A.bring about
B.a major factor
C.soak up
D.keen to
A. children【T13】______ A-characteristics is school
B. A-type parents usually【T14】______ A-type offspring
C. Being too【T15】______ win can have dangerous consequences
D. it is likely to become【T16】______
Personality is to a large extent inherent—【T17】______ . But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents,【T18】______ in the lives of their children. One place where【T19】______ , which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt "the win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows.【T20】______ : remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!"