of④ drugs and violence⑤.In a recent interview⑥，Venus spoke about⑦ the time when she and Serena were practising⑧ tennis and they had to run and hide as⑨ bullets⑩ started flying through⑪ the air.Finally，in 1991，the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back⑫.

　　The sisters' father，Richard，started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children.He has always been very strict with⑬ his daughters，training them hard to compete⑭ against each other.Brandi，the sisters' mother，taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers⑮.Today，both sisters are studying design⑯ at college.They have already expressed a keen⑰ interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end⑱.

　　The sisters' road to success has been amazing⑲.The first time Venus played in a big event⑳ was in 1996.Since then ，she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice.Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic rogress .In 1999 and 2002，she won the US Open，and in 2002 and 2003，she was the women's singles champion at Wimbledon.Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters？Fortunately ，no."We've played each other before and it hasn't worried us yet！"says Venus."If she wins，"Serena jokes，"Mama says she has to do the dishes ！"

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①also adv.也，而且，此外

②champion /'tʃæmpIən/ n.冠军

※who引导定语从句，修饰先行词tennis champions，且在从句中作主语。

③move up晋升，晋级　④be full of充满......

⑤violence /'vaIələns/ n.暴力，暴行

⑥interview n.记者采访，访谈；面谈

⑦speak about 提起，讲述　

⑧practise v.练习，训练

⑨as conj.当......时　⑩bullet /'bʊlIt/ n.子弹