14.代替，而不是 instead of

15.通过做某事    by doing sth.

12.做某事的能力 the ability to do sth.

13.感到厌烦    get bored

10.爱 上  fall in love with

11.做笔记    take notes

8.作报告    give a report

9.逐字地    word by word

6. 犯错误    make    mistakes

7.依靠，依赖    depend on

4.查阅，查找    look up

5.以便，为了    SO that

2.起初，首先    at first

3 .......的秘诀    the secret to …

1. 与......交谈    have conversations with

I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the mid-field player on my team. But in fact that’s not 1 now. I was the mid-field player because，as I said, this was my 2  game.    That’s    a good way to end

a high school football career (生涯），especially if you win, but even though you don’t，it’s 3  to leave at a high point.

I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad 4 football，and he used to practice with me at home—passing，catching，running. We used to practice almost every evening    5 it    got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew    about  the 6    “ Just remember:don’t ever    7    ”    “Stay    in the game. Don’t

lose your concentration (专注）.” “Go out there and give 110 percent every time. ” Well,that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words 8 in my ears.

I had a lot on my mind 9 the game today. I don’t like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do. I didn’t sleep at all 10    ，     and when the sun came up this morning，I reached the point where    11 just wanted it all to be over,

finished, done. But then when the game started, my mind became 12    I just lived in this game, this moment. I

didn’t hear the crowd, I didn’t feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the 13    ，and

it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light

14 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling.

It’s all over now, and it’s really getting cold here. It’s starting to snow. The sun’s almost gone, and I can

15 see the goal. Now it’s dark and I’m sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good-bye and move on.

(A    ) 1. A. true    B.    wrong

           C. strange    D.    clear

(B    )2. A. first    B.    last

           C. worst    D.    favorite

(A    )3. A. good    B.    bad

           C. lucky    D.    painful

(D    )4. A. needed    B.    hated

          C. missed    D.    loved

(A    )5. A. until    B.    when

          C. unless    D.    although

(B    )6. A. football    B.    game

          C. goal    D.    score

(    C    )7. A. grow up    B.    catch up

              C. give up    D.    hurry up

(    A    )8. A. ringing    B.    saying

              C. falling    D.    coming

(B    )9. A. from    B.    before

          C. through    D.    after

(D    ) 10. A. tonight    B.    yesterday

            C. today    D.    last night

(C    ) 11. A. we    B.    the  C.I    D.    he

(A    )    12. A.    empty    B.    full

                  C.    rough    D.    awake

(C    )    13. A.    way    B.    field

               C.    ball    D.    match

(D    )    14. A.    sending    B.    teaching

                C.    pointing    D.    showing

(B    )    15. A.    already    B.    hardly

              C.    never    D.    clearly

10. He was watching TV at home instead of doing (do) his homework.