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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 (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 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 8 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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| One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场) house in a large valley. 1 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 2 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 3 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 4 Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats (蹄声). He 6 . There before him stood a tall, white 7 . An old man stared down at him from its back. "Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?" asked Raul. "My name is Gray Cloud," the old man answered 8 . "Come with me." Raul followed on his horse. A 9 feeling came over him. All 10 them the rain was pouring down, 11 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 12 back toward Raul's home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 13 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 14 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 15 . Raul's father ran out across the yard to 16 him. "We have been 17 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let's get in out of the 18 ." "Wait," said Raul. "Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?" "Can't say I … wait. I 19 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?" | ||||
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| Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 1 out of our Polynesian Village resort (度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she 2 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) 3 vacation, but was heartbroken about 4 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 5 . At that moment she was particularly 6 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 7 this was a memory she especially treasured. Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 8 lost photos in the park. 9 , the clerk at the front desk 10 Disney's idea of caring for our 11 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 12 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau. Two weeks later the guest received a 13 at her home.In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 14 signed by each performer. There were also 15 of the public procession (游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own 16 after work. I happened to know this 17 because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that 18 in her life had she received such good service from any business. Excellent 19 does not come from policy (政策性的) handbooks.It comes from people who 20 -and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude. | ||||
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| I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 1 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 36 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 2 at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and 3 to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the 4 . With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. 5 , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late! I knew Dad would be angry if he 6 I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I 7 there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd 8 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I'll never forget the 9 he gave me. "I'm disappointed you 10 you how to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't 11 , I called the garage to ask if there were any 12 , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt 13 as I weakly told him the real reason. A 14 passed through Dad as he listened attentively. "I'm angry with 15 . I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 16 I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were 17 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, 18 him all the way, but he walked silently. Seeing Dad in so much 19 and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was 20 the most successful lesson. I have never lied since. | ||||
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1. The underlined phrase "be in line for" ( paragraph 1 ) means _____.
A. get
B. be paid
C. ask for
D. own
B. be paid
C. ask for
D. own
2. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because _____.
A. the police called her
B. he looked very strange
C. he came to the hotel with little luggage
D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve
B. he looked very strange
C. he came to the hotel with little luggage
D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve
3. Vicki's heart missed a beat because _____.
A. the phone went again
B. she would be famous
C. the policemen had already arrived
D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park
B. she would be famous
C. the policemen had already arrived
D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park
4. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in _____.
A. the passage
B. the man's room
C. Vicki's bedroom
D. the top floor room
B. the man's room
C. Vicki's bedroom
D. the top floor room
5. The whole event probably lasted about _____ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival
of some armed officers.
of some armed officers.
A. 6
B. 8
C. 11
D. 14
B. 8
C. 11
D. 14
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| Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. 1 she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student 2 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No 3 tire. At this time, a car 4 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 5 them to a service station near their 6 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 7 with her car. "Follow us home," said Paul. The couple called around to find a tire, No 8 . They decided to let her use their own car. "Here," Paul said, handing Clay a 9 of keys, "Take our car. We 10 be using it over the holiday." Clay was 11 . "But I'm going all the way to South Carolina, and I'll be gone for two weeks," she 12 them. "We know," Paul said. "We'll be 13 when you get back. Here's our number if you need to 14 us." Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 15 put her luggage into their car and then 16 her off. Two weeks later she 17 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 18 . "Thank you so much," she said. "How much do I 19 you?" "Oh, no," Paul said, "we don't want any money. It's our 20 ." Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their "do unto others" spirit. | ||||
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