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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?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

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Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your 　36 was a million miles away? You probably felt 　37 and made up your mind to pay attention and never daydream again. Most of us, from earliest school 38 , have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.

“ On the contrary, ” says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology, “ daydreaming is quite 39. Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the 40 it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind. 　41 , your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one 42 in which the unconscious and conscious 43 of mind have silent dialogue.”

Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of 44 or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental 　45 . They did not have a better understanding of daydreams 46 the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says, “ We 47 now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we 48 our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our future. ” Daydreams are really a reflection（反映）on the things we 49 or the things we long for in life.

Daydreams are usually very simple and 50 , quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be 51 to understand. It’s easier to gain a 52 understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help one 53 the difficult situations in life and find out a possible way for dealing with them.

Daydreams cannot be predicted（预知）. They move off in 　54 directions, which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were, and are a main source of creative energy.

So next time you catch 　55 daydreaming, don’t stop. Just pay attention to your dreams. They may be more important than you think.

36. A. business　　 B. feeling　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　 D. family

37. A. hurried　　　 B. worried　　　　　 C. lonely　　　 D. sorry

38. A. days　　　　 B. ages　　　　　　　　　　 C. lessons　　　 D. times

39. A. normal　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 C. necessary　　 D. possible

40. A. controlling　 B. imagining　　　　　 C. thinking　　　 D. working

41. A. Gradually　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Actually　　 D. Of course

42. A. place　　　　 B. result　　　　　　　 C. effect　　　 D. way

43. A. states　　　 B. example　　　　　　 C. shape　　　 D. level

44. A. research　　 B. daydreams　　　　 C. dialogue　　 D. minds

45. A. weakness　　 B. power　　　　　　 C. illness　　　　 D. fault

46. A. at　　　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　 D. before

47. A. suppose　　　　　 B. conclude　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　 D. think

48. A. learn　　　 B. organize　　　　　　 C. expect　　　 D. determine

49. A. think　　　 B. want　　　　　　　 C. wish　　　　 D. fear

50. A. direct　　　 B. sudden　　　　　　　　　 C. long　　　　 D. clear

51. A .slow　　　　 B. indirect　　　　　　 C. familiar　　　 D. hard

52. A. happy　　　 B. deep　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　 D. satisfying

53. A. experience　 B. defeat　　　　　　　 C. recognize　　 D. take

54. A. usual　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　 C. scientific　　 D. unexpected

55. A. anybody　　 B. yourself　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　 D. somebody

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Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 　1 the theme “Water for Life”.

There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 　2 drinking water. The United Nations 　3 to cut this number in half by 2015.

Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 　4 challenge. But everyone, 　5 　 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 　6 of her age around the world.

Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 　7 　 discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）which pollute water.

In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 　8 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.

Haggerty learnt that 　9 　the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 　　10　 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 　11　 awareness in her area.

She 　12 　her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 　13 the public library, hospital, and churches. With the help from her family, friends and local waste-management 14 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 　15 video.

Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 　16 progress.

When asked 　17 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite __18 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”

Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is 　19 to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 　20 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.

1. A. had　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wrote　　　　　　　　　　　 D. discussed

2. A. enough　　　　　　　B. safe 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. much 　　　　　　　　　 D. polluted

3. A. asks　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. orders　　　　 C. hopes 　　　　　　　　D. ensures

4. A. good 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. unreal

5. A. especially　　　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes 　 C. even　　　　　　　D. seldom

6. A. boys 　　　　　　　　　 B. others　　　　 C. students 　　D. grown-ups

7. A. collecting 　　　　　　　 B. selling　　　　　　　 C. buying 　　　　　　　　 D. using

8. A. things　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chemicals　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　D. air

9. A. making　　　　　　　　 B. recycling 　　　　　 C. reducing 　　　　　　　　 D. handling

10. A. uses 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　　　　　 C. throws 　　　　　　　　　 D. needs

11. A. tell 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. increase　　　　　　　　　 C. spread 　　　　　　　　　 D. inform

12. A. talked to 　　　　　　　　　 B. listened to　　 C. heard from 　　　　　 D. thought about

13. A. and　　　　　　B. besides　　　　　　　　　　 C. as well as 　　　　　　 D. as good as

14. A. officials 　　　　　　　　　 B. workers　　　　　　　　　 C. clerks　　　　　　　 D. experts

15. A. industrial 　　　　　　　　 B. agricultural 　 C. scientific　　　　　　 D. educational

16. A. much　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　　　 C. some　　　　　　　　　 D. little

17. A. if　　　　　　　B. how 　　　　　　　　C. when 　　　　　　　　　 D. why

18. A. proud 　　　　　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　　　　 C. modest　　　　　　　　　　 D. worried

19. A. praises　　　　　 B. helps　　　　　　　　　 C. supports　　　　　　 D. honors

20. A. awarding　　　　　　　　　 B. saving　　　　　　　 C. serving　　　　　　　　　　 D. favoring