“YOU’REtoosmall,Ginny,you’llnevermakeanOlympicteam,”sa...

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 “YOU’RE too small, Ginny, you’ll never make an Olympic team,” said my first-ever rowing coach, way back in the late winter of 1978. I had just41 my dream. It was sure too big at that point to somebody whose42 not only mattered, but whose emotional support could play a key role.

Then I was just 20, and still a(n)43 athlete. Maybe my dream wasn’t based on reality. After all, I had tried out for the national team for the first time the previous year and been 44 . I lacked the height that most Olympic rowers possess, not to45 much experience as an athlete, and I suffered from asthma, but still, I was shocked by my coach’s response. 46  not just by his choice of words, but by his certainty, I left the gym in a panic.

As I walked, I began to rethink my future, making room for my coach’s opinion, setting47 my dream. A small inner voice had joined forces with the coach’s. “Maybe he’s48 ”

But then, another voice49 . “What does he know? Why does he get to decide?” That my own coach didn’t have faith in me didn’t mean I had to give up on myself so quickly. By the time I arrived back at my apartment, I was 50 my coach. And my51 was back on center stage.

_52 came easy when it came to fulfilling that dream. I tried out for two more national teams and two different coaches cut me.

But I was driven by my love of the53 of rowing. I wanted to row54 the best and I refused to stop until I achieved my goal.

I made that 1980 team,55  not getting to compete at the Olympics. I kept training four more years, and56 won silver at the 1984 Olympics.

All the effort was worth it. Everything I have today is a result of57 that dream, all those hours on the water and in the stadium. They got me here,58 I know now that big ambitions need not just time to develop, but firm59 in them. If I’m not going to be my own60 for my dreams, no one else will. And I will not allow anyone else to decide for me what’s possible.

41. A. done             B. had             C. conveyed                     D. realized

42. A. training         B. introduction         C. vision                   D. opinion

43. A. top          B. star                 C. all-round                    D. rising

44. A. quit             B. cut              C. accepted                     D. admitted

45. A. gain             B. own              C. mention                  D. state

46. A. Frustrated       B. Criticized           C. Touched                  D. Puzzled

47. A. about            B. off              C. aside                        D. up

48. A. wrong            B. right                C. considerate              D. arbitrary

49. A. followed         B. argued           C. agreed                   D. faded

50. A. mad at           B. satisfied with       C. grateful to                  D. crazy about

51. A. dignity      B. courage          C. confidence               D. dream

52. A. Everything       B. Nothing          C. Anything                     D. Something

53. A. movement         B. speed                C. beauty                   D. image

54. A. among            B. between          C. from                         D. of

55. A. due to           B. as to                C. despite                  D. for

56. A. frequently       B. eventually           C. permanently              D. thoroughly

57. A. counting on      B. wrestling with       C. taking on                    D. sticking to

58. A. because      B. when                 C. where                    D. so that

59. A. performance B. belief               C. support                  D. encouragement

60. A. champion         B. athlete          C. coach                        D. servant

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