Question

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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