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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 said that I had lots of potential, 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-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.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 &n
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bsp;　　　　　　  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.re-formed　　　　   D.replaced

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

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

Tony was a young man different from the other people in the small village. He tried to 　36 from the same old familiar routine, and looked around for new ideas. So people 　37 at him and even his 38 felt ashamed for having “a black sheep” in their home.

But Tony didn’t care about their ugly 39 . He believed in his ability and held his head up high. One day as he 40 through the village, his shoes got stuck in the weed (杂草). Pulling them out from the weed, Tony was lost in thought. Then 41 , it occurred to him what he wanted to do in life.

He went around 42 the shoes of everyone in the village and pitied the sight of their worn-out footwear. The city shoes were too 43 for the poor villagers, so they wore shoes 　44 　no one could use it ever again.

Tony went to the city to collect information and resources on how to 45 shoes. He worked with a shoemaker and 46 home six months later, equipped with 47 and material. He made a pair of shoes for everyone in his family. Soon the villagers 48 Tony to make shoes for them, too. He set a(n) 49 they could afford, where his profits(利润）were included.

50 spread like fire and soon Tony had shoe projects he never dreamed of. He put 51 a board at his home. It read, “Tony Shoe Mart gives your feet some love.”

Soon Tony 52 many villagers in his factory, and everyone in his own family had a job that earned them more money than their regular jobs. Now Tony’s parents were 53 of their son because Tony became the village savior.

Always believe in yourselves and your 　54 . Be proud and confident of yourself no matter how 55 a person you are.

36．A．learn　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．escape　　　　　　　　 C．wake　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．realize

37．A．pointed　　　　　　　　 B．stared　　　　　　　　　 C．laughed　　　　 　 D．shouted

38．A．friends　　　　　　　　 B．workmates　　　　　　 C．parents　　　　 　 D．villagers

39．A．habits　　　　　 　 B．looks　　　　　　　　　　 　 C．rules　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．words

40．A．walked　　　　　　　　 B．rode　　　　　　　 　 C．drove　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．flew

41．A．suddenly 　　　 　　　 B．finally　　 　　　　　　 C．fortunately　　　　　 D．surely

42．A．choosing　　　 　　　 B．appreciating　 　 C．observing　　　　　　 　　　 D．seeking

43．A．cheap　　　　　　　　　 B．expensive　　　　　　 　 C．nice　　　　　　　 　 D．common

44．A．after　　　　　　　 　　　 B．though　　　　　　　　 C．till　　　　　　　　　 　 D．when

45．A．sell　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．clean　　　　　　　　　　 　 C．repair　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．make

46．A．returned　　　　　　　 B．missed　　　　　　　　 C．owned　　　　　 　 D．left

47．A．equipment　　　　　 　　　 B．knowledge　　　　　　 C．energy　　　　　　　　 D．strength

48．A．demanded　　　　　 　　　 B．forbade　　　　 　 C．ordered　　　　 　 D．asked

49．A．record　　　　　　　　　 B．example　　　　 　 C．price　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．limit

50．A．Word　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．Lie　　　　　 　　 　 C．Note 　　 　　　　D．Rumor

51．A．off　　　　　　　　 　 B．away　　　　　　 　　　 C．down　　　　　　 　 　　　　 D．up

52．A．found　　　　　　　　　 B．fired　　　 　　 　 C．hired　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．saved

53．A．proud　　　　　　　　　 B．afraid　　　　　　　　　 　 C．tired　　　　　　　 　 D．jealous

54．A．judgments　　　　　　 　　　 B．decisions　　　 　 C．opinions　　　　 　 D．abilities

55．A．famous　　　　　　　　 B．honest　　　　　　　　　 C．small　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．kind