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Read the poem again and complete the summary using the words given in the box.(thanksgiving, exchange, glad, confesses, physiques, zealous, satisfied, aims, admires)In the poem ‘Confessions of a Born Spectator, ’ Ogden Nash talks about how people choose different sports in their lives or decide to become athletes. While admiring the talents of athletes and sportsmen, the poet (i) ________ that he is glad that he is neither a sportsman nor an athlete. Children have different (ii) ________ and wish to play various games. Each child has in mind something in particular, but the narrator is (iii) ________ he is not one of the players. Though the narrator (iv) ________ the talents of all athletes, he derives satisfaction from watching them, ’ but does not wish to (v) ________ places with them. He also sometimes regrets that (vi) ________ athletes play rough games without caring for the feelings of their sporting rivals. He feels that good sense and caution win over ego. The narrator wholeheartedly offers (vii) ______ the modest (viii) ________ of athletes. Ultimately the narrator is (ix) ________ that he himself is not an athlete.

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1. confesses

2. aims 

3. glad 

4. admires 

5. exchange 

6. zealous 

7. thanksgiving 

8. physiques 

9. satisfied



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