When I was 13, my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 36 Miller King, who was the best player at our school. Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 37 . Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from hospital. He looked very 38 , but he didn’t cry. That season, I broke all of Miller’s records while he 39 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 40 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s 41 . One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller stuck(卡住) going over a fence—which wasn’t 42 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 43 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 44 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 45 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did 46 . Thank you for filling in for 47 .” His words freed me from my bad 48 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 49 ahead of me. I was right to have admire him. From that day on, I grew 50 and a little more real. 36. A. beating out B. cheering for C. relying on D. staying with 37. A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure 38. A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed 39. A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched 40. A. and B. then C. but D. thus 41. A. decision B. accident C. mistake D. sacrifice 42. A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit 43. A. assistance B. advice C. praise D. apology 44. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed 45. A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe 46. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally 47. A. us B. yourself C. them D. me 48. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams 49. A. still B. also C. yet D. just 50. A. bigger B. healthier C. cleverer D. cooler
答案: 36-40 AAADC 41-45 BBABD 46-50 ADDAA