In 1947 Angela Mortimer was captain of the team which won the Plymouth Interschools’ Championship．From the moment she stepped forward to receive the silver cup, she was determined to become a Wimbledon Champion．

　　Encouraged by her school championship success, Angela decided that she should have proper coaching．She heard that there was a good tennis coach at Torquay, a Mr．Roberts, who was prepared to give free tennis lessons to promising youngsters under twelve years of age and living in the Torquay area．The fact that Angela was over fifteen did not stop her．One Saturday, she made the forty-mile journey from Plymouth to Torquay and introduced herself to Mr．Roberts．Arthur Roberts was not impressed．He played a few shots to Angela and then told her directly that she knew nothing about the game and was too old to learn．He also reminded her that she lived in Plymouth, which could hardly be considered in the Torquay area．

　　If Arthur Roberts thought he had got rid of Angela, he was very much mistaken．For her part Angela had been greatly impressed by Mr．Roberts．She made up her mind that she was not too old to learn tennis and that Arthur Roberts was the man to teach her．However, her school certificate examination was appearing ahead and she was determined to work hard．Although the headmaster wanted her to stay on at school for another year before taking her examination, Angela begged to be allowed to sit．She surprised everyone by passing with credit in five subjects．

　　Angela then had a stroke of luck．She managed to persuade her family to move nearer to Torquay．Despite what had taken place at their last meeting, Angela properly presented herself to Arthur Roberts and asked him for free coaching．Arthur’s welcome was not a warm one．His time was fully occupied in coaching some promising young players．However, he had to admire Angela．Whatever else she lacked, she was obviously a girl of courage and determination．Arthur liked these qualities in a pupil．“You can play against the wall,” he said, “and if you improve I might help you．”

　　Angela’s heart leapt with joy．“I’ll show him,” she said to herself．“I will certainly show him．”

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　　The news did not come directly to Ella herself．It 　　1　　 her indirectly in hints that she had 　　2　　 the prize．But as she was a 　　3　　 girl, she went on working without 　　4　　 anything．Actually no one really knew yet what the 　　5　　 of this year's contest was．

　　Ella was such a good artist, her lines so sure, that no 　　6　　 student in the art class 　　7　　 to win, but last year nobody had thought Frank Peters would win 　　8　　 that funny modern painting he had　　　9　　 of the city bridge．　　10　　, it was hard to see the bridge 　　11　　 you looked at the picture for a long time．Still Frank had got the 　　12　　 and the Board of Governors had given it to him at a big dinner in the Rits Hotel．

　　Ella was a rather shy girl but her classmates seldom 　　13　　 her to be shy．She was pretty and clever and 　　l4　　 very well with everyone．She liked her school．She was very fond of her art teacher, Miss Drake, which was 　　15　　, because she always seemed to be her favorite．What was 　　16　　 about Miss Drake was that she could bring out the best of her student in a clever way．Anybody else's best, however good 　　17　　 might be, was not good enough to 　　18　　 Miss Drake．So Ella was expecting the prize, not just for herself and her parents but　　　19　　 she had heard Miss Drake say that it was the finest painting she had ever seen 　　20　　 one of her students．

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The news did not come directly to Ella herself．It 　　1　　 her indirectly in hints(暗示)that she had 　　2　　 the prize．But as she was a 　　3　　 girl, she went on working without 　　4　　 anything．Actually no one really knew yet what the 　　5　　 of this year's art contest(竞赛)was．Ella was such a good artist, her lines so sure, that no 　　6　　 was 　　7　　 to Win．But last year nobody had thought Frank Peters would win 　　8　　 that funny modern painting he had 　　9　　 of the city bridge, 　　10　　, it was hard to see the bridge 　　11　　 you looked at the picture for a long time．Still Frank had got the 　　12　　 and the Board of Governors had given it to him at a big dinner in the Rits Hotel．Ella was a rather shy girl but her classmates seldom 　　13　　 her to be shy．She was pretty and clever and 　　14　　 very well with everyone．She liked her school She was very fond of her art teacher, Miss Drake, which was 　　15　　, because she always seemed to be her favourite．What was 　　16　　 about Miss Drake was that she could bring out the best(最佳技能)of her student in a clever way．Anybody else's best, however good 　　17　　 might be, was not good enough to 　　18　　 Miss Drake．So Ella was expecting the prize, not just for herself and her parents but 　　19　　 she had heard Miss Drake say that it was the finest painting she had ever seen 　　20　　 one of her students．

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