, his Olympic record, to under 57 seconds! He later ____ the coach of the national swimming team for Equatorial Guinea, and he ____ a true example of the Olympic spirit. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $