CERTAIN COURSES ARE COMPULSORY; OTHERS ARE OPTIONAL. C...

Câu 29. Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional. A. voluntary B. free C. pressure D. mandatoryVII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficultdecision to (30)______about their children’s career. Should they (31) ______ theirchildren to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (32)______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (33)______ have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he orshe has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (34) _______ of his orher friends are playing. Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (35)______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this helpcannot be given, it means that it is the parents (36) ______ have to find the time and themoney to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport tocompetitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive. Many parents are understandably (37) _______ that it is dangerous to startserious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (38) _______may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers,however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as asuccessful sports person. What is clear is that very (39) _______ people reach the topand both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years oftraining.