Peter kept his eyes on the grounds. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the day of his life. His would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team.
he walked through the door, his father asked, “ What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feeling were all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room a another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too on yourself.”
“I lost the game, Dad. I my team. They’ll never let me play again.”
“Soccer is about team . You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.
Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father said made him think carefully.
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so to winning that game. But I think if we to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.”
To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.
“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about we can do better next time.”
Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
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| 小题2: | A．mind B．heart C．head D．brain |
| 小题3: | A．Its B．Their C．Our D．His |
| 小题4: | A．As well as B．As soon as C．As long as D．As far as |
| 小题5: | A．said B．read C．spoken D．written |
| 小题6: | A．without B．except C．besides D．including |
| 小题7: | A．upset B．strong C．hard D．worried |
| 小题8: | A．failed B．lost C．missed D．beat |
| 小题9: | A．probably B．always C．hardly D．really |
| 小题10: | A．time B．effort C．money D．energy |
| 小题11: | A．Another B．Other C．The other D．The others |
| 小题12: | A．courage B．confidence C．happiness D．worries |
| 小题13: | A．lucky B．used C．close D．familiar |
| 小题14: | A．continue B．complain C．compare D．complete |
| 小题15: | A．why B．how C．where D．what |