Several summers ago, Joe Smith, the coach of a football team, and his family were spending their holiday in a small town., One rainy afternoon, it was impossible for them to go out to do anything interesting, so the family decided to go to the cinema. Joe, his wife and their children walked down to the town's only cinema, bought tickets and went into the hall. The lights were still on, and there were just six other people there. As Joe entered, some of them saw him and started clapping (鼓掌).

    Joe gave them a smile and turned to his wife. "Aha, I can't believe they know me and I' m getting a warm welcome here," he said, "I guess they saw my games on TV."

    They sat down and then a young man came over and reached out his hand to shake hands with Joe. "Thanks a lot," replied the coach, "I just can't believe you know who I am, "The man looked puzzled (困惑的). "All I know," replied the man, "is that they would not show the film until at least ten people bought tickets."

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    What do you think of sports? Sports play an important part in our life, All over the world, people enjoy sports. Wherever you are, you can watch different kinds of sports or games. Some sports or games can go back to of years ago, like running and jumping. Chinese kung fu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are new. has a history of over two hundred years. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

    Sports help people keep and happy and live longer. Lots of people take part in sports and play games. But some people like to watch others do sports. To watch the games, some people buy tickets or turn on their TVs at home. They don't go to bed the games are over. When their player gets first place or their team wins, they often get very .