John Thomas was an 18-year-old student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军).Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy.Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was 1 .People all over the country 2 about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again?"
John's mother went to the hospital to see her son.She looked at his 3 leg.Then she looked into his 4 .She knew what her son would 5 ."You're going to jump again, John, I know it," she said." 6 will be all right."
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a 7 to do.He began at once.Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise.He used a wheel(轮子)and other metal things.Soon his 8 looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John 9 the hospital."Is it all right if I go camping this summer?" he asked the doctors.
"Yes," the doctors said."But take it easy on that foot."
John took only 10 walks at first.He was taking it easy on his foot.But not on anything else.He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises.He exercised 11 his body cried for a rest.Some days later, he exercised a little 12 .In late summer John went back to 13 .He asked if he could practise with the football team.Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg 14 again! He worked hard."No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends."To 15 a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch."
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football.I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members.I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it.This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech.They said their son really wanted to play football.They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team.
When they told me his name, my heart sank.Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds.He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports.I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player.But we told them we could give it a try.
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track.I 13 my eye on Michael.At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet.“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on. 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up.
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically.By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him.
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church.The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought. 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 .One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key.”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.My mom knew the true story, 12 .Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 .But my mom announced that we were going home 15 .At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church.We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church.There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night.Happy Easter.