I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball.I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowed of boys on the playground.She seemed so(1)
A
A
but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net.The boys always tried to stop her(2)
C
C
nobody could.
I began to notice Sally at other times,basketball in hand,playing(3)
D
D
.She practiced dribbling(運球)and(4)
C
C
over and over.
One day I asked Sally why she(5)
D
D
so much.Without a moment of hesitation she said,"I want to go to college.The only way I can go is to get a(6)
D
D
.I'm going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one.I believe if I am(7)
A
A
enough,I will get one.My father has told me that if the dream is big enough,the facts don't(8)
C
C
."
I(9)
B
B
her through those junior high years and into high school.Every week,she led her team to(10)
C
C
.One day in her senior year,I saw her sitting on the grass,her head(11)
B
B
in her arms.Slowly and quietly,I walk(12)
A
A
and sat down beside her. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Oh,nothing," came a soft reply,"I am just too short." The(13)
A
A
told her that at 165cm she would probably never play for a top team -- still less she would be(14)
B
B
a scholarship -- so she should stop dreaming about college.
I felt she was extremely(15)
C
C
.I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.She told me that her father said those coaches were(16)
D
D
.They didn't understand the(17)
B
B
of a dream.
The next year,Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game.She was(18)
A
A
offered a scholarship and(19)
B
B
to the college education that she had(20)
D
D
and worked toward for all those years.
It's true:if the dream is big enough,the facts don't count.
(1) |
A.small |
B.upset |
C.strong |
D.determined |
(2) |
A.a(chǎn)s |
B.a(chǎn)nd |
C.but |
D.for |
(3) |
A.well |
B.still |
C.a(chǎn)gain |
D.a(chǎn)lone |
(4) |
A.running |
B.passing |
C.shooting |
D.struggling |
(5) |
A.studied |
B.expected |
C.improved |
D.practiced |
(6) |
A.title |
B.prize |
C.reward |
D.scholarship |
(7) |
A.good |
B.brave |
C.a(chǎn)ctive |
D.careful |
(8) |
A.lack |
B.block |
C.count |
D.a(chǎn)ppear |
(9) |
A.guided |
B.watched |
C.preferred |
D.encouraged |
(10) |
A.faith |
B.peace |
C.victory |
D.profession |
(11) |
A.sunk |
B.buried |
C.covered |
D.dropped |
(12) |
A.up |
B.a(chǎn)way |
C.back |
D.a(chǎn)round |
(13) |
A.coach |
B.judge |
C.teacher |
D.captain |
(14) |
A.sent |
B.offered |
C.promised |
D.suggested |
(15) |
A.excited |
B.worried |
C.disappointed |
D.frightened |
(16) |
A.cruel |
B.strict |
C.unfair |
D.wrong |
(17) |
A.cause |
B.power |
C.value |
D.pressure |
(18) |
A.really |
B.entirely |
C.gradually |
D.naturally |
(19) |
A.voted |
B.a(chǎn)dmitted |
C.a(chǎn)ppointed |
D.introduced |
(20) |
A.joined in |
B.gone through |
C.benefited from |
D.dreamed about |