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I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that 2 poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field. I was also
5 : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 6
to believe in myself. He 7 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 8 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket money for a new bike, new clothes and the 9 of saving for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was 11 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 12 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 13 , trying to think of the 14 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made me 16 the difference between 17 something right now and having a 18 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was 19 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 20 a $20,000 contact agreement. In the same year, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1．A．happy B．popular C．famous D．honest
2．A．no matter what B．no matter how C．whatever D．whichever
3．A．athletics B．music C．business D．money
4．A．kick B．play C．pass D．hit
5．A．right B．shy C．lucky D．confident
6．A．how B．why C．when D．whether
7．A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
8．A．accident B．interview C．problem D．experience
9．A．view B．idea C．start D．purpose
10．A．keep up B．take out C．give up D．pick out
11．A．mad B．helpful C．frightened D．shameful
12．A．living B．playing C．working D．studying
13．A．moving B．nodding C．shaking D．hanging
14．A．questions B．choices C．words D．ways
15．A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
16．A．confuse B．understand C．doubt D．puzzle
17．A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．enjoying
18．A．baseball B．goal C．score D．house
19．A．fired B．helped C．watched D．hired
20．A．paid B．got C．offered D．presented
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I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 : My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream. I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
36. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
37. A. lose B. have C. make D. need
38. A. By the time B. The time C. At one time D. At a time
39. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident
40. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
41. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
42. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
43. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
44. A. keep up B. put up C. give up D. pick up
45. A. mad B. happy C. frightened D. shameful
46. A. adopt B. afford C. affect D. effect
47. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
48. A. for B. to C. on D. in
49. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
50. A. source B. prize C. price D. allowance
51. A. direct B. clear C. clean D. straight
52. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. choosing
53. A. provided B. devoted C. headed D. imagined
54. A. worked B. mentioned C. fired D. hired
55. A. paid B. got C. offered D. signed
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The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 : My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream. I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
36. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
37. A. lose B. have C. make D. need
38. A. By the time B. The time C. At one time D. At a time
39. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident
40. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
41. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
42. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
43. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
44. A. keep up B. put up C. give up D. pick up
45. A. mad B. happy C. frightened D. shameful
46. A. adopt B. afford C. affect D. effect
47. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
48. A. for B. to C. on D. in
49. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
50. A. source B. prize C. price D. allowance
51. A. direct B. clear C. clean D. straight
52. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. choosing
53. A. provided B. devoted C. headed D. imagined
54. A. worked B. mentioned C. fired D. hired
55. A. paid B. got C. offered D. signed
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I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think? What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.
This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?
The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.
I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.
One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!
Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me. After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.
1.The writer was shy as a child because of______.
A．awareness that life is shy
B．lack of courage to speak out in public
C．fear of others' attitude and reaction
D．failure in his participation in class discussion
2."The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.
A．life is attention-grabbing and divine
B．God treats everything and everyone fairly
C．everything in nature is in the favour of God
D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy
3.It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.
A．didn't hesitate before sending the note
B．wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result
C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out
D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life
4.The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.
A．rejection B．laughter C．regret D．horror
5.The purpose of writing the text is to______.
A．blame those who are shy and unconfident
B．persuade people to have confidence in their career
C．share the personal experience with the readers
D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success
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