Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach(教练) said that I had lots of potential(潜力), and I became captain of my 1. That was before all the fun was taken out of 2.
At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our 6. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was 7. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8. Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 10. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14.
Is all this pressure necessary? I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s 16, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      class
   2. B.
      club
   3. C.
      team
   4. D.
      board
2. 2.
   1. A.
      playing
   2. B.
      living
   3. C.
      learning
   4. D.
      working
3. 3.
   1. A.
      great
   2. B.
      equal
   3. C.
      right
   4. D.
      extra
4. 4.
   1. A.
      business
   2. B.
      struggle
   3. C.
      attempt
   4. D.
      pressure
5. 5.
   1. A.
      free
   2. B.
      private
   3. C.
      good
   4. D.
      basic
6. 6.
   1. A.
      matches
   2. B.
      courses
   3. C.
      lessons
   4. D.
      programs
7. 7.
   1. A.
      jump
   2. B.
      play
   3. C.
      run
   4. D.
      shoot
8. 8.
   1. A.
      duty
   2. B.
      meeting
   3. C.
      operation
   4. D.
      training
9. 9.
   1. A.
      necessary
   2. B.
      boring
   3. C.
      scientific
   4. D.
      practical
10. 10.
    1. A.
       speaking
    2. B.
       moving
    3. C.
       sleeping
    4. D.
       breathing
11. 11.
    1. A.
       used
    2. B.
       intended
    3. C.
       made
    4. D.
       described
12. 12.
    1. A.
       till
    2. B.
       since
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       because
13. 13.
    1. A.
       full
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       lazy
    4. D.
       big
14. 14.
    1. A.
       size
    2. B.
       share
    3. C.
       space
    4. D.
       state
15. 15.
    1. A.
       gave
    2. B.
       kept
    3. C.
       ended
    4. D.
       picked
16. 16.
    1. A.
       sad
    2. B.
       shameful
    3. C.
       silly
    4. D.
       serious
17. 17.
    1. A.
       received
    2. B.
       suffered
    3. C.
       brought
    4. D.
       felt
18. 18.
    1. A.
       reconsidered
    2. B.
       rediscovered
    3. C.
       reformed
    4. D.
       replaced
19. 19.
    1. A.
       at
    2. B.
       by
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       around
20. 20.
    1. A.
       fell
    2. B.
       stepped
    3. C.
       slowed
    4. D.
       calmed

Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach (教练) said that I had lots of potential (潜力), and I became captain of my ___1___. That was before all the fun was taken out of___2___

At first, everyone on the team got ___3___ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the ___4___ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have ___5___ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our ___6___. The coach was replaced.

The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was ___7___ I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the___8___. Of course, all teams run drills; they are ___9___ But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble___10___. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises ___11___ for 18-year-old. お

I was very thin ___12___ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too ___13___ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual___14___

Is all this pressure necessary? I ___15___ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's ___16___, because they had so much potential. They were just burned- out with all the pressure they ___17___ from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and ___18___ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing ___19___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I ___20___ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

1. A. class　　　　　　　　    B. club　　　　　　　　  C. team　　　　　　　　 D. board

2. A. playing　　　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　　　 C. learning　　　　　　 D. working

3. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. equal　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　 D. extra

4. A. business　　　　　　   B. struggle　　　　　　 C. attempt　　　　　　 D. pressure

5. A. free　　　　　　　　　　  B. private 　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. basic

6. A. matches　　　　　　    B. courses　　　　　　 C. lessons　　　　　　  D. programs

7. A. jump　　　　　　　　    B. play　　　　　　　　  C. run　　　　　　　　   D. shoot

8. A. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. meeting　　　　　　 C. operation　　　　   D. training

9. A. necessary　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　   C. scientific　　　　   D. practical

10. A. speaking　　　　　　 B. moving　　　　　　  C. sleeping　　　　　　 D. breathing

11. A. used　　　　　　　　   B. intended　　　　    C. made　　　　　　    D. described

12. A. till　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　   D. because

13. A. full　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　  C. lazy　　　　　　　　  D. big

14. A. size　　　　　　　　    B. share　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　    D. state

15. A. gave　　　　　　　　   B. kept　　　　　　　　  C. ended　　　　　　    D. picked

16. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. shameful　　　　   C. silly　　　　　　　　  D. serious

17. A. received　　　　　　  B. suffered　　　　    C. brought　　　　　　 D. felt

18. A. reconsidered　　　　　　  B. rediscovered　　  C. reformed　　　　   D. replaced

19. A. at　　　　　　　　　　   B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. around

20. A. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. stepped　　　　　　 C. slowed　　　　　　  D. calmed

When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach (教练) said that I had lots of potential (潜力), and I became captain of my ___1___. That was before all the fun was taken out of___2___

At first, everyone on the team got ___3___ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the ___4___ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have ___5___ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our ___6___. The coach was replaced.

The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was ___7___ I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the___8___. Of course, all teams run drills; they are ___9___ But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble___10___. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises ___11___ for 18-year-old. お

I was very thin ___12___ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too ___13___ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual___14___

Is all this pressure necessary? I ___15___ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's ___16___, because they had so much potential. They were just burned- out with all the pressure they ___17___ from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and ___18___ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing ___19___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I ___20___ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

1. A. class　　　　　　　　    B. club　　　　　　　　  C. team　　　　　　　　 D. board

2. A. playing　　　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　　　 C. learning　　　　　　 D. working

3. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. equal　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　 D. extra

4. A. business　　　　　　   B. struggle　　　　　　 C. attempt　　　　　　 D. pressure

5. A. free　　　　　　　　　　  B. private 　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. basic

6. A. matches　　　　　　    B. courses　　　　　　 C. lessons　　　　　　  D. programs

7. A. jump　　　　　　　　    B. play　　　　　　　　  C. run　　　　　　　　   D. shoot

8. A. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. meeting　　　　　　 C. operation　　　　   D. training

9. A. necessary　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　   C. scientific　　　　   D. practical

10. A. speaking　　　　　　 B. moving　　　　　　  C. sleeping　　　　　　 D. breathing

11. A. used　　　　　　　　   B. intended　　　　    C. made　　　　　　    D. described

12. A. till　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　   D. because

13. A. full　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　  C. lazy　　　　　　　　  D. big

14. A. size　　　　　　　　    B. share　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　    D. state

15. A. gave　　　　　　　　   B. kept　　　　　　　　  C. ended　　　　　　    D. picked

16. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. shameful　　　　   C. silly　　　　　　　　  D. serious

17. A. received　　　　　　  B. suffered　　　　    C. brought　　　　　　 D. felt

18. A. reconsidered　　　　　　  B. rediscovered　　  C. reformed　　　　   D. replaced

19. A. at　　　　　　　　　　   B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. around

20. A. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. stepped　　　　　　 C. slowed　　　　　　  D. calmed

I didn’t have a job at the time and I was getting help from the government. One day, I was walking to a 36 to get some food when I noticed a little man    37  on a bench beside the store. I walked past him but could not 38     thinking about him.  So I 39 around and went up to him and asked him if he was 40 . He said no. He said he hadn’t 41 for two days. I told him, “Don’t    42 . I’ll be right back.” Before leaving, I 43  him what he would like to eat. He said it didn’t 44 . Then I asked him to tell me what he hadn’t had for a long    45 . He said “a Pepsi”. I went into the store and got him some bread, lunch meat, chips, cookies — 46 food for a few days. The store didn’t have Pepsi, 47     I had to go to another one. I used the 48  of what I had to get him a Pepsi from a store far 49 .
After a long time, when I brought him the 50 and the Pepsi, he cried. With    51  in his eyes, he said, “You are my angel.” When he 52 to hug me, I had a strange 53 — he was my angel, too. I couldn’t even 54  the feeling clearly. Maybe because he gave me a / an 55  to help him, which helped me to understand that I also had abilities to help others.

I didn’t have a job at the time and I was getting help from the government. One day, I was walking to a  36 to get some food when I noticed a little man     37  on a bench beside the store. I walked past him but could not 38     thinking about him.  So I 39 around and went up to him and asked him if he was  40 . He said no. He said he hadn’t  41 for two days. I told him, “Don’t     42 . I’ll be right back.” Before leaving, I  43  him what he would like to eat. He said it didn’t 44 . Then I asked him to tell me what he hadn’t had for a long     45 . He said “a Pepsi”. I went into the store and got him some bread, lunch meat, chips, cookies —  46 food for a few days. The store didn’t have Pepsi,  47     I had to go to another one. I used the 48  of what I had to get him a Pepsi from a store far 49 .

After a long time, when I brought him the 50 and the Pepsi, he cried. With     51  in his eyes, he said, “You are my angel.” When he  52 to hug me, I had a strange  53 — he was my angel, too. I couldn’t even  54  the feeling clearly. Maybe because he gave me a / an 55  to help him, which helped me to understand that I also had abilities to help others.

1.A. store                B. company       C. restaurant                D. hotel    

2.A. working    B. sitting              C. standing            D. drinking 

3.A. wait          B. begin               C. forget              D. stop

4.A. looked      B. faced               C. turned              D. played

5.A. lonely       B. hungry            C. tired                     D. okay

6.A. eaten         B. rested              C. slept                 D. walked

7.A. move        B. worry              C. refuse               D. lie

8.A. told          B. wondered         C. asked                D. advised 

9.A. care          B. know               C. concern           D. matter

10.A. way               B. path                    C. time                     D. season

11.A. enough    B. many               C. few               D. little

12.A. for          B. but               C. as                     D. so

13.A. next               B. last               C. first               D. large

14.A. over               B. away               C. off                   D. near

15.A. lunch      B. dish              C. food                 D. supper

16.A. anger      B. excitement       C. smiles               D. tears

17.A. sat down         B. passed on         C. stood up                 D. picked up

18.A. way               B. opinion            C. attitude            D. feeling

19.A. explain    B. introduce                C. repeat                     D. remember

20.A. incident   B. opportunity      C. choice              D. method