三、语法填空。
Fan Zhendong, born in 1997, is one of China's greatest table tennis players. He 1. （
has been
）a member of a table tennis team for over 20 years. He started playing table tennis when he was 6. Even though he was small, he practised very hard. At 11, he 2. （
joined
）a professional (专业的) team. Because he was short, he sometimes stood on his toes 3. （
to see
）the table. Some people doubted him, 4. （
but
）Fan never gave up.
In 2012, he became 5. （
the youngest
）player in China's national team. But playing against top 6. （
athletes
）like Ma Long and Wang Hao was tough. He lost many important games.
A turning point came in 2017. He started practising smart techniques. Many people doubted his choice, but he kept training. At first, his ranking (排名) dropped, and more people questioned his choices. But he kept training. In 2019, he won his 7. （
first
）World Cup. In 2021, he helped China win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. In 2023, he did something 8. （
amazing
）: he was losing 0-2 in the World Championships final at first, but fought back to win 4-2!
Ranked world No.1 9. （
for
）years, Fan has inspired many people. He 10. （
tells
）youngsters, "Never give up. Change starts with a willing heart."
