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 difficult decision to (36)__________about their children’s career. Should they (37)__________their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (38)__________starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (39)__________have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (40)__________of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (41)__________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is

the parents (42)__________have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etC. can all be very expensive.

Many parents tire understandably (43)__________that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (44)__________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 a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (45)__________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.Question 41