四、完形填空
No one is a born winner. People make themselves into winners by their own hard work.
I learned this lesson from a(n) 1
B
many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley,Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football team.
It was a tradition(传统)for the school's old team to play against the 2
D
team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach,and they didn't even practise to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team,I was excited because I knew we were going to win. But to my surprise,we were defeated(打败). I couldn't 3______
A
I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it,I came to realize that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia,but they were 4______
C
me. I had to change my attitude(态度)about their ability and potential(潜力).
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most importantly,I began to treat them like 5
C
. That summer,when the other teams enjoyed their 6______
D
,we met every day and practised passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our defeat on the spring practice field,we won our first game and our second,and continued to 7
B
. Finally,we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a 8______
C
for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys defeated the best team in Georgia,giving me one of the greatest moments of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the coach can 9
D
the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers,I pushed and encouraged(鼓励)them. I helped them to see themselves 10______
D
,and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made,but not born.
( )1. A. activity B. experience C. test D. programme
( )2. A. successful B. excellent C. strong D. new
( )3. A. believe B. think C. describe D. guess
( )4. A. agreeing with B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about
( )5. A. losers B. partners C. winners D. learners
( )6. A. success B. health C. books D. holidays
( )7. A. expect B. improve C. risk D. raise
( )8. A. shame B. worry C. success D. war
( )9. A. surprise B. control C. protect D. change
( )10. A. honestly B. carefully C. suddenly D. differently
Unit 1 Exercise 5 Integrated skills & Study skills