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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had   16  money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was   17   and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could   18   afford a dream．        My dream was to be a   19  ．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball．I was also   20  : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who   21  me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular   22  with him changed my life forever．        It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 23  ．This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the   24  of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to   25   at it．        Then I realized I would have to   26   summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing．I was   27   about this．        When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as  28  as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,” he said．“Your   29  days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”        I stood before him with my head   30  , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth  31   his disappointment in me．        “How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded．        “$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied．        “Well, is $ 3．25 an hour the price of a   32  ?” he asked．        That   33  laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to   34   that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1．7 million, and bought my mother the   35  of my dreams． 16．A．some B．little   C．no     D．much 17．A．happy       B．lovely       C．angry       D．noisy 18．A．only  B．ever   C．still    D．almost 19．A．teacher     B．coach       C．doctor      D．sportsman 20．A．lucky B．satisfied    C．hopeful     D．surprised 21．A．taught       B．asked C．told   D．trained 22．A．match       B．story C．moment    D．incident 23．A．job    B．camp C．holiday     D．course 24．A．cause       B．start  C．need  D．amount 25．A．stand B．call    C．look  D．jump 26．A．take out    B．cut off      C．put on      D．give up 27．A．excited     B．curious     C．anxious     D．disappointed 28．A．mad  B．puzzled     C．regretful   D．discouraged 29．A．working    B．playing      C．learning    D．shining 30．A．shaking     B．hanging     C．holding     D．nodding 31．A．feeling      B．suffering   C．facing       D．expressing 32．A．dream       B．game C．chance     D．life 33．A．offer B．price  C．question    D．order 34．A．study B．sports       C．homework       D．business 35．A．clothes     B．bike   C．house       D．goods 答案：16-20  BACDA 21-25  ADABD 26-30  DCABB 31-35  CACBC

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