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【2018·天津】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ___16___ I learned this lesson from a(n) ___17___ many years ago. I took the head ___18___job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. It was a tradition for the schools old team to play against the ___19___ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didnt even practice to ____20____the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldnt ___21___ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ___22___ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were ____23____me. I had to change my ___24___about their ability and potential. I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ____25____. Most important, I began to treat them like ____26____. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ____27____, we met every day and _____28_____passing and kicking the football. Six months after suffering our _____29_____on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____30____. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____31____for us even if we lost the game. But that wasnt what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ____32____of my life！ From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ____33____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and_____34_____them. I helped them to see themselves ____35____, and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, but born. 16.A.luck B. tests C. efforts D. nature 17.A.experiment B. experience C. visit D. show 18. A. operating B. editing C. consulting D. coaching 19. A. successful B. excellent C. strong