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Pete Rose was a great baseball player.Though I have never met him, he taught me something _1_
that changed my life.
Pete was being _2_ in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's alltime hits record.
Suddenly one reporter asked him, 'Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest _3_.How many
atbats(击球)do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits?'Without hesitation, Pete just _4_ at the
reporter and said, '78.'The reporter yelled back, 'Ah, come on, Pete, you don't think you'll get 78 hits
in 78 atbats, do you?'
Mr.Rose calmly _5_ his philosophy with the reporters who were _6_ waiting for his reply to the
claim.
'Every time I _7_ up to the plate (击球区), I _8_ to get a hit! _9_I have it in mind, I have no right
to step into the batter's (击球手) box! It is10expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits
in the first place.'
When I thought about Pete Rose's11and how it applied to everyday12 , I felt a little
embarrassed.As a business person, I was hoping to increase my13 . As a father, I was hoping to be
a good dad.As a married man, I was hoping to be a good husband.The truth was that I was a fairly
good salesperson, I was not so14a father, and I was an okay husband.I immediately decided that
being okay was not15 ! I wanted to be a great salesperson, a great father and a great husband.I16
my attitude to a positive one, and the results were17 . I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,
I won Coach of the Year in my18baseball league, and I share a loving relationship with my wife,
Karen,with whom I am19to enjoy the rest of my life!
20 , Mr Rose!
( )1. A. reliable
( )2. A. admired
( )3. A. decision
( )4. A. stared
( )5. A. enjoyed
( )6. A. anxiously
( )7. A. climb
( )8. A. seem
( )9. A. Though
( )10. A. abrupt
( )11. A. plan
( )12. A. agenda
( )13. A. sales
( )14. A. wise
( )15. A. explicit
( )16. A. changed
( )17. A. hopeful
( )18. A. son's
( )19. A. supposed
( )20. A. Good luck B. enjoyable
B. interviewed
B. record
B. shouted
B. shared
B. nervously
B. jump
B. fail
B. Unless
B.
B. idea
B. exercise
B. skills
B. kind
B. helpful
B. added
B. amazing
B. wife's
B. expected
B. Best regardsC. valuable
C. watched
C. level
C. glared
C. discussed
C. cheerfully
C. drive
C. expect
C. Because
C. positive
C. ability
C. work
C. experiences
C. mean
C. enough
C. devoted
C. funny
C. friend's
C. encouraged
C. Thanks D. unbelievable
D. trained
D. goal
D. pointed
D. reviewed
D. impatiently
D. step
D. compete
D. When
D. considerate
D. behaviour
D. life
D. experiments
D. bad
D. practical
D. contributed
D. disappointing
D. customer's
D. determined
D. Congratulations