1. Parents often hope that their kids will compete <em>[a) to take part in a race or competition]</em> professionally and become famous athletes [e) a person who is very good at sports and takes part in competitions].
2. <em>Sports Daily </em>wrote that John Daly is a promising <em>[i) something or somebody that may be very successful]</em> runner because he won in the last few runs.
3. Before the fight, my coach <em>[f) someone whose job is to train and organize a sports team]</em> told me to focus only on my opponent <em>[h) a person who someone is competing against in a sports event]</em>.
4. Lebron James was ranked number one <em>[g) to be the best]</em> basketball player of all time.
5. The American women team won the last Olympics tournament <em>[b) a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played]</em> and got a gold medal.
6. Muhammad Ali was a boxing champion <em>[c) a winner of first place in competition]</em> with an impressive 56-win record.
7. Anna Brown stood out <em>[d) to be much better than other similar things or people]</em> in the game last Sunday because she scored many points and won the match.