On February 23rd, Sichuan athlete Wu Yanni won the women’s 60m hurdles (跨栏赛跑) final at the 2025 National Indoor Athletics Grand Prix (4th Stop) in Nanjing, Jiangsu, with a time of 8.16 seconds.

The day before the race, Wu shared preparation photos on her social media ____1____ the caption: “When will the grapes ripen? You must wait ____2____ (patient), wait and wait.” This line comes from Eason Chan’s song “When the Grapes Ripen”, ____3____ (symbol) the need for patience while waiting for success. Many fans believe Wu used this to express her ____4____ (determine) to stay focused.

Earlier on February 11th, Wu already ____5____ (claim) victory in the women’s 60m hurdles at the 1st Stop of the same competition in Chengdu, ____6____ (clock) 8.22 seconds. She also improved her ____7____ (person) best in the 60m sprint (短跑赛) to 7.64 seconds.

Despite her achievements, Wu gave herself a “zero score” for her 2025 season debut. “Now I need to train ____8____ (hard) than before,” she said. When asked about her 2025 goals, Wu used two words: “improvement” and “expectation”. She wants to work on her technique.

As a member of China’s national team, she became Sichuan’s first athlete ____9____ (qualify) for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Although she failed to advance, she set ____10____ new Olympic record.

1.1.

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解析：选with。with 考查介词搭配。前面的“shared preparation photos”是谓语和宾语，因此题空处引导状语；share sth. with a caption表示“配文为……”。

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解析：选patiently。patiently 考查副词。修饰动词“wait”，需用副词形式 patiently（耐心地）。

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解析：选symbolizing。symbolizing 考查非谓语。“this line（这句话）象征……”，表达主动含义，用现在分词结构，填 symbolizing。

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解析：选determination。determination 考查名词。express one’s determination（表达决心），需用名词形式。

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解析：选claimed。claimed 考查动词时态。根据时间“earlier on February 11th”是过去的时间点，用一般过去时，故填 claimed。

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解析：选clocking。clocking 考查非谓语。逻辑主语Wu与非谓语clock（达到<某时间或速度>）存在主动关系，用现在分词作状语，填 clocking。

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解析：选personal。personal 考查形容词。修饰名词“best”（<人或事物所能达到的>最高标准），需形容词 personal（个人的）。

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解析：选harder。harder 考查副词比较级。根据题空后的“than before”可知，要用比较级，表示“需要更努力地训练”，填 harder。

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解析：选to qualify。to qualify 考查非谓语。此处作后置定语，修饰first athlete； the first athlete to qualify...首个有资格……的运动员。故填to qualify。

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解析：选a。a 考查冠词。a new Olympic record一项奥运会新纪录。故填a。