For the first years of his baseball ____, Sandy Koufax was not a very good pitcher. He threw the ball very hard, but his pitches were often ____, and they didn't always make it to his catcher's ____. His team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, knew that Koufax had a lot of talent, so they stuck with him. After a few years, the left-handed Koufax learned to control his pitches. Soon, the hitters he faced found hitting his pitches to be an almost impossible ____. Most people would agree that Koufax was the best pitcher in baseball from 1961 to 1966. Unfortunately, his prized left arm had been hurting him for years. After the 1966 season, Koufax was forced to retire because of the terrible ____ in his arm. He was still young when he left the game, but he will always be remember for working so hard to become one of the greatest of all time. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Goodson,I don't know how to say it nicely; your son, Victor, has not been a very good boy lately. I have told you this before, but he continues to ____. The other day I caught him turning bugs on their backs and watching them ____. A ____ like that shows he is a mean boy. Then I saw him draw all over Mrs. Puckett's shiny new mailbox. I worry that he is becoming a ____. I write this to you now because I know that your son will be starting school next month. I feel sorry for his ____ teacher. Sincerely, Thelma Looben What a day! All of the ____ in my back and arms ache! I'm not moving from my bed for the rest of the week, I tell you! It started at 8:00 a.m. this morning -- which is way too early if you ask me. It was my cousin's idea to take the ____ out on the river behind our cabin. We must have been paddling around out there for hours in the hot sun. I was totally ____ by about 9:30, but we stayed out on the lake until almost noon. At one point we had to ____ around a big pile of logs that were floating in the river. That did me in. By the time we got home, I was ready to ____ on my bed and go to sleep.

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