CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. From the parents of Maria, only her father could manage to come along with her to the U.S. For the reason that Maria could keep her tennis-training going, he had to work there very much; so much so that he could hardly squeeze any time to meet Maria. This was a great sacrifice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans:-Maria’s father, Yuri, had brought his nine-year-old daughter to the U.S. to get her trained in tennis. Unfortunately, he too could not see her frequently as he had to work very hard to earn to pay for her training. His work occupied most of his time and he could not see Maria often.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Maria’s father helped her to achieve success in her life as he accompanied Maria to US for her tennis training and worked day and night to pay for her training fees. He motivated her and supported her every time, even when she was separated from her mother.

Detailed explanation-4: -Though her father had accompanied her to the U.S., he too could not frequently visit her as he had to spend a lot of time to earn money to be paid for Maria’s tennis training. Apart from it, the other co-trainees used to bully, humiliate and insult her. They were inconsiderate to Maria who was much younger to them.