A teenager lovedfootballverymuch.Practiceafterpracticeheeagerly(渴望地)gaveeverythinghehad.Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboyshedidn’tmakeprogress.
Helived alone with his father. The two of them had a very special relationship. 36 hesatonthebench(替补队员席)andhardlyeverplayedatallthegameshisfatherwasalways
in the stands(看台) cheering. He 37 missed a game!Allthroughhighschooltheyoungmannevermissedpracticeoragamebut 38 abench-warmerbecauseofhis 39 body.
Whenhewentto 40 hedecidedtotryoutfor(参加选拔)thefootballteam.Everyonewas 41 hecouldnevermakeitbuthedid.Thenews 42 himsomuchthathe 43 tothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfather 44 hisexcitementandwasgiventicketsforallthecollegegames.Thisyoungmannever 45 practiceduringhisfouryearsatcollege 46 henevergottoplayinthegame.
Onedaythecoach(教练)methimwitha 47 .Afterreadingthetelegramhesaidtothecoach“Myfather 48 thismorning.CanImisspracticetoday?”Thecoachsaid“Taketherestoftheweek 49 son.Anddon’tevenplantocomebacktothegameon 50 .”
ThenSaturdayarrivedandthegamewasnotgoingwell.Tothe 51 ofthecoachandhisplayerstheir 52 teammatecameback!Heinsistedon(坚持)playingandfinallythecoach 53 .Beforelongthislittleunknownwasdoing 54 right.Histeamwonatlast.
Thecoachcametohimandsaid“KidIcan’tbelieveit. 55 mehowyoudidit.”Helookedatthecoachwithtearsinhiseyesandsaid“Wellyouknewmydaddiedbutdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?DadcametoallmygamesbuttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplayandIwantedtoshowhimIcoulddoit!”
36．A．Asif B.When C．Eventhough D．After
37．A．almost B.never C．always D．seldom
38．A．happened B.remained(仍然是) C．became D．existed
39．A．large B.healthy C．unhealthy D．small
40．A．college B.primaryschool(小学) C．highschool D．kindergarten(幼儿园)
41．A．sure B.afraid C．happy D．doubt
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