Some people said “Stress (压力) is motivation”, but if too much pressure is laid on you , do you still enjoy your colourful life? The hero in this passage will tell you her own experience in football training．

　　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 for 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 1 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．

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HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA　　

Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port—quiet even in summer season. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.

ITALY IN COMFORT　　

Luxury coach(carriage) trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season. 21days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1st May, 1st September. The trips are guided by profess or Martin Davis, head of Italian Studies, London University. See the arts and culture of historic Italy.

KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL(以色列)　　

Working holidays on a kibbutz (co-operative farm) in Israel. All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members. Accommodation, food and trips to historic sights all provided free—you pay only for the special low- cost return flight.

TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND　　

Two- week holidays in the Hotel Splendid, on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue sea. Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged. Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment—dancing.　　

1st November—31st March = ￡720 per person　　

1st April—30th October = ￡850 per person　　

Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.　　

Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.

Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter. He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.　　

Harry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine and peace.

1. Michael would most probably go to ________ for his holiday.　　

A. Italy　　     B. Israel　　   C. Mallorca　   D. a Caribbean island

2.The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would be________.

A. an Italian city　　　　　　　　　        B. a kibbutz in Israel

C. a Caribbean island　　　　　　　         D. the port in Mallorca

3. The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be________.

A. the 21- day coach trip of Italy

B. the 2-week stay in the Hotel Splendid

C. the 14-day trip around a Caribbean island

D. the working holidays for 1-3 months on a kibbutz in Israel

4. Harry and Kate and their sons would like________.

A. a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel

B. a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy

C. a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca

D. a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Caribbean Island

5. You can find this passage most probably in ________.

A. a school library　　B. a tourist agency   C. the post office　 D. the museum

30．The coach, because of the driver’s carelessness, was __________ and crashed over the cliff on such a cold December morning.

A．in support　　  B．out of control     C．in charge　　 D．at the mercy

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　　Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis－except two hands and a leg. He had 1 palms.

　　The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

　　The doctor said Roger 2 from born disability, only one out of 90,000 children born in the United States. The doctor said that Roger would probably never be able to walk or 3 himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't 4 the doctor.

　　“My parents always 5 me that I was only as handicapped(残疾) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or 6 advantage of people because of my handicap.” “Once I got into 7 , my school papers were continually late,” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write 8 . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher, 9 for a two－day extension on my homework. 10 , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

　　Roger's father always 11 him to get involved in sports; teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play backyard football after school. At the age of 12, Roger 12 to win a place on the school football team.

　　Before every game, Roger would visualize(设想) his 13 of scoring a touchdown. Then one day he got his chance. The ball landed in his arms and off, he ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg 14 the goal line, his coach and teammates 15 wildly. But at tenyard line, a guy from the other team 16 up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle(脚踝). Roger tried to pull his artificial leg 17 , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

　　“The only difference between you and me is that you can see my 18 , but I can't see yours. We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to 19 my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome 20 . I've simply learned what I can't do－such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks－but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

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　　I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn't far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn't used the Hotel Riviera before, but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognised my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn't have enough rooms. In the end the manager phoned other hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone but in four different hotels. By this time the coach had gone so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don't know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn't me.

(1) What is the writer trying to do?

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(2) Why weren't any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera?

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A．A conference was taking place there.

B．There were more people in the group than expected.

C．Someone had forgotten to book them.

D．Someone had said they were not needed.

(3) Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists?

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A．Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel, had given our rooms to other people.

B．The hotel we were taken to wasn't good enough so we asked to change to a different one.

C．We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel.

D．The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they knew nothing about us.

(4) Who cancelled the rooms by phone a few days before?

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