题目
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own（1） ____ . I learned this lesson from a（n）（2） ____ many years ago. I took the head （3） ____ 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（4） ____ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach， and they didn't even practice to（5） ____ 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（6） ____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it， I came to（7） ____ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia， but they were（8） ____ me. I had to change my（9） ____ to their ability and potential. I started doing anything I could to help them build a little（10） ____ . Most important， I began to treat them like（11） ____ . That summer， when the other teams enjoyed their（12） ____ ，we met every day and（13） ____ passing and kicking the football. Six months after suffering our（14） ____ on the spring practice field， we won our first game and our second， and continued to（15） ____ . Finally， we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a（16） ____ 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 （17） ____ of my life! From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can（18） ____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers，I pushed and（19） ____ them. I helped them to see themselves（20） ____ ， and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made， not born. （1）A. efforts B. tests C. luck D. nature （2）A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show （3）A. operating B. managing C. coaching D. organizing （4）A. successful B. excellent C. new D. strong （5）A. prepare for B. cheer for C. help with D. finish with （6）A. agree B. believe C. describe D. regret （7）A. realize B. receive C. allow D. demand （8）A. asking for B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about （9）A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. idea （10）A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship （11）A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. learners （12）A. prizes B. vacations C. health D. honor （13）A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced （14）A. defeat B. decrease C. accident D. mistake （15）A. relax B. improve C. enlarge D. defend （16）A. shame B. victory C. struggle D. favor （17）A. chances B. concerns C. pleasures D. offers （18）A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect （19）A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed （20）A. honestly B. secretly C. calmly D. differently
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own（1） ____ .
I learned this lesson from a（n）（2） ____ many years ago. I took the head （3） ____ 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（4） ____ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach， and they didn't even practice to（5） ____ 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（6） ____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it， I came to（7） ____ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia， but they were（8） ____ me. I had to change my（9） ____ to their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little（10） ____ . Most important， I began to treat them like（11） ____ . That summer， when the other teams enjoyed their（12） ____ ，we met every day and（13） ____ passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our（14） ____ on the spring practice field， we won our first game and our second， and continued to（15） ____ . Finally， we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a（16） ____ 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 （17） ____ of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can（18） ____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers，I pushed and（19） ____ them. I helped them to see themselves（20） ____ ， and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made， not born.
I learned this lesson from a（n）（2） ____ many years ago. I took the head （3） ____ 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（4） ____ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach， and they didn't even practice to（5） ____ 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（6） ____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it， I came to（7） ____ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia， but they were（8） ____ me. I had to change my（9） ____ to their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little（10） ____ . Most important， I began to treat them like（11） ____ . That summer， when the other teams enjoyed their（12） ____ ，we met every day and（13） ____ passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our（14） ____ on the spring practice field， we won our first game and our second， and continued to（15） ____ . Finally， we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a（16） ____ 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 （17） ____ of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can（18） ____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers，I pushed and（19） ____ them. I helped them to see themselves（20） ____ ， and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made， not born.
| （1）A. efforts | B. tests | C. luck | D. nature |
| （2）A. experiment | B. experience | C. visit | D. show |
| （3）A. operating | B. managing | C. coaching | D. organizing |
| （4）A. successful | B. excellent | C. new | D. strong |
| （5）A. prepare for | B. cheer for | C. help with | D. finish with |
| （6）A. agree | B. believe | C. describe | D. regret |
| （7）A. realize | B. receive | C. allow | D. demand |
| （8）A. asking for | B. looking for | C. depending on | D. caring about |
| （9）A. decision | B. attitude | C. conclusion | D. idea |
| （10）A. pride | B. culture | C. fortune | D. relationship |
| （11）A. leaders | B. partners | C. winners | D. learners |
| （12）A. prizes | B. vacations | C. health | D. honor |
| （13）A. risked | B. missed | C. considered | D. practiced |
| （14）A. defeat | B. decrease | C. accident | D. mistake |
| （15）A. relax | B. improve | C. enlarge | D. defend |
| （16）A. shame | B. victory | C. struggle | D. favor |
| （17）A. chances | B. concerns | C. pleasures | D. offers |
| （18）A. surprise | B. serve | C. interest | D. affect |
| （19）A. encouraged | B. observed | C. protected | D. impressed |
| （20）A. honestly | B. secretly | C. calmly | D. differently |
题目解答
答案
(1) A. efforts
(2) B. experience
(3) C. coaching
(4) C. new
(5) A. prepare for
(6) B. believe
(7) A. realize
(8) C. depending on
(9) B. attitude
(10) A. pride
(11) C. winners
(12) B. vacations
(13) D. practiced
(14) A. defeat
(15) B. improve
(16) B. victory
(17) C. pleasures
(18) D. affect
(19) A. encouraged
(20) D. differently