通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital．Several days before, while he was 　　1　　 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head．The doctor believed that he might 　　2　　 get well．

　　“He seems to have given up hope．So medicine alone won't 　　3　　．Perhaps he needs something else, ” said a doctor．“When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth．”

　　To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 　　4　　．In America, Babe Ruth was as 　　5　　 a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player．

　　The next day John's father managed(设法)to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone．Twenty-four hours later, as the boy 　　6　　 in his hospital room, in walked 　　7　　．Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!

　　The great baseball player sat down at John's bedside, saying, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well．I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 　　8　　 you must start throwing it．”

　　For John this was the beginning of a new life．　　9　　 his doctor's surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later．He was able to live a healthy life-all because of the 　　10　　 of Babe Ruth．

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