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When you meet friends,family and new people,they all want to have an interesting conversation. Most of the time this______you will make a great impression when you bring up interesting topics of______told in the form of a story.
_____,let's say a new hotel has just opened in your city. One way to______this is to give the facts and the statistics—it is a 5 Star hotel with 200 rooms,a gym,great views of the skyline and a roof top restaurant. That is not the______I'd introduce that news as a topic of conversation. I'd tell a story.
“On Tuesday evening last night a little after 8pm I was walking down Main Street with Lisa when we______unusual red lights way down the street. We had some time to______before meeting her sister so we walked a few more blocks_____those red lights got closer and closer.We still didn't know what the______were about.
Anyway,we got to the building and______that those red lights were all around the building. It's a hotel but it doesn't look like any hotel I've______seen.As you walk up to the entrance it's more like walking along a passage______a really weird art gallery and a European late night bar.
We walked in and ended up talking to the______.He even gave us a tour of the bar and restaurant before taking us______in the elevator to the roof. What a______!You can see right across the city from up there. This is a very______hotel.I've never seen anything like it.”
Notice how I______a news item without making it sound like a news broadcast. I introduced very few______.I would share more information if the person I'm talking to______me to tell them more. First I need to get their attention to______if they have any interest in that subject. Story telling is the best way to do that.
1.A. promises B. means C. explains D. proves
2.A. quarrel B. argument C. discussion D. conversation
3.A. For example B. What's more C. In fact D. By the way
4.A. build B. design C. mention D. enjoy
5.A. time B. excuse C. reason D. way
6.A. switched B. spotted C. recognized D. transform
7.A. spare B. save C. kill D. rest
8.A. until B. if C. though D. because
9.A. houses B. trees C. roads D. lights
10.A. predicted B. noticed C. guessed D. admitted
11.A. often B. usually C. ever D. hardly
12.A. between B. through C. beyond D. along
13.A. captain B. chairman C. monitor D. manager
14.A. down B. up C. in D. out
15.A. sign B. mark C. view D. symbol
16.A. unique B. popular C. familiar D. steady
17.A. evaluated B. approved C. covered D. shared
18.A. secrets B. facts C. ideas D. points
19.A. allows B. forbids C. asks D. begs
20.A. see B. wonder C. doubt D. answer
It's no surprise that sports can greatly benefit a child physically, psychologically, and socially. A 2008 Women's Sports Foundation Research Report concluded that children’s athletic participation is also associated with increased levels of family satisfaction, great achievement in study, and an overall better quality of life for children. And a study published in last month’s American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed that kids who are active at age 5 wind up with less body fat at ages 8 and 11.
But one hotly debated discussion focuses on the kinds of sports kids should play, with parents mistakenly thinking, "Lizzie is so quiet, we should let her join in basketball and soccer to try to get her to open up." But increasingly, experts are suggesting the healthier instinct (直觉) might be, "Lizzie is so quiet. Maybe we should see if she likes playing with a big team like softball or if she likes ballet or swimming, where she can work more on her own terms."
“Participation in any sport is going to provide kids with life skills----the ability to focus and to concentrate, the ability to handle pressure in tough situations, the ability to stay calm when things aren't going just right,’’ explains Orlando-based youth sports psychology expert Patrick Cohn. Those lessons will carry over into future, non-sports attempts.
Team sports certainly offer benefits not as easily obtained via individual activities, as players leant how to communicate and work with others, and there’s the potential to develop leadership abilities. Team sports also help kids develop their social identity. Our sense of worth is developed through what we achieve and a sense of belonging.
Individual sports offer unique advantages, too, like developing a child’s sense of independence. “Hero, you don’t depend upon teammates," says Cohn. "You take full responsibility, whether you do well or perform poorly." Many of Cohn’s young clients complain about pressure from team mates or coaches to make zero mistakes or carry more of the team than they may want to; these kids may enjoy a solo sport like tennis or gymnastics.
Individual activities keep kids away from comparing themselves to the best players on the team, a habit that does little to help confidence levels. Instead, it encourages them to compare their skills to their own past performances. With individual sports like swimming or track, it’s easier for the child to participate on his own, at his leisure(闲暇), without having to round up a bunch of like-minded peers.
Above all, while some children enjoy the excitement of competition, others are more likely to benefit from the freedom of individual sports, and finding the right balance can be necessary for children’s enjoyment. What parents think is encouragement, children often consider as pressure. So try to understand what they want from sports.
Title | Team sports and individual sports |
Sports benefit children | • Sports can greatly benefit children physically, psychologically, and socially. • Sports are associated with increased levels of family satisfaction, 1. achievement and better quality of life for children. |
2. ideas | • Parents usually want their children to lake part in the team sports which don’t 3.their children’s character. • Experts think that any sport will 4. children to focus, handle pressure, stay calm when things are going 5.. |
Team sports | • Children can learn how to communicate and work with others. • Children will have the potential to develop leadership abilities. • Children will develop their social 6.. |
Individual sports | • Individual sports may help develop children’s sense of independence and 7.. • Children tend to compare their skills to their own past performances and are likely to 8. comparing themselves with the best players. • Individual sports also seem to be more 9. to children. |
Conclusion | • Finding the right balance is a 10. for children’s enjoyment. • Parents should try to understand what their children really want from sports. |