Question

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.

I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a _______ football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play _______ the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited _______ I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we failed. I couldn't believe I had got into _______ a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _______ me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential (潛力).

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ________, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our failure on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________. Finally, we faced the number one team on the field. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

From the experience I learnt a lot about ________ the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1.A.experiment B.experience C.visit D.show

2.A.strong B.normal C.weak D.proper

3.A.with B.for C.like D.against

4.A.because B.but C.so D.if

5.A.so B.quite C.very D.such

6.A.realize B.wish C.require D.share

7.A.worrying about B.looking for C.depending on D.caring about

8.A.pride B.culture C.luck D.relationship

9.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners

10.A.prizes B.vacations C.training D.victory

11.A.relax B.improve C.watch D.fail

12.A.chance B.excitement C.advantage D.development

13.A.what B.why C.when D.how

14.A.encouraged B.caught C.protected D.punished

15.A.honestly B.truly C.carefully D.differently

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