Question

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened 1a young man, the son of a(n) 2baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was3, and by midseason he expected to be removed4day. The coaches were5by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb(杰出的)athlete, but he seemed to have become6from his potential.
His7seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a8and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the9, standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play10, the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning11. From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly12the attention of the parent team, and he was called13to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the14remark the judge had15that day when his baseball career had seemed16.
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood17my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.18he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s19.’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just20I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      while
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      star
   2. B.
      average
   3. C.
      amateur
   4. D.
      old
3. 3.
   1. A.
      embarrassing
   2. B.
      disappointing
   3. C.
      satisfying
   4. D.
      rewarding
4. 4.
   1. A.
      some
   2. B.
      a
   3. C.
      one
   4. D.
      any
5. 5.
   1. A.
      amazed
   2. B.
      impressed
   3. C.
      puzzled
   4. D.
      ashamed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      separated
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      inconsistent
   4. D.
      divided
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hope
   2. B.
      future
   3. C.
      dream
   4. D.
      ambition
8. 8.
   1. A.
      break
   2. B.
      rest
   3. C.
      pause
   4. D.
      stop
9. 9.
   1. A.
      catcher
   2. B.
      coach
   3. C.
      batter
   4. D.
      judge
10. 10.
    1. A.
       began
    2. B.
       lasted
    3. C.
       restarted
    4. D.
       moved
11. 11.
    1. A.
       part
    2. B.
       point
    3. C.
       place
    4. D.
       spot
12. 12.
    1. A.
       drew
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       focused
    4. D.
       took
13. 13.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       for
    3. C.
       up
    4. D.
       out
14. 14.
    1. A.
       encouraging
    2. B.
       casual
    3. C.
       demanding
    4. D.
       wise
15. 15.
    1. A.
       said
    2. B.
       made
    3. C.
       given
    4. D.
       pointed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       hopeless
    2. B.
       useless
    3. C.
       endless
    4. D.
       helpless
17. 17.
    1. A.
       on the right
    2. B.
       on the left
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       behind
18. 18.
    1. A.
       And
    2. B.
       So
    3. C.
       Thus
    4. D.
       Therefore
19. 19.
    1. A.
       strength
    2. B.
       arms
    3. C.
       body
    4. D.
       talent
20. 20.
    1. A.
       supposed
    2. B.
       pretended
    3. C.
       imagined
    4. D.
       expected

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