A
As a variant of American football, flag football is a type of sport in which a player must remove a flag belt from the ball carrier to end a down. The first rule of the game is that contact 1 players is not permitted. Recently, it 2 (gain) great popularity in China among young people. It’s engaging and ridiculously fun. That’s why the percentage of people 3 (join) a flag football club through online channels has risen to a new high level.
B
Old Connections, a telecommunications museum in Seattle, with a working exchange from the 1940s, 4 (show) how telephones brought us together, but also tore us apart. Perhaps it should not be 5 (surprise) that the Internet has brought with it a new wave of horrific destructiveness. History itself is a kind of radio programme, broadcast to us in frequencies that become harder to receive as we forget the old ways. But as long as we keep the ancient exchanges running, we have a way to remember and understand 6 we come from.
C
Wang Dakang, aged 88, is a model of lifelong learning. In the 1980s, he was the first person 7 (accomplish) a round trip of China using only a bicycle. To edit this experience into his book, Wang decided to go to college. At the age of 61, he 8 (admit) into college, majoring in journalism. By 2012, he had completed three majors in college. At present, Wang lives in Leshan, where he spends his days following carefully 9 (plan) routines. His study starts at 6 am every morning, during 10 he reads and takes notes from newspapers. Wang said, “There is so much to learn and I will continue learning until the very end.”