2 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _________
I learned this lesson from a(n) _________ many years ago. I took the head _________ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the _________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ___________ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _________ I had got into such 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 _________ about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ____________. Most important, I began to treat them like ____________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ____________, we met every day and ______________ passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our ______________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ____________ of my life!
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ____________ 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, but born.
1. A.luck | B.tests | C.efforts | D.nature |
2. A.experiment | B.experience | C.visit | D.show |
3. A.operating | B.editing | C.consulting | D.coaching |
4. A.successful | B.excellent | C.strong | D.new |
5. A.cheer for | B.prepare for | C.help with | D.finish with |
6. A.believe | B.agree | C.describe | D.regret |
7. A.realize | B.claim | C.permit | D.demand |
8. A.reacting to | B.looking for | C.depending on | D.caring about |
9. A.decision | B.attitude | C.conclusion | D.intention |
10. A.pride | B.culture | C.fortune | D.relationship |
11. A.leaders | B.partners | C.winners | D.learners |
12. A.rewards | B.vacations | C.health | D.honor |
13. A.risked | B.missed | C.considered | D.practiced |
14. A.defeat | B.decline | C.accident | D.mistake |
15. A.relax | B.improve | C.expand | D.defend |
16. A.shame | B.burden | C.victory | D.favor |
17. A.chances | B.thrills | C.concerns | D.offers |
18. A.surprise | B.serve | C.interest | D.affect |
19. A.encouraged | B.observed | C.protected | D.impressed |
20. A.honestly | B.individually | C.calmly | D.differently |