Question

Sports are all about change. A team gets better. A kid practices more and swims a personal best or learns a new move on the basketball court.

In 2006, two things happened that got me thinking about change -- in sports and in life.

One of them is tennis champion Andre Agassi, who retired in 2006. Agassi was a super player who won 60 titles, including eight major championships. But his greatest achievement might have been how much he changed during his career.

When he was young, Agassi was a show off who seemed to care only about himself. He didn't train very hard, but he won matches because of his tremendous talent. Eventually, though, injuries and his bad attitude caught up with him. He fell from No.1 in the world ranking to No.141.

So Agassi changed as a player. He trained harder and became a world-class player again. More importantly, he changed as a person. He was nicer to fans and opponents. He stopped thinking just about himself and started               . Through his efforts, he raised more than $60 million to help disadvantaged kids around his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. He even started a school for at-risk kids.

At the start of a new year, lots of people promise themselves they will change. They might vow to get in good physical shape, do better in school or be racer to others.

Changes such as those can be difficult. But they do happen. Just remember Andre Agassi: It wasn't easy, but he changed, and changed for the better.

1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

However, he received punishment out of his injuries and his poor attitude in the end.

3. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

4. What do you plan to do in order to improve yourself?. (Please answer within 30 words.)

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

Answer 1

1．Agassi’s changes(in sports and in life)／Changes in sports and in life，Change for the better

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2．Eventually, though，injuries and his bad attitude caught up with him。

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3．thinking about others I to think more about others I to be nicer to others／to care(caring) for(about)others

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4．Answers may vary.

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5．但是，他在职业生涯中改变的程度可能是他(阿加西)最大的成就。

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