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.
(1)
[ ]
A.
lecture
B.
lesson
C.
training
D.
speech
(2)
[ ]
A.
how
B.
why
C.
whether
D.
that
(3)
[ ]
A.
star
B.
average
C.
ordinary
D.
important
(4)
[ ]
A.
learn
B.
benefit
C.
take
D.
get
(5)
[ ]
A.
worried
B.
worrying
C.
anxious
D.
eager
(6)
[ ]
A.
keep
B.
talk
C.
pull
D.
take
(7)
[ ]
A.
put
B.
set
C.
placed
D.
kept
(8)
[ ]
A.
alone
B.
lonely
C.
tall
D.
strong
(9)
[ ]
A.
attended
B.
participated in
C.
join
D.
take part
(10)
[ ]
A.
get
B.
realize
C.
make
D.
achieve
(11)
[ ]
A.
alone
B.
aside
C.
away
D.
down
(12)
[ ]
A.
before
B.
when
C.
then
D.
until
(13)
[ ]
A.
fixed
B.
put
C.
kept
D.
paid
(14)
[ ]
A.
run
B.
walk
C.
jog
D.
go
(15)
[ ]
A.
Unfortunately
B.
Repeatedly
C.
Secondly
D.
Luckily
(16)
[ ]
A.
stood
B.
picked
C.
struggled
D.
raised
(17)
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A.
mentally
B.
socially
C.
emotionally
D.
technically
(18)
[ ]
A.
won
B.
defeated
C.
beat
D.
got
(19)
[ ]
A.
yet
B.
however
C.
though
D.
while
(20)
[ ]
A.
pleased
B.
satisfied
C.
proud
D.
ashamed
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A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April.People 1 forget the significance(意义)of the day.
In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students.I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application(申请)forms to several 5 .Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate.But no 6 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in, with a toothbrush 8 in his hand. 9 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 10 .“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr.G this morning.He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible.”I jumped with 12 .
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr G’s office but he wasn’t 14 .I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her.She opened Mr.G’s room.I looked at everything.There didn’t seem to be a letter for me.“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it. 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 .“Sorry, ”she said.“It’s April Fool’s Day!”