2018年山西省英语人教版必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world 同步练习(八).docVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world 同步练习(八) I．完形填空(60分) Dont 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 didnt 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 shouldnt be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-olds. I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldnt 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. Thats 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, its a lot easier to do it well. 1. A. class B. club C. team D. board 2. A. playing B. living C. learning