People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and playing with others. However, playing sports can have negative effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been yelled at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad impression of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.

Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main cause of too much aggression in children's sports. They believe children copy aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that winning is everything. At children's sporting events, parents may yell insults at other players or cheer when their child behaves aggressively. As well, children may be taught that hurting other players is acceptable or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. In addition, the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.

As a society, we really need to face up to this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better values. They should teach children to enjoy themselves whether they win or not. It's not necessary to knock yourselt out to enjoys sports. Winning isn't everything. In addition, children shouldn't be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. Sending a child with an injury into a game gives the child the message that health isn't as important as winning. If we make some basic changes, children might learn to enjoy sports agian.

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1. What is the main idea of the reading?
a. Children often become like their parents
b. Children need to play sports in school
c. Playing sports may have negative results
d. Some sports can cause health
2. How may children said they had some negative experience when playing sports?
a. All of the children
b. More than half of the children
c. Less than half of the children
d. About ten perfcent of the children
3. Which is described as the main cause of more aggressive playing?
a. Adults
b. Children with low grades in school
c. New rules in sports
d. Other players
4. What does the writter suggest?
a. Aggressive sports shouldn't be shown on television
b. Children shouldn't play sports intil high school
c. Coaches should be required to study child psychology
d. Parents should teach children to play sports for fun and exercise
5. What would probably NOT be done when "facing up to a problem"?
a. Ignoring the problem
b. Finding the reason
c. Admitting there is a problem
d. Looking for a solution

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Sports can be ___ for children, but sometimes there are also negative ___ from sports. For example, children who don't play well may be ___ or yelled at. Sometimes, parents and coaches also teach children that ___ play is OK in sports. Because of this, children may think it is ___ to hurt others in sports and in life as long as they win. Parents need to teach children that the ___ thing is to have fun rather than focus just on winning.

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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Benefits of playing sports

Firstly, playing sports can give you a (1)_____ life and a fit body. You will be more active and healthier by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance (2) ____ getting a serious illness such as a heart attack or high blood pressure.

In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. in leisure time, you can play sports with your friends or your relatives, this not (3) ______ helps you but also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good health.

Moreover, you also need to allow and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children spend sitting in front of computers or (4)______ television. These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports  also teach them how to communicate (5)____ their teammates, and show them how active and creative they are.

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 Moreover, you also need to allow and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children spend sitting in front of computers or (4)______ television.

A. watch 

B. watched 

C. watches 

D. watching