No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.

I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a _______ football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play _______ the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited _______ I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we failed. I couldn't believe I had got into _______ a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _______ me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential (潜力).

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ________, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our failure on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________. Finally, we faced the number one team on the field. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

From the experience I learnt a lot about ________ the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1.A.experiment B.experience C.visit D.show

2.A.strong B.normal C.weak D.proper

3.A.with B.for C.like D.against

4.A.because B.but C.so D.if

5.A.so B.quite C.very D.such

6.A.realize B.wish C.require D.share

7.A.worrying about B.looking for C.depending on D.caring about

8.A.pride B.culture C.luck D.relationship

9.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners

10.A.prizes B.vacations C.training D.victory

11.A.relax B.improve C.watch D.fail

12.A.chance B.excitement C.advantage D.development

13.A.what B.why C.when D.how

14.A.encouraged B.caught C.protected D.punished

15.A.honestly B.truly C.carefully D.differently

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. The mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones from their parents and friends as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

Mary, a teacher, said the mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages to copy during exams. She said some schools tried to stop mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school, they were easy to lose and were a distraction for studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1.Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones_____.

A.because they are students B.when they are free

C.when they are at school D.because they are children

2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _______.

A.the makers and sellers B.the teachers

C.their parents and friends D.some mobile phone users

3.What does the underlined sentence "…were a distraction for studies."mean in the passage?

A.helped students with studies B.made students think of other things

C.gave students prizes D.were useless for parents

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't ______ during school hours.

A.use their mobile phones B.leave their mobile phones at the school office

C.help the teachers with their work D.get in touch with their children

5.The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A.students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except (除…外)some special reasons

B.it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phones at school

C.some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't use their phones at school

D.parents should teach children how to use mobile phones during school hours

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