A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, this hopeful athlete
36 the bench and hardly ever played.
This young man was still the
37 of the class when he entered high school. He decided to try his best at every
38 , and perhaps he could play later. All through high school he
39 neither a practice nor a game, but
40 a bench-warmer all four years.When the young man went to
41 , the coach kept him on the roster(候选名单)
42 he always put his heart and soul to every practice, and at same time,
43 the other members with the spirit they badly needed. But during his four years at college, he never
44 to play in a game,
In the last football match, the game was not going
45 . When the team was ten points
46 , the silent young man came to the coach and said “Coach, please let me
47 . Believe me.” The coach pretended not to hear him . There was no
48 he wanted the worst player in this close playoff(决赛) game.
But the young man
49 , and finally the coach, feeling sorry for him,
50 . “All right,” he said. “You can go in.” Soon, the coach, the players and everyone in the
51 could not believe their eyes. This little
52 man, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team could not
53 him. He ran, he passed, blocked like a star.
The
54 was(were) soon tied, In the closing seconds of the game, he intercepted(拦截) a
55 and ran all the way for the winning touchdown(触地得分). The fans applauded(鼓掌) and his teammates raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheering he never heard.
| 小题1: | | A．stood by | B．sat on | C．carried up | D．moved away |
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| 小题2: | | A．smallest | B．smartest | C．bravest | D．biggest |
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| 小题3: | | A．risk | B．step | C．practice | D．match |
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| 小题4: | | A．missed | B．hated | C．joined | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．forgot | B．earned | C．displayed | D．remained |
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| 小题6: | | A．his hometown | B．his coach’s | C．college | D．school |
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| 小题7: | | A．before | B．though | C．when | D．because |
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| 小题8: | | A．charged | B．applied | C．provided | D．changed |
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| 小题9: | | A．managed | B．persuaded | C．promised | D．wanted |
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| 小题10: | | A．any more | B．badly | C．well | D．anyway |
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| 小题11: | | A．later | B．above | C．behind | D．over |
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| 小题13: | | A．idea | B．doubt | C．way | D．need |
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| 小题14: | | A．won | B．tolerated | C．scared | D．insisted |
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| 小题15: | | A．took in | B．broke in | C．sent in | D．gave in |
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| 小题16: | | A．families | B．stands | C．corners | D．queues |
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| 小题17: | | A．puzzled | B．unknown | C．boring | D．polite |
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| 小题18: | | A．accept | B．believe | C．defeat | D．stop |
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| 小题19: | | A．ball | B．judges | C．score | D．fans |
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