Nikhil Kumar is one of the best young table tennis ___36___ (player) in the United States. Less than a month after Kumar won the right ____37____ (compete) in them, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ___38___ (put) off until 2021. Like so many other Olympic athletes, he is now trying to stay sharp and in shape.
____39____ is different are all the details of his training. All things considered, he says, everything seems to be working. "For my sport, a little lucky that were able to have everything indoors, and it's not taking____40____ too much space and everything," Kumar said. "Not many sports are as lucky as ours are right now, to be able to have the opportunity to continue playing on a daily basis.”
The coronavirus pandemic (新冠病毒) has forced many athletes to be ___41___ (create) as they try to continue their training. But in some Olympic sports, working from home is fairly common. Kumar has been able to play table tennis with a robot that ____42____ (shoot) balls at him.
Everyone is facing issues during the pandemic, ____43____some competitors have been lucky. Weightlifter Kate Nye trains at home in her garage. She said. "When everything kind of started shutting down, it____44____(obvious) affected our lives in other ways -but weightlifting wasn't one of them. I’ve just been going as ____45____ (plan).”
【答案】36. players
37. to compete
38. was put
39. What 40. up
41. creative
42. shoots 43. but
44. obviously
45. planned
