Why play sports? You might say “ to get ___
(1) ____” and you’d be right. To have fun? That’s true, too. But there’s more. In fact, there are at least ____
(2) ____ more reasons. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation(基金会), girls who play sports get a lot more than just a __
(3) ___ body.
Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that sports will __ (4) ___ your study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don’t.
Girls who play sports learn team work and goal-setting skills. Sports teach valuable life skills. When you working with __
(5) ___ and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you’re learning how to be successful. Those __
(6) ___ will serve you well at work and in family life.
Sports are good for a girl’s ___ (7) __. Besides being fit and getting a healthy weight, girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke. And later in life, girls who exercise are less likely to get lung cancer or other ___ (8) ___.
Playing sports builds confidence(自信). Girls who play sports feel better about themselves. __
(9) ___? It builds confidence when you know you can practice, improve, and achieve your goals.
Exercise ___ (10) ___ the pressure. Playing sports can reduce stress and help you feel a little happier. So when you feel stressed, why not go and play sports?