【Nomorefear.TheIronHammerishere.LangPinghasbecomethenewlyappointedChinesewomen’snationalvolleyballcoach.ForthepastfouryearsChinesewomen'svolleyballhasbeenplaguedbyfrustratinginternationalresultsfrequen】
Nomorefear.TheIronHammerishere.LangPinghasbecomethenewlyappointedChinesewomen’snationalvolleyballcoach.
ForthepastfouryearsChinesewomen'svolleyballhasbeenplaguedbyfrustratinginternationalresultsfrequentcoachreshufflesnumerousinjuriesandashortageoftalent.
VolleyballwasthefirstsportinwhichChinasucceededonaglobalscaleandwaswidelyfollowedinthe1980s.
AprolongedslumpmightfinallybecomingtoanendthoughasLangPingwasappointedheadcoachoftheChinesewomen'snationalteamforthesecondtime.
Knownasthe"IronHammer"Langwasthecountry'sbest-knownvolleyballiconandasymbolofthe"never-say-die"spiritoftheteaminitsheyday.ShehasbeenthefavoriteforthecoachingpostsincethesportsauthorityunveileditsfourcandidatesonApril15.Herreturnisexpectedtobringattentionandconfidencebacktothesport.Sina.commorethan70percentofparticipantssaidtheybelieveLangwillleadwomen'svolleyballbacktothetopflightinternationally.
Lang'sappealamongChinesevolleyballplayersisalsoexpectedtoboostthecurrentnationallineupwhichhasseveralveteranswhoareplanningtoretire.NationalteamplayerWeiQiuyuewhowasgoingtoretireaftertheNationalGamesinSeptembersaidsheisreadytoplayforthenationalteamforaslongasneedednowthatLangisthecoach.
"Lang'srichcoachingexperiencesgiveherquiteabitoffamiliaritywithheropponents'strategyandcharacter"Weisaid."Shewasalsoanoutstandingathletewhichmakesiteasierforhertounderstandthefeelingsandmentalityoftheplayers."
1.Whois“theIronHammer”?
A．DengYaping B．LangPing C．LiNa D．ZhaoWei
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?
A．金 B．银 C．铜 D．铁
3.DidthenewcoachusetocoachChinesewomen’snationalvolleyballteam?
A．Yesshedid. B．Maybe.
C．Noshedidn’t. D．Idon’tknow.
4.Howmanycandidateswerethere?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.
5.WhyhasLangPingbecomethenew
