When a student, I was a member of the collegiate basketball team. It was mainly composed of bookish students. Only one could be counted as natural athlete, another half-qualified. That’s why we were defeated nine out of ten games. Our spirits, however, had never dampened, for we were a cheerful team. None would strive to get into the spotlight when we were gaining the upper hand~ nor would we blame each other when we were losing. Thus a cordial relationship between members prevailed in our team. Most recommendable of all was our morale which never lowered. Our sportsmanship also remained good. We persisted in carrying on to the last when suffering great loss. We knew we had done our best, showing no regret at failure. To the rest of the students our team was a good one though it lost the game. They kept encouraging us and none of them was disappointed.
Recently I have avoided watching games, not even at a TV live coverage, still less to the match in person. That’s because I know I couldn’t control myself. When watching a match, I’ll inevitably take sides and be emotionally involved, strongly wishing for the triumph of the side over its opponent. As I often side with the "weaker " in a match, watching it will only spell worry and misery for me.
Not long ago when I accompanied my wife to a super world tennis match my horizons broadened as regards sports competition. It seemed to me that wins and losses were relative and transient. What mattered was the ever-higher level achieved through contest. Victory was a result of all the efforts made by both sides. As one of the audience, I should applaud the energetic performance of both to the neglect of the result. Why should I regard the contest as a life-and-death struggle, the winner as survival and the loser as dead
A:Lose and Win B:Basketball Match C:Winning a Match D:Watching a Match
Passage Five
Christine Evert Lloyd is an American tennis champion and one of the top women players in the world. She is noted for her strong backhand and her intense concentration during a match.
Christine Marie Evert was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She learned to play tennis from her father. Because she learned to play on the slow clay tennis courts which are common in southern Florida, Evert is at her best on slow courts.
In 1971, at the age of sixteen, Evert became the youngest player to reach the semifinals of the United States Open Tennis Championships. This was her first time to participate in the U.S. Open. In 1972, she turned professional and was able to accept, money and other prizes for winning matches.
In 1974, she won the women’s singles title in two major tournaments. These titles were at Wimbledon, the British championship, and the French Open, which is played on clay. Later she won the U.S. and Australian Opens, the two other major tennis championships.
Evert set an impressive record of wins on clay courts. From August 1973 to May 1979, a period of almost six years, Evert beat 125 opponents. Her unbelievable record will be remembered for a very long time in the sports world.
In 1979, Evert married English tennis player John Lloyd.
A:game B:champion C:open D:match
When a student, I was a member of the collegiate basketball team. It was mainly composed of bookish students. Only one could be counted as natural athlete, another half-qualified. That’s why we were defeated nine out of ten games. Our spirits, however, had never dampened, for we were a cheerful team. None would strive to get into the spotlight when we were gaining the upper hand; nor would we blame each other when we were losing. Thus a cordial relationship between members prevailed in our team. Most recommendable of all was our morale which never lowered. Our sportsmanship also remained good. We persisted in carrying on to the last when suffering great loss. We knew we had done our best, showing no regret at failure. To the rest of the students our team was a good one though it lost the game. They kept encouraging us and none of them was disappointed.
Recently I have avoided watching games, not even at a TV live coverage, still less to the match in person. That’s because I know I couldn’t control myself. When watching a match, I’ll inevitably take sides and be emotionally involved, strongly wishing for the triumph of the side over its opponent. As I often side with the "weaker" in a match, watching it will only spell worry and misery for me.
Not long ago when I accompanied my wife to a super world tennis match my horizons broadened as regards sports competition. It seemed to me that wins and losses were relative and transient. What mattered was the ever-higher level achieved through contest. Victory was a result of all the efforts made by both sides. As one of the audience, I should applaud the energetic performance of both to the neglect of the result. Why should I regard the contest as a life-and-death struggle, the winner as survival and the loser as dead
Which of the following is most probably the best title
A:Lose and Win B:Basketball Match C:Winning a Match D:Watching a Match
Our football team (feel) (proud of that) we (have won) every (match this yesr).
A:feel B:proud of that C:have won D:match this yesr
Passage Five
Christine Evert Lloyd is an American tennis champion and one of the top women players in the world. She is noted for her strong backhand and her intense concentration during a match.
Christine Marie Evert was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She learned to p]ay tennis from her father. Because she learned to play on the slow clay tennis courts which are common in southern Florida, Evert is at her best on slow courts.
In 1971, at the age of sixteen, Evert became the youngest player to reach the semifinals of the United States Open Tennis Championships. This was her first time to participate in the U.S. Open. In 1972, she turned professional and was able to accept money and other prizes for winning matches.
In 1974, she won the women’s singles title in two major tournaments. These titles were at Wimbledon, the British championship, and the French Open, which is played on clay. Later she won the U.S. and Australian Opens, the two other major tennis championships.
Evert set an impressive record of wins on clay courts. From August 1973 to May 1979, a period of almost six years, Evert beat 125 opponents. Her unbelievable record will be remembered for a very long time in the sports world.
In 1979, Evert married English tennis player John Lloyd.
A:game B:champion C:open D:match
Passage Three
When a student, I was a member of the
collegiate basketball team. It was mainly composed of bookish students. Only one
could be counted as natural athlete, another half-qualified. That’s why we were
defeated nine out of ten games. Our spirits, however, had never dampened, for we
were a cheerful team. None would strive to get into the spotlight when we were
gaining the upper hand; nor would we blame each other when we were losing.
Thus a cordial relationship between members prevailed in our team. Most
recommendable of all was our morale which never lowered. Our sportsmanship also
remained good. We persisted in carrying on to the last when suffering great
loss. We knew we had done our best, showing no regret at failure. To the rest of
the students our team was a good one though it lost the game. They kept
encouraging us and none of them was disappointed. Recently I have avoided watching games, not even at a TV live coverage, still less to the match in person. That’s because I know I couldn’t control myself. When watching a match, I’ll inevitably take sides and be emotionally involved, strongly wishing for the triumph of the side over its opponent. As I often side with the "weaker" in a match, watching it will only spell worry and misery for me. Not long ago when I accompanied my wife to a super world tennis match my horizons broadened as regards sports competition. It seemed to me that wins and losses were relative and transient. What mattered was the ever-higher level achieved through contest. Victory was a result of all the efforts made by both sides. As one of the audience, I should applaud the energetic performance of both to the neglect of the result. Why should I regard the contest as a life-and-death struggle, the winner as survival and the loser as dead |
A:Lose and Win B:Basketball Match C:Winning a Match D:Watching a Match
Our football team (feel) (proud of that) we (have won) every (match this yesr).
A:feel B:proud of that C:have won D:match this yesr
? ?Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen when he’s ?(51) ? sport. In the film Play it to the Bone he ?(52) ? the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson. ?(53) ? the making of the film Harrelson ?(54) ? complaining that the fight ?(55) ? weren’t very convincing, so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real. The Spanish actor wasn’t ?(56) ? on the idea at first, but he was ?(57) ? persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However, when he realized how seriously his ?(58) ? was taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the third round, Harrelson hit Banderas ?(59) ? hard in the face that he actually broke his nose. His wife, actress Melanie Griffith, was furious that he had been pla- ying "silly macho games". "She was right", confesses Banderas, "and I was a fool to ?(60) ? a risk like that in the middle of a movie".
? ?He was ?(61) ? of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga. He had always ?(62) ? of becoming a soccer star, of performing in front of a big crowd, but doctors told him his playing days were probably over. "That’s when I decided to take ?(63) ? acting; I saw it as ?(64) ? way of performing, and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football ?(65) ? was, you might say, my first lucky break. /
A:match B:pitch C:court D:course