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Mark Gibson is a former gymnastics coach who once worked with many excellent athletes. He often
tells a wonderful story about a 15-year-old
1 girl, Cindy, whose attitude brought out the best in
everyone.
Cindy wasn't a great
2 , but when she was in the gym, everyone complained less, worked harder,
and, not
3 , achieved more. Cindy was such a powerful motivator
4 she could see nothing. When it was
her turn to do the vault (跳马), mother would also
5 alongside her, and tell her how close she was to the
vault. When her mom said, "Vault!", Cindy would reach out and jump,
6 her mother and herself.
Cindy loved the sport and kept
7 because she and her mom refused to be defeated by her
8 .
Mark called her the most
9 member of the team, not because of her
10 ability, but because of her
heart and because she
11 a standard of perseverance (坚持) and courage that inspired others to get
more out of themselves. Everyone who
12 her work hard to be the best
13 how much more they
could get out of themselves.
This is leadership---leadership by
14 . And we see this sort of leadership not only in
15 but also
in families and in the workplace. Often the most important members of the team are not the
16 , most
skilled, or most powerful. Instead, their
17 is in their attitude and their ability to inspire and
18 others
with their optimism, enthusiasm, and determination.
People who know how to get the best out of themselves get the best of others.
There's no doubt that Cindy's
19 has a great effect on her teammates. A person's personality matters
most because it comes from within and does not depend on
20 alone.
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( )2. A. instructor
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( )4. A. because
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( )6. A. supporting
( )7. A. failing
( )8. A. mistake
( )9. A. important
( )10. A. organizational
( )11. A. showed
( )12. A. made
( )13. A. forgot
( )14. A. knowledge
( )15. A. exercises
( )16. A. smartest
( )17. A. use
( )18. A. persuade
( )19. A. character
( )20. A. opportunity |
B. kind
B. worker
B. naturally
B. after
B. about
B. trusting
B. praying
B. coach
B. skilled
B. communicative
B. understood
B. watched
B. imagined
B. example
B. gymnasiums
B. richest
B. advantage
B. encourage
B. decision
B. appearance |
C. blind
C. leader
C. gradually
C. that
C. appear
C. satisfying
C. dreaming
C. disability
C. popular
C. athletic
C. settled
C. helped
C. confirmed
C. reputation
C. sports
C. tallest
C. power
C. educate
C. existence
C. success |
D. clever
D. gymnast
D. surprisingly
D. when
D. run
D. attracting
D. improving
D. laziness
D. powerful
D. musical
D. reached
D. heard
D. realized
D. experience
D. teams
D. oldest
D. technique
D. consider
D. achievement
D. environment |