Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having __ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the ____ mentality (心态) people need in sports.
____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. ____， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was ____ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, ____ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ___ about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a ___ with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's ___ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to __11__ the team, problems ____. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ___ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ____ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ____ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't ____ it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ____ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ____. While having fun is important, skills and a ____ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
A．fun B．dignity C．courage D．patience
A．social B．competitive C．healthy D．responsible
A．Coaches B．Parents C．Experts D．Headmasters
A．As a result B．In addition C．For example D．On the contrary
A．up B．below C．above D．down
A．scores B．goals C．spirits D．dreams
A．chew B．spit C．count D．swallow
A．worried B．happy C．serious D．casual
A．joke B．problem C．contact D．compromise
A．duty B．experience C．awareness D．turn
A．dismiss B．unite C．handle D．assess
A．stand out B．break out C．work out D．come out
A．say B．guidance C．response D．reward
A．protect B．defend C．excuse D．discourage
A．assist B．motivate C．please D．blame
A．want B．deserve C．value D．appreciate
A．way B．decline C．go D．rise
A．offer B．require C．seek D．preserve
A．academics B．sports C．exams D．competitions
A．risking B．controlling C．winning D．cooperating
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I happened to an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to . As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, "You don't say! You don't say!" I was , I thought, perhaps this is not a topic. Well，I change the topic. So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? the way, have you ever ——there?" "Certainly, everyone back home will me if I leave China without seeing . It was great. "I said, "The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of ." Soon I was interrupted by his words, "You don’ t say!" I couldn't asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?" "Well, I didn't ask you to do so" he answered, very surprised.
I said, "Didn't you say 'You don't say'?"
Hearing this，the Englishman to tears. He began to ， "You don't say actually means' really?'. It is an of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention English idioms." Then I knew I had made a fool of . Since then I have been more with idioms.
A．though B．when C．if D．as
A．teach B．meet C．hear D．recognize
A．walk B．talk C．play D．go
A．pleased B．angry C．afraid D．surprised
A．proper B．strange C．safe D．polite
A．would rather B．had better C．have to D．ought to
A．On B．In C．All D．By
A．gone B．visited C．seen D．been
A．look at B．think of C．send for D．laugh at
A．it B．them C．one D．that
A．recall B．interest C．birth D．origin
A．Really B．rudely C．again D．alone
A．wait B．help C．think D．do
A．smelling B．sounding C．tasting D．falling
A．laughed B．cried C．moved D．came
A．explain B．shout C．prove D．say
A．experience B．expression C．explanation D．example
A．for B．to C．at D．in
A．me B．myself C．him D．himself
A．helpful B．popular C．careful D．satisfied
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my was more manageable , I ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. that was years ago and times have changed. I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my . I decided that I would consider to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of to get started. And you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can （12） use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my ; he gave me a long thoughtful . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose （19） that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness
A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared
A．Gladly B．Eventually C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly
A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile
A．add up to B．make up for C．get rid of D．take advantage of
A．If B．As C．Though D．Before
A．movement B．condition C．choices D．positions
A．reaching out B．living up C．getting on D．going back
A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited
A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge
A．thus B．once C．seldom D．often
A．actually B．hardly C．nearly D．formerly
A．job B．family C．idea D．offer
A．face B．view C．look D．sight
A．over B．along C．towards D．through
A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully
A．pick B．turn C．role D．step
A．had to cry B．ought to cry C．should have cried D．could have cried
A．more B．the ones C．few D．the rest
A．courage B．devotion C．kindness D．trust
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks (1） than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really . And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. Indeed, what is called body language is so a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having contact(接触) even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in , it may look like a Latino is (12) a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep(14) --- which the Latino will in return regard as _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be _.
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．well B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．Pleased
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a for many people to shop without having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are of department stores and supermarkets— the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and a friendly announcer describe a product a model shows it. And they can around the clock, buying something by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future. can ask questions about products and place , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. many people find shopping at a store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s specialists say that in the future, home shopping will together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代) it.
A．must B．should C．shall D．can
A．programme B．way C．reason D．purpose
A．ever B．never C．still D．once
A．proud B．fond C．tired D．careful
A．fighting B．striking C．treating D．stopping
A．sense B．doubt C．hope D．feeling
A．see B．watch C．let D．notice
A．until B．since C．if D．while
A．shop B．wait C．turn D．deliver
A．suitably B．cheaply C．simply D．hardly
A．nervous B．lucky C．equal D．eager
A．putting up B．making up C．setting up D．looking up
A．Guests B．Assistants C．Managers D．Customers
A．orders B．goods C．books D．answers
A．lately B．finally C．especially D．fortunately
A．Then B．Yet C．However D．Therefore
A．general B．popular C．real D．true
A．design B．make C．wear D．touch
A．how B．why C．what D．when
A．exist B．practise C．follow D．appear
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn't look like he could have enough money to even the bus. “That's a very pretty car,” he said. He was but he had a(n) of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and wiping off my car. He sat there as I worked. The beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three but profound(深远的) words that I shall never . “Don't we all?” he said.
I had been feeling high, successful and important those three words me like a shotgun. Don't we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and for the day. Those three little words still ring . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have , you need help too. No matter how you have, no matter how you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can help.
A．that B．what C．which D．how
A．expressions B．manners C．looks D．attitudes
A．ride B．buy C．drive D．stop
A．generous B．disappointed C．modern D．ragged
A．air B．atmosphere C．appearance D．figure
A．finished B．stopped C．continued D．began
A．quietly B．casually C．aimlessly D．eagerly
A．interesting B．expected C．boring D．supposed
A．afraid B．glad C．doubtful D．sure
A．simple B．complex C．strange D．rigid
A．accept B．forget C．respond D．choose
A．unless B．after C．until D．when
A．frightened B．moved C．wounded D．hit
A．reached in B．searched for C．looked up D．exposed to
A．shelter B．clothes C．reward D．blanket
A．nice B．ridiculous C．true D．proper
A．submitted B．devoted C．applied D．accomplished
A．few B．many C．little D．enough
A．loaded B．puzzled C．angry D．unsatisfied
A．receive B．give C．need D．seek