Are Sports Bad for Kids?

     People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children stay healthy while playing with others. However, playing sports can have negative effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-esteem or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40 million kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18 million 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 reinforced 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 they may be 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 is not necessary to knock yourself out to enjoy sports. Winning is not everything. In addition, children should not 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 is not as important as winning. If we make some basic changes, children might learn to enjoy sports again.

28. 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 problems.

29. How many 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 percent of the children

30. 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

31. What does the writer suggest?

     A. Aggressive sports should not be shown on television.

     B. Children should not play sports until high school.

     C. Coaches should be required to study child psychology.

     D. Parents should teach children to play sports for fun and exercise.

32. 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

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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There are two main kinds of sports:Teamsports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called copetitive sports.

1.How many main kinds of sports are there ?

2.Do team sport require two separate teams ?

3.Why do two separate teams compete against each other ?

4. Are team sports sometimes called competitive sports ?

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 oraggressive 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 yourself 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 again. 27. 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 28. 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 29. 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 30. 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 31. 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

There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other because they want to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

1. Are there three main kinds of sports?

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2. How many teams do team sports require?

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3. Why do two separate teams compete against each other? 

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4. Are team sports sometimes called competitive sports?

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There are two main kinds of sports: team sportsand individual sport. Team sport are suc sports as baseball, basketball and voleyball. Team sports requiretwo separate team. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order to get the bét score. For example, in a football game, ì team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goal, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometime called competitive sports.

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3.How many teams do team sports require?

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5.What are team sports sometimes called?

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Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Television first appeared some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has been one of the most popular sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television offers cartoons for children, world news, music and many other programs. If someone is interested in sports, for example, he can just choose the right sports channel. There he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match while it is actually happening. Television is also a very useful way for companies to advertise their products. It is not too hard for us to see why there is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing interactive TV which allows communication between viewers and producers.

 Sports channel is for people who are ______in sports.

A. interested 

B. passion 

C. love 

D. tired

Read the passage, and then decided whether the statements are true T or false F Volunteering is one of the things that are very useful to you. To your future bosses, volunteering work shows that you are interested in both the world and your future.Although volunteer work does not bring you money, it gives you a time to learn social skills and make a difference in our community.Volunteer have the chance to teach English, art, and sports for homeless children. They also help children with health problems, especially children who cannot see, hear and speak. 1. Doing volunteer work is very useful for you.2. Volunteering is good for your future job.3. You can earn a lot of money from volunteering.4. Volunteers can help homeless children to learn English, art, and learn how to play sports.5. Volunteers only help healthy children.

* Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

  For kids, water sports are adventurous and fun filled, but safety has to be given first (31) ________. All kids should compulsorily wear life jackets, (32)_________they know how to swim. All boats and rafts should also carry (33)__________ life jackets, whistles and lifebuoys. While playing water sports, kids need to be accompanied by an adult, preferably an attentive lifeguard, who must know how to swim. He should also know what to do during times of emergency and the ABCs of giving first (34)__________Water sports should always be carried out when the climate is pleasant. If the weather is sunny, do apply sun screen cream to protect the children from radiations.

  There are different kinds of water sports for children. Let's start with a simple water sport (35)_________boating, which is very much enjoyable. In most of the kids and youths camps you'll find boating and canoeing. If you want an adventurous water sport, then sailing has to be your first choice.

(Adaptedfrom: https://www.ezilon.eom/articles/articles/8063/l/Water-Sports-for-Kids)

   Điền vào số 33

A. many

B. more

C. extra

D. enough