阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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       about 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       my life！

From the experience I learnt 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, 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