My husband and I both grew up playing sports. So we weren’t surprised when our little daughter, Kennedi showed early athletic promise. She could easily outrun other kids, while playing with them on the playground.
By the time Kennedi started primary school, we signed her up for track training. Slowly but surely, track training took over our lives. We gave up taking vacations so our girl wouldn’t miss any practices. I even stopped Kennedi from swimming with her friends, for I thought she would waste the energy needed for competition. We didn’t ask Kennedi if that was what she wanted. Of course she did! she kept winning, and every kid liked to win.
When Kennedi was 13 years old, at a national sports event, she suddenly fell down and ended up lying on the track, screaming in pain. A doctor said, “She worked out too hard that the thick tissue in her knee was torn. she might not run as fast as before.” The doctor kept talking, but I bad a bard time following the words. My feelings were mixed. Was I too strict with my daughter? Was I partly to blame for her injury? Then I realized that my kid needed a mom more than a coach.
To our great relief, after a year-long’s strict medical examination, Kennedi almost recovered. She even joined the volleyball team at her high school. And we were gradually back to a busy family schedule. But not everything is the same. We seldom miss vacations anymore, even if that means missing practice. And I’m learning to believe that if my daughter decides not to run track in college, that only means life has something even more wonderful in store.
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?| A．Kennedi made a promise to be an athlete. | B．Kennedi had a gift to be a sports player. |
| C．Kennedi showed great interest in doing sports. | D．Kennedi wanted to be an athlete at her early age. |
| A．Kennedi studied very bard. | B．Kennedi could play with her friends freely. |
| C．Kennedi was asked to train by a coach. | D．Kennedi spent most of her free time in training. |
| A．A serious fall | B．Hard exercise. | C．Carelessness. | D．The running speed. |
| A．Wonderful. | B．Angry. | C．Uncomfortable. | D．Acceptable. |
