Test 11

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so entered a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some  ___1___ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams ___2___ trained. Through the first two games, her ___3___ did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I ___4___seeing my daughter playing her best, ___5___ still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the ___6___ between Saturday and Sunday. When they ___7___ for their Sunday game, they were ___8___different. They had begun to integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had ___9___ the day before into their ___10___．They played aggressively and ___11___ scored a goal.

It ___12___ me that playing against the other team was a great ___13___ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. ___14___ is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be ___15___ what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

1．A.painful   B．strange          C．common           D．practical

2．A.less      B．poorly           C．newly         D．Better

3．A.fans     B．tutors           C．class              D．team

4. A．imagined B．hated         C．avoided         D．missed

5．A.if         B．or              C．but            D．as

6. A．girls      B．parents           C．coaches         D．viewers

7. A．dressed     B．showed up       C．made up        D．planned

8. A．slightly      B．hardly          C．basically       D．completely

9．A.seen         B．known          C．heard          D．read

10．A.styles        B．training         C．game          D．rules

11. A．even        B．still             C．seldom         D．again

12. A．confused     B．struck           C．reminded        D．warned

13. A．touching     B．thinking         C．encouraging      D．learning

14. A．Experience   B．Independence    C．Curiosity           D．Interest

15．A.harmful to    B．mixed with      C different from     D．applied to