题目内容：

Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having    is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the     mentality（心态）people need in sports.

    have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability.    , I was at my younger brother’s baseball game the other night and his team was     by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their    for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around,    sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so    about the loss and he said it was because some kid’s mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a    with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coach’s    to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to    the team, problems    . Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal    on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and    the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to    the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don’t    it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the    . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams    more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in    . While having fun is important, skills and a    mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

1.A. fun  B. dignity C courage D. patience

2.A. social  B. competitive C. healthy D. responsible

3.A. Coaches  B. Parents C. Experts D. Headmasters

4.A. As a result B. In addition C. For example D. On the contrary

5.A. up B. below C. above D. down

6.A. scores B. goals C. spirits D. dreams

7.A. chew B. spit C. count D. swallow

8.A. worried B. happy C. serious D. casual

9.A. joke B. problem  C. contact   D. compromise

10.A. duty B. experience C. awareness D. turn

11.A. dismiss B. unite C. handle D. assess

12.A. stand out B. break out C. work out D. come out

13.A. say B. guidance C. response D. reward

14.A. protect B. defend C. excuse D. discourage

15.A. assist B. motivate C. please D. blame

16.A. want  B. deserve C. value D. appreciate

17.A. way B. decline C. go D. rise

18.A. offer B. require C. seek D. preserve

19.A. academicsB. sports C. exams D. competitions

20.A. risking B. controlling C. winning D. cooperating