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You might not have guessed it would happen. The whole basketball world has been shocked by it. Who would have thought the US Dream Basketball team would be knocked out of the World Basketball Championship and finish sixth --- on home soil?
“No doubt that we made history, although it wasn’t the type of history we wanted to make,” said US forward(前锋) Ben Wallace.
There were dozens of reasons for the failure of the US team: the team hardly practiced and was unfamiliar with the international rules and style of play; the dunk(扣篮) has become so important in the US game that there is less emphasis on learning the basics of playing basketball; the gap is narrowing between US basketball and the rest of the world.
Another obvious, and disappointing fact is that the All-American Dream Team was not quite as dreamy as previous(先前的) US teams. While all other countries brought their best, there were no American superstars that everyone was hoping to see: Shaquille O’Neal or Kobe Bryant.
The problem seems to be how to make the US players want to represent their country.
How can one take a group of multimillionaire basketball players and tell them that beating the Algerian Basketball National Team is a good way to spend part of their August and September?
George Karl, the coach of the US team said, “A loss by the US team sounds like a good way to do it.”
Yugoslavia won the competition on September 8th.
1. When Ben Wallace said “No doubt that we made history, although it was not the type of history we wanted to make”, he meant ____________.
A. the American basketball team won the World Basketball Championship for the first time in history
B. the American basketball team lost the World Basketball Championship for the first time in history
C. the All-American Dream Team lost the World Basketball Championship for the first time in history
D. the dreaming All-American Team lost the World Basketball Championship for the first time in history
2. Which team won championship this time?
A. the US team B. the Yugoslavian Team
C. the Algerian team D. not mentioned
3. All the following things account for the failure of the US team except the one that __________.
A. the US players didn’t know the basics of playing basketball
B. the US players didn’t do team work well
C. this US Dream Team wasn’t as well organized as the former ones
D. the US players didn’t care much about whether they would win or not
4. The passage doesn’t say so directly, but we can conclude from it that __________.
A. the US basketball has fallen behind that in some parts of the world
B. practice is needed for good teamwork no matter how well each player plays
C. the millionaire players of the US team were interested in beating the Algerian team
D. the US team just won the sixth place this time
CBAB
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friend Ben for lunch today (Tuesday) and wants to take him to a nice restaurant. Both Robert and Ben enjoy good quality spicy food.Robert doesn't like arranging things in advance so he hasn't booked a table.An allowance（零花钱）is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decision. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.
How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is not a right amount. Actually amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family.
To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work out a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures(花费) such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these bills,” Says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”
Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peer’s can feel left out.
It can be tough, but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten, her mother gave her $1, 75% of which for bus fare and lunch. “If you lose your money,” Brooke’s mother told her, “you walk home.”
One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home.” recalled Stephens, now a financial planner. “ At first I was angry, but I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”
Experts advise that an allowance not be tied directly to child’s daily chores（日常家务）.
Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home that can develop his or her initiative.
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As an important tool, an allowance teaches children how to budget, save and make their ___2___. |
Josephine Swanson suggests that you should work out a budget for your child 3 . |
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If you make the child 4 for these bills, he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.” |
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The author thinks that you should keep your child’s allowance in line with that of 5__. |
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Brook’s mum told her that if she lost her money, she has to 7 . |
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At first she felt 8 , but she finally realized that her mother was trying to teach her an important lesson. |
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The author suggests children should 9 the house and they should realize they are 10___ of a family. |