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Voice Your Opinion——Change is Needed in Youth Sports
Everywhere you look, you see kids bouncing a basketball or waving a tennis racquet (网球拍)。 And these kids are getting younger and younger. In some countries, children can compete on basketball, baseball, and volleyball teams starting at age nine. (46)And swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four, to prepare children for competition. It’s true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams. (47) 医.学全.在.线网站www.med126.comThis emphasis on competition in sports is having serious negative effects. Children who get involved in competitive sports at a young age often grow tired of their sport. Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devote all their time to it. (48) But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport-for fun. Another problem is the pressure imposed by over-competitive parents and coaches. Children are not naturally competitive. In fact, a recent study by Paulo David found that most children don’t even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old. (49) The third, and biggest, problem for young athletes is the lack of time to do their homework, have fun, be with friends—in short, time to be kids. When they are forced to spend every afternoon at sports practice, they often start to hate their chosen sport. A searchers found that 70 percent of kids who take part in competitive sports before the of twelve quit before they turn eighteen. (50) Excessive competitive away all the enjoyment. Need to remember the purpose of youth sports – to give kids a chance to have developing strong, healthy bodies.
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A. Survey found that 79 percent of parents of young athletes wanted their children to concentrate on one sports.
B. The young soccer organization has teams for children as young as five.
C. Many of them completely lose interest in sports.
D. Sports for children have two important purposes.
E. But what about the others, the average kids?
F. Very young kids don't know why their parents are pushing them so hard?
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Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (51) _______ to be successful? Having someone around who always (52) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (53) _______. We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says ,"It looks ( 54 ) _______ rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things,it's important to do something (55) _______ it.
You can change your view of life ,(56) _______to psychologists. It only takes a little effort ,and you'll find life more rewarding as a (57) _______. Optimism,they say,is partly about self-respect and confidence but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and www.med126.comall it has to (58) _______. Optimists are more (59) _______ to start new projects and are generally more prepared
to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (60) _______to the world. Some people are brought up to (61) _______too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (62) _______wrong. Most optimists,on the (63 ) _______ hand, have been brought up not to (64) _______failure as the end of the world—they just (65) _______ with their lives.
51. A) counted B) expected C) felt D) waited
52. A) worries B) cares C) fears D) doubts
53. A) amusement B) play C) enjoyment D) fun
54. A) so B) to C) for D) like
55. A) with B) against C) about D) over
56. A) judging B) according C)concerning D) following
57. A) result B) reason C) purpose D) product
58. A) supply B) suggest C) offer D) propose
59. A) possible B) likely C) hopeful D) welcome
60. A) opinion B) attitude C) view D) position
61. A) trust B) believe C) depend D) hope
62. A) goes B) falls C) comes D) turns
63. A) opposite B) next C) other D) far
64. A) regard B) respect C) suppose D) think
65. A) get up B) get on C) get out D) get over
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