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Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly（几乎不） ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he w__1._, he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the w__2._ thing in the world.

A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match b___3._ Peter and Albert.. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think m__4. of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a s__5.__ on his face, while Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so important to win the match t__6.__ he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but he lost in the end.

“You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime,” said Albert.

But Peter didn’t feel happy and couldn’t f__7._ asleep that night .

One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. T__8.__ he lost again and again, the happy smile never left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed b___9.___ of them.

Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that e__10.__ a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.

In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.
____4___ may say,“Do  you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually  _10_ closer to being correct (正确)  than anyone else.