his name.

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1. Why did Li Ning's success come quickly?

(1). The number of young people with money to spend was __________________________.

(2). His designs were _____________________.

(3). They _____________________________________their better-known rivals---they were cheaper.

(4). So Li Ning's success was _______________________.

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1. How successful are Li Ning products?

(1). A Li Ning Product is _____________________ every ten seconds

(2). ____________are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo, when you gointo a school or university anywhere.

(3). The company has also grown_____________________.

(4). Chinese athletes_____________________________ Li Ning tracksuits during the 2008 Olympics.

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1. What has Li Ning continued to do since he opened a school for gymnasts?

He has continued to help young people to_________________________________________.

I. Post-reading: Filling in the blanks with the words given below.

gymnasts; popularity; retirement; achieve; market; aiming; making; attractive; anything; listed As one of the greatest athletes, Li Ning had won lots of honours for China, for which his name was even 1____________ as the greatest sportsman of the 20th century. But that is not all of his sports life even after his 2______________ -he set up a clothes company under his own name, 3_________ to compete with other global giants like Nike and Adidas. Because of the 4_______________ designs and the cheaper price coming at the right time, Li Ning's product won 5_____________in