I must have looked deep in thought, or as deep in thought as an 11-year-old man can, when my grandmother glanced up from her weeding to ask, "You have something on your mind, don't you?"
"Yes, I was thinking that someday I want to be an Olympic speedskating champion like my hero, Eric Heiden, I want to be a doctor like my parents and I want to help children in Africa."
I immediately knew I had confided in the right person when a knowing smile broke across her face. "Johann, of course! You can do anything you want to do!" she said simply. And with my grandmother's support, I set out to pursue my passions.
14 years later, I was well ready to take hold of my first dream: becoming an Olympic champion. The Olympics in 1994 were in my home country, Norway. As I entered the Olympic stadium, I wasn't the best athlete, and many had doubts about my ability to perform well. But I had something special working for me. I had a woman in the first row who believed in me following my passions just as much as I did. For the first time ever, my grandmother was going to see me skate.
It happened. Breaking a world record, I won the gold.
As I stood on the podium(领奖台) that I had dreamed about my entire life, a curious question popped into my head. Why me? Why did I win, given all the other incredible competitors out there? The reason had to be more than a grandmother who shared a belief in her grandson's dream. The question led me to only one answer: because I wanted to make a difference in the world, and with all the media attention on my success, I could.
I immediately knew what that difference had to be: hope in the lives of the children in Africa. Six months earlier, I'd been invited to Egypt as an ambassador for Olympic Aid.
【小题1】When the author spoke out what was on his mind, his grandmother______.| A．didn’t agree with him | B．she didn’t care about it |
| C．was not sure of his success | D．was in favor of him |
| A．When he was 14 | B．when he was 25 |
| C．14 years after the Olympics in 1994 | D．Six months after he went to Africa |
| A．What was his life like in African? |
| B．What did he go through before adapting to the life in Africa? |
| C．What did he do to help the African children? |
| D．What did his grandmother do to support his career in Africa? |
| A．a young boy who had many dreams |
| B．the encouragement from a grandmother |
| C．a sportsman who realized his first dream of helping African children |
| D．an Olympic hero who made a difference in the world |
Become a Volunteer and Make a Difference
The First Tee, as an outstanding youth development organization, is always searching for good people that want to volunteer at one of our many Pittsburgh area locations.
We're Looking for You!
Nationwide, we currently have more than 3,700 coaches signed up with The First Tee as well as volunteers. But you don't have to be a golf professional or even a good golfer. With The First Tee Coach Program, we provide the training you need.
Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident through decision-making and exploring options, inspiring the golfers of tomorrow to look to the future, set goals, and unlock their potential.
We also need more volunteers to make The First Tee possible. Opportunities include:
Assistant Coach: assist in our weekly golf clinics. All that we request is that you make a 7-week commitment (one day per week), for 2 hours each week. Each clinic is led by one of our trained staff members who creates a written lesson plan for our volunteers to follow.
Database Manager: input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations. The database manager is expected to update the data a minimum of every other week.
Equipment Manager: organize and sort donated equipment, get rid of unfit equipment, and arrange equipment for distribution to participants at least once a week.
Greeter: register participants, hand information to parents, greet visitors, answer phone calls and provide general program information.
Process of Becoming a Volunteer
Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, She will contact you for an in-person interview.
CLICK HERE to fill out a Volunteer Application via Google Forms.
For more information, please contact our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services, Alison Boyle, at aboyle @ thefirstteepittsburgh. org.
【小题1】The First Tee Coach Program centers on __________.| A．helping participants get stronger | B．training professional coaches |
| C．attracting more visitors | D．looking for golf stars |
| A．greeter | B．assistant coach |
| C．database manager | D．equipment manager |
| A．be a good golfer | B．have an interview |
| C．consult Alison Boyle | D．promise to work 7 weeks |
Things to do when you aren’t hopeful about anything
You dream. You work hard. But often those expectations are not met. You don’t achieve your goals. Life seems so unfair when you do everything you can and still don’t get the desired results. You don’t want to do anything. You feel hopeless about everything in your life. What’s next?
Don’t focus too much on controlling everything. Many external (外部的) factors affect your life and you can’t control everything. Worrying about things you can’t control isn’t going to help. The desire to control every situation only exhausts you completely.
Avoid coming to conclusions too soon. We are sometimes too quick to judge the situation before it even unfolds completely.
| A．Should you just drop everything and give up? |
| B．Allow yourself to open up to endless possibilities. |
| C．Wait before forming an opinion about a particular situation. |
| D．Are you upset about a particular situation not going your way? |
| E．Concentrate on what you can control or improve and forget about the rest. |
| F．Believing in yourself and hoping for the best makes a huge difference. |
| G．It makes you believe in yourself and ensures that your hard work will actually pay off. |
Hot pot isn't just designed to keep you warm during the cold months; it's also a social experience. It's a "theater” cuisine that turns a meal into an event. There is a lot of fun for everyone to have in adding ingredients to the hot pot.
Hot pot is eaten over two to three hours. For this reason, it is often, considered an evening's entertainment, and time to spend with friends and family. However, many westerners would be put off by the idea of other people sticking chopsticks in their food. When we come to eat at the table in the UK, we tend to have our own individual portions （份额）, although the experience is still a social one.
A similar experience to the hot pot one can be found in Korean barbecue restaurants, which let you cook your own meat. This allows people to have their meat done however they want.
For most Westerners, the idea of going to a restaurant to cook their own food is bizarre（古怪的）. But having given hot pot a time, I find it's now one of my favorite meals in Beijing. The steam from the pot left my clothes smelling of food when I got home, but perhaps this is also part of the experience. When the chilly （刺骨的） wind is blowing outside, just grab some chopsticks, some good friends, and dig in. For me it's like throwing a dinner party where my taste buds（味蕾）and my appetite are equally satisfied in the warm company of friends.
【小题1】According to the author, hot pot is popular in China because ________.
| A．it is a fun social experience |
| B．it has been developing for over 1,000 years |
| C．it involves many unique ingredients |
| D．it keeps people warm in winter and it is creative |
| A．prefer a Korean barbecue to Chinese hot pot |
| B．find it interesting to cook their own food in restaurants |
| C．don't like sharing food with others |
| D．don't mind the smell of food staying on their clothes after dinner |
| A．Appreciative | B．Longing |
| C．Humorous. | D．Serious. |
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