ReadingWhatdidhewanttobe?Hewantedtobeaprofessionalplayer.professionalathletesQuestions1.WhatdoesLiuYuwanttobe?ShouldIbeallowedtomakemyowndecisions?LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolrunningteam,andhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalathlete.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainasmuchashewouldliketo.“OfcoursewewanttoseeLiuYuachievehisdreams,”saysMrLiu,“andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.That’sgreat,andmywifeandIhavewatchedhimineveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwedothinkthatoursonneedstoberealistic.Nowheisgettingolder,andheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tbecomeaprofessionalrunnerintheend.”Readthepassageandcircle“TRUE”,or“FALSE”.ShouldIbeallowedtomakemyowndecisions?LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolrunningteam,andhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalathlete.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainasmuchashewouldliketo.“OfcoursewewanttoseeLiuYuachievehisdreams,”saysMrLiu,“andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.That’sgreat,andmywifeandIhavewatchedhimineveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwedothinkthatoursonneedstoberealistic.Nowheisgettingolder,andheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tbecomeaprofessionalrunnerintheend.”LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsformyself,”hesays.“MyparentshavealwaystaughtmetheimportanceofworkinghardandnotjusttodowhatIenjoy.Iunderstandthis.ButI’mseriousaboutrunning.BeingaprofessionalrunneristheonlythingIhaveeverwantedtodo.”MrandMrsLiubelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheevenings,andsotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningonschoolnights.“Iknowthismightseemstrict,”saysMrsLiu,“butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Hehastounderstandthatveryfewpeoplecanbecomeprofessionalathletes.It’saverydifficultdreamtoachieve.Wedon’tallowhimtopracticeeverydaybecausewethinkheneedstospendtimeonhishomework.”ButLiuYustilldoesn’tagree.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme,”hesays.“ButtheyarealwaystalkingaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon’tsucceed.ButIwillsucceed!IthinkIshoul