The night before
Jane lay awake. She had (1) ........... preparing for the next day (2)
a long
time and now she couldn't sleep. Her team (3)
... playing the local champions at
water polo in the final and Jane was the captain. She (4) .......... feeling the pressure.
She turned over and remembered how she (5)
learned to swim. Her father had
taught her. They (6) .... ......... go to the local pool every day after school and her father
(7)
to show her what to do. She hadn't liked the water at first, but she soon
(8)
used to it. She learned quickly and joined the water polo team. She had
(9)
their youngest member!
She quickly got used to scoring goals and (10)
under pressure, but tomorrow was
different. It was the biggest match of her life. She closed her eyes again and tried to get to sleep. 'I
(11)....... used to have problems sleeping,' she thought to herself. But then again, I didn't
(12)
to be the captain of the team.' She watched the clock change slowly and knew
that it was going to be a long night.​