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　　When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach. One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested

in sports, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even

though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any

event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He

accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a

first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to

him asking, "John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why

didn't you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since

you're so good at it." John answered, "Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you

believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for

that reason."

From then on, I often remember my student's reply. I told it to a friend and she

suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how

critical (挑剔的) students can be of them-selves, I've found that a simple "I trust that

you can do it!" can go a long way!

24. According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John's _____.

A. PE marks B. self-confidence

C. interest in sports D. state of health

25. Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had been an excellent runner. B. He was encouraged by his teacher.

C. He liked running more than tennis. D. He had no tennis coach to train him.

26. The purpose of this passage is probably _____.

A. to build a close teacher-student relationship

B. to introduce a new way of sports training

C. to explain the value of sports and games

D. to show the importance of encouragement

27. The passage is mainly written for _____.

A. teachers B. parents C. students D. players

American and British people use different greetings. In the USA the commonest

greeting is "Hi". In Britain it is "Hello!" or "How are you？". "Hi!" is creeping(不知不觉进

入) into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, "Glad to

know you." The British say, "How do you do" or "Pleased to meet you." When Americans

say "Good-bye", they nearly always add, "Have a good day." or "Have a good trip." to

friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use "Have a good day."