Before entering university, Wang Jiayi had never stepped onto a soccer field. Sports wasn’t really her ___1___ before college.
However, her perspective changed after witnessing the passion and heat of a male soccer match at university. Absorbed by the sport, Wang eagerly wanted to ___2___. But the ___3___ of a women’s soccer team at the university meant she could only join the male soccer team in a management capacity.
However, the following year, she took effort to ___4___ a women’s soccer team in her university. Recruiting team members proved to be ___5___. Wang visited the campus sports ground each morning to approach girls out exercising. She also sought out potential players from the women’s basketball and volleyball teams. Some girls joined out of ___6___, but their interest in soccer was limited. So she and the coach had to ___7___ them both before and during training sessions. To her delight, their attitudes gradually began to shift.
In June, Wang joined a local team, where she made an interesting ___8___: None of the team members were married. It seems that marriage and motherhood often prevent women from pursuing their personal development —not only affecting their choice of career but also ___9___ the realization of their own personal value.
But something did _____10_____: before this new semester begins, incoming freshmen are already seeking her out to join the women’s soccer team.
1. A. focus B. talent C. hope D. virtue
2. A. get away B. get involved C. get around D. get down
3. A. importance B. existence C. absence D. performance
4. A. establish B. sponsor C. train D. conduct
5. A. disappointing B. confusing C. interesting D. challenging
6. A. kindness B. curiosity C. pity D. gratitude
7. A. appreciate B. criticize C. motivate D. persuade
8. A. comment B. judgement C. reflection D. observation
9. A. disturbing B. chasing C. bringing D. improving
10. A. recover B. happen C. change D. approach
