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My father was a keen baseball fan Whenever he could, Dad took me out to the park and pitched balls for
me to hit.
One day at the park, a woman pushing a young boy in a wheelchair stopped to watch us play. My dad was
over to them in a flash to ask if the child could join our game. The woman explained that her son had polio (小
儿麻痹症) and wouldn't be able to get out of the chair. That didn't stop my dad. He placed the bat in the
youngster's hand, pushed him out to home plate and assisted him in holding the bat. Then he yelled out to me,
"Anne, pitch one in to us."
I saw the delight in the boy's eyes, so I aimed at the bat and let the ball fly. The ball made contact with the
bat with an assist from my dad and the child screamed with joy. As I turned, I heard my dad singing Take Me
Out to the Ball Game.
An hour later we all left the field, very tired but very happy. Dad told the mother to bring the boy back next
Saturday and we would play another game.
Dad and I were at the field the next Saturday but the mother and son never came Twenty years passed, with
my dad gone, I had very mixed emotions about leaving the neighborhood. Before moving I decided to take one
last walk around the park where Dad and I had spent so many happy moments. Two Little League teams were
on the field just about to start a game I felt the sting of tears in my eyes as I watched the children play the game.
"Jeff, protect your base," one coach yelled I cheered the runner on when the ball was hit far into the outfield.
The coach turned and smiled, "I never thought I'd ever be a coach playing on this field You see, I had polio as
a child and was restricted to a wheelchair. Thanks to a man's assistance, I was able to hit the ball and hear him
singing the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game. I believe that experience gave me the desire to walk again I hope
that some day I'll look up in the stands and see that man and his daughter again I sure would like to thank him."
1. The author was tearful when watching the children playing the game because _____.
A. she hadn't recovered from the loss of her father
B. she was reminded of her father playing with her in the park
C. she realized that her father hadn't received thanks from others
D. she was moved by the son who became a coach twenty years later
2. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. The author's father died.
b. The author played with the boy.
c. The author left the neighborhood.
d. The author waited for the boy to turn up.
e. The author saw the boy coaching a team.
A. d-b-e-a-c
B. d-b-e-c-a
C. b-d-a-c-e
D. b-d-a-e-c
3. The passage conveys the message that _____.
A. the boy is a miracle
B. the author's father is a hero
C. a simple act of kindness can change a life
D. ball games have a great effect on people's life