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When I joined a private football league a few years ago， the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential， 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 that 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 exercise

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 14 caused me to make more than my usual share.

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 19 by my school coach. When I started playing for 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 D. working

3. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra

4. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure

5. A. free B. private C. good D. basic

6. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs

7. A. jumping B. talking C. running D. shooting

8. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training

9. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical

10. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing

11. A. used B. intended C. awarded D. described

12. A. till B. since C. before D. because

13. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. excited

14. A. time B. pressure C. food D. trouble

15. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked

16. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious

17. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt

18. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. reformed D. replaced

19. A. rent B. stood C. coached D. measured

20. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tom went to the seaside 1 （spend） his holiday last summer with his family. One day， he was swimming in the river when someone shouted， “Look out， there is a shark not far away！” 2 （hear） the shout， Tom was scared to death because he was scared of its 3 （danger） characteristic. “Dont worry， Tom！” his father said， “ 4 wed better go back to our hotel in order to avoid 5 （harm）.”

They stayed in the seaside for several weeks. Though the weather was much hotter， Tom got used 6 it. Every morning， he got up 7 （early） than his parents and went for breakfast ahead of time. Then he went to have a chat with his new friend — Jack. Not only 8 Jack familiar with the seaside， but he was also a man with good qualification. They became very good friends soon. After parting， they kept 9 （write） to each other. Now， Tom still often 10 （hear） from Jack.

They talk in their letters about things and persons that they remember in the seaside.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

短文改錯

This is a fact that Senior Three students are working hard at their lessons， hope to improve their academic performance and pass the College Entrance Examination. But what worries me is that the large number of students are not active in taking physical exercises. The reason is because they dont pay enough attention to the importance of regular exercise. In fact， its very important of students to have sports every day. Experts say physical exercise is great importance for their physically and mental health. And a lack of sleep or exercise may be cause them to feel sleepy in class， which in the end lead to students performing badly in exams.