I was very thin ___32____ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too ___33____ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual ___34___.

Is all this pressure necessary? I ___35__ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s ___36___, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they ___37___from the coach and their parents.

I continued playing football at school and ___38___ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing ____39___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I __40__ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.

21.   A. class¡¡              B. club                  C. team                 D. board

22.   A. playing¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. living ¡¡¡¡      C. learning¡¡¡¡    D. working

23.   A. great¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. equal¡¡¡¡¡¡     C. right ¡¡¡¡      D. extra

24.   A. business¡¡¡¡¡¡  B. struggle¡¡¡¡      C. attempt¡¡        D. pressure

25.   A. free¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. private¡¡¡¡              C. good ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. basic