It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their ancestors had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were destroying the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.

A.worked very hard for centuries B.dreamed of having a better life

C.were poor but pleased D.lived a different life from their ancestors

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A.The frogs were easy money. B.They needed money to buy medicine.

C.They wanted to please the visitors. D.The frogs made too much noise.

3.What might be the cause of the children's sickness?

A.The crops didn't do well. B.There were too many insects.

C.The visitors brought in diseases. D.The pesticides were overused.

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the passage?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.Health is more important than money.

C.The balance between man and nature is important.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _______ .

I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head _______ job at a school in Alaska. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to _______ for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we lost the game. I couldn’t _______ I had got into such a situation. I felt there was a heavy weight on my shoulder as I walked home alone. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in the state, but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude (态度) about their ability and potential (潜力).

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______ . Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______ . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ________ , we met every day and ________ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be normal for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys ________ and beat the best team in our area, giving me a big surprise!

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can make a big difference to the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________ , and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

1.A.luck B.tests C.efforts D.nature

2.A.experiment B.experience C.visit D.show

3.A.operating B.writing C.reporting D.coaching

4.A.successful B.excellent C.strong D.new

5.A.cheer B.prepare C.hunt D.provide

6.A.believe B.agree C.describe D.regret

7.A.realize B.learn C.wonder D.complete

8.A.culture B.confidence C.fear D.relationship

9.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners

10.A.graduations B.vacations C.health D.honor

11.A.risked B.missed C.considered D.practiced

12.A.failure B.accident C.mistake D.discover

13.A.pushed together B.pulled together C.fell down D.pulled down

14.A.encouraged B.created C.protected D.educated

15.A.honestly B.personally C.calmly D.differently

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