A． How old is he？ B． That was because he hurt his knee． C． You really know him well! D．I know he is already 30 years old． E．I have learned it since I came to China． F． Isn't he great？

Ming：Hi，Nick．You are so good at ping﹣pong！

Nick：Thank you． （1） 　　I really enjoy playing it．

Ming：So，do you know about Ma long，a Chinese ping﹣pong player？

Nick：Sure! He became the world champion（冠军） again last month！ （2） 　　

Ming：Yes， he is． However，I heard he missed some matches last year．

Nick：（3） 　　And his doctor said it would be almost impossible for him to play again．

Ming： But he made it! What else do you know about him？

Nick：（4） 　　But he won't give up． His coach Liu says that he is getting closer to becoming the greatest player in history!

Ming：（5） 　　．

Nick：Of course I do! He is my hero!