When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team.That meant____Miller King,who was the best____at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out.I carried my football everywhere for ____.

Just before September,Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm.I went to see him after he came back from____.He looked very____,but he didn’t cry.

That season,I____all of Miller’s records while he____the home games from the bench.We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,____I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s____.

One afternoon,I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller____when he was going over a fence—which wasn’t____to climb if you had both arms.I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept____form. But even that challenge he accepted.I____him move slowly ever the fence.When we were finally ____on the other side,he said to me,“You know,I didn’t tell you this during the season,but you did____.Thank you for filling in for ____.”

His words freed me from my bad____.I thought to myself,how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated,he was____ahead of me.I was right to have____him.From that day on,I grew____and a little more real.

1.A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with

2.A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player

3.A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure

4.A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training

5.A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed

6.A. held B. broke C. set D. tried

7.A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched

8.A. and B. then C. but D. thus

9.A. decision B. mistake C. accident D. sacrifice

10.A. stuck B. hurt C. tired D. lost

11.A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit

12.A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology

13.A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed

14.A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe

15.A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally

16.A. us B. yourself C. me D. them

17.A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams

18.A. still B. also C. yet D. just

19.A. challenged B. cued C. invited D. admired

20.A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler

I went to the cinema this afternoon to see La La Land. Before going into the screening my sister and I visited the ladies’ washroom. As we entered, a little blonde haired girl about 5 years of age opened one of the cubicle(小隔间)doors and ran out of the washroom, hot pants in hand and looking upset and overwhelmed.

I went after her. Her dad was standing outside. She quickly gave him the hot pants to dress her. Little sweetheart. She obviously couldn't manage to button up her hot pants. Even though she had her little white tights on, she must have felt embarrassed about the lack of hot pants.

I tried to calm and reassure her, saying, “When I saw dad standing outside I knew he was waiting for someone very pretty, but I just hadn't realized how, pretty she was going to be.” She didn't bite; dad smiled though. I offered to bring her back to wash her hands.

She was too tiny to squeeze soap out of the dispenser, so I helped her. I could see poor dad out of the side of my eyes .He was right at the door looking in. I went with her to the hand dryer, but she was so tiny that the sensor couldn't even detect her little hands. I lifted her up and her hands were properly dried, well at least a little.

I was moved by this little girl’s helplessness in an adult world. I also felt for dad having to trust that his little girl would feel safe and secure for the few minutes out of his sight.

I reached out for help. I tried to bridge the gap when a little helpless girl was a few minutes without a trusted adult and a concerned father had to for a moment accept he could not give her the security he wanted for her. It wasn't much but it helped a caring father and his little daughter and for that, I'm grateful.

1.Why did the little girl catch the author's attention?

A. She got frightened by strangers.

B. She needed clothing to cover her.

C. She was probably lost in the crowd.

D. She was in an embarrassing situation.

2.Why did the hand dryer fail to work for the little girl?

A. The size of the sensor was too small.

B. She was not tall enough to reach it.

C. She didn’t know how to operate it.

D. It was drying the author's hands.

3.How did the father feel in the story?

A. Helpless. B. Shy.

C. Shameful. D. Calm

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