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Sports are an important part of our life. They can make us strong and happy.
I love football very much. Last term, I 1. (join) the school football team.
We 2. (train) hard every afternoon after school. Our coach 3. (teach) us many useful skills, such as passing, shooting and defending(防卫).
At first, I was not good at playing football. I often 4. (make) mistakes during training. But my teammates 5. (encourage) me patiently. They said, “Neither difficulty nor mistake 6. (stop) us from moving forward.” With their help, I 7. (become) more confident.
Last month, we had a match against No. 2 Middle School. The match 8. (be) very exciting. We 9. (play) with all our strength. Finally, we won the game. Everyone 10. (cheer) loudly. This experience encouraged me a lot. I will keep playing football and never give up.

1. joined 2. trained 3. taught 4. made 5. encouraged 6. stops 7. became 8. was 9. played 10. cheered

本题主要考查一般过去时的动词变形，以及neither...nor...结构的主谓就近一致规则：
1. 空1有明确过去时间标志Last term（上学期），谓语动词要用一般过去时，join的过去式为joined。
2. 空2描述上学期加入校足球队后过去日常的训练动作，用一般过去时，train的过去式为trained。
3. 空3描述过去时段教练教授技能的动作，用一般过去时，teach的过去式为不规则变化taught。
4. 空4描述一开始训练时我过去经常犯错的情况，用一般过去时，make的过去式为made。
5. 空5描述队友过去耐心鼓励我的动作，用一般过去时，encourage的过去式为encouraged。
6. 空6是直接引语中表达的普遍观点，neither...nor...连接两个主语时谓语遵循就近原则，靠近谓语的mistake是单数名词，谓语用一般现在时的stops。
7. 空7描述在队友帮助下我过去发生的状态变化，用一般过去时，become的过去式为不规则变化became。
8. 空8有过去时间标志Last month，主语the match是单数，be动词的过去单数形式为was。
9. 空9描述上个月比赛时我们全力参赛的过去动作，用一般过去时，play的过去式为played。
10. 空10描述比赛获胜后大家欢呼的过去动作，用一般过去时，cheer的过去式为cheered。