Iamaneighth-gradestudentatCentralMiddleSchool.InmythreeyearsattheschoolIhaveplayedsoccerbasketballandbaseball.Ilovesportsandreallyenjoybeingpartofateam.Playingonourschoolsportsteamshasbeentheb
Iamaneighth-gradestudentatCentralMiddleSchool.InmythreeyearsattheschoolIhaveplayedsoccerbasketballandbaseball.Ilovesportsandreallyenjoybeingpartofateam.Playingonourschoolsportsteamshasbeenthebestpartofmiddleschoolforme.IknowI’mluckythat I’vehadthisopportunity.
Somekidshavenotbeensolucky.Infactmanykidswholovesportsdon’thavethechancetoplayonaschoolteam.That’sbecausetomakeateamyouhavetotryout.Theideaisthatkidswhoaregoodatsportswilldowellintryoutsandmaketheteam.Butwhataboutthekidswhodon’tdowellduringtryouts?Maybetheyareillthatdayornervousorarejusthavingabaddaysotheydon’tplaytheirbest.Theydon’tmaketheteamandthatistoobad.
Alsotherearekidswhoreallydon’thavetheskillstoplaywell.Theynevermakeateamandthatisn’tfaireither.Howwillkidseverlearntheskillsiftheydon’thaveachancetoplay?Rememberthisisschoolandstudentsareheretolearn.Allkidsshouldhavethechancetolearnsportsskillsandteamworkbyplayingonaschoolsportsteam.
Thereareotherreasonswhyeverystudentshouldhavethechancetoplaysports.Sportsareimportantforgoodhealthandfitness.Theyhelpkidsfeelgoodaboutthemselvesandtheirschool.Theybuildfriendshipsamongteammates.Coachesaregoodrolemodelsandstudentswhoplayteamsportslearngoodsportsmanship.Andmostimportantteamsportsarefun!Playershavefunplayingandtheirparentshavefunwatchingandcheeringfortheteam.Sosportsbringkidsandparentstogethertoo.
BynowyouknowhowIfeel.Everykidwhowantstoplayonaschoolsportsteamshouldhavethechance.Theseteamsareforfunandfitness—they’renotprofessionalteams!Let’schangetherulesformakingateam.Let’sgetridoftryouts.Let’sgiveeverystudentatCentralMiddleSchoolthechancetowearateamuniform.
1.Howmanykindsofsportshasthewriterplayedinthethreeyearsatschool?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
2.Thewriterbelievesthattryoutsare____________.
A.fun B.hard C.useful D.unfair
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothefourthparagraph?
A.Sportsbringkidsandpar