Some people said “Stress (压力) is motivation”, but if too much pressure is laid on you , do you still enjoy your colourful life? The hero in this passage will tell you her own experience in football training．

Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

　　When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me．My coach (教练) said that I had lots of potential (潜力), and I became captain of my 　1　 That was before all the fun was taken out of 　2　．

　　At first, everyone on the team got 　3　 playing time．Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 　4　 started．Some parents, who had paid the coach extra for their daughters could have 　5　 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 　6　 The coach was replaced．

　　The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 　7　 ．I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 　8　 ．Of course, all teams run drills; they are 　9　 But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 　10　 Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 　11　 for 18-year-olds．

　　I was very thin 　12　 I started football, but as a member of this team 1 wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too 　13　 to run．I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 　14　．

　　Is all this pressure necessary? I 　15　 up leaving the football team．Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely．That's 　16　 , because they had so much potential．They were just burned out with all the pressure they 　17　 from the coach or their parents．

　　I continued playing football at school and 　18　 my love for it．I joined a private team coached by my school coach．When I started playing 　19　 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous．After I 　20　 down, I played better．When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it Well．

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“Dad, I am coming back.” These five words changed my world.

My daughter, Amy, had left home seven years before to live in San Francisco shortly after her brother Matthew's suicide. Over the years, we had talked on the phone, written letters, and spent time together during her infrequent trips back East. Whenever she came home, however, there was always a tension between us. Because of my work, I had been under a great deal of pressure when she was growing up, and I would occasionally "pop my cork（拔瓶塞）." Amy was a little afraid of me.

It was late October when Amy arrived after driving across the United States. Almost immediately, we got into a conflict over some minor problem. I became worried that I might not be able to handle living with her. I had accepted an early retirement incentive and would be home a great deal. Amy would also be there working as a freelance writer for a publishing company in California.

Before Amy arrived, I had begun writing a book about my job experience. I knew the manuscript （手稿） needed much editing. Amy agreed to help me, and we set up a weekly meeting in which we went over her suggested changes. It was rough for me in the beginning because it was hard to accept that my work was far from perfect. Week after week, she skillfully helped me to improve my work.

Through my writing, she began to understand why I was under so much strain （压力） when she was little. Also, I was told she suffered from the pain of dealing with depression.

Amy said to me one morning, “Your book has saved my life. I was beginning to wonder if anything was worthwhile. Using my skills to help you with your manuscript has been my anchor （精神支柱） over the last six months.”

“Amy, you have inspired me with a great love of writing, and an even greater love of a fantastic editor, who just happens to be my daughter,” I answered.

1．As a little girl, Amy probably thought of her father as         .

      A．kind                    B．hard – working    C．irresponsible        D．bad – tempered

2．After Amy arrived, at first the writer         .

       A．quarreled a lot with her about his book

       B．decided to retire as quickly as possible

       C．thought he couldn’t get on well with her

       D．tried hard to stop her from staying at home

3．From what Amy said, we know that       .

       A．her father cared little for her

       B．her father’s book is of no value

       C．it took her father three years to finish his book

       D．she was pessimistic （悲观的） before helping her father

4．Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

       A．Sad.         B．Happy.             C．Unpredictable.         D．Uncertain.