Travis laughed as he tore atthe wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 21 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes. All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 22 , Chuck Hart. 23 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous (声名狼藉的) 24 , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’ s 25 on the side of the box. The first indication that something was 26 came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 27 for his amazing work in the community. Travis’s hands 28 ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think? They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 29 by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he 30 tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box. Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they 31 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him. “Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said 32 , “ Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) 33 . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I 34 . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 35 ?” “No,” Travis said. “ Never. He’ s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’ s a team player. You could have acted like a 36 when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 37 you were polite and made the best of it. You have 38 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.” When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 39 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 40 . 21. A. excited B. ashamed C. surprised D. worried 22. A. team B. coach C. player D. game 23. A. Unless B. If C. Because D. Although 24. A. skill B. performance C. behavior D. action 25. A. name B. photo C. sign D. model 26. A. strange B. wrong C. true D. funny 27. A. known B. encouraged C. adopted D. influenced 28. A. fell B. froze C. shook D. folded 29. A. questioned B. noticed C. attacked D. teased 30. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t 31. A. took up B. put up C. pulled up D. turned up 32. A. peacefully B. hesitantly C. delightedly D. naturally 33. A. choice B. effort C. comment D. mistake 34. A. believe B. miss C. admire D. remember 35. A. danger B. anger C. sorrow D. trouble 36. A. teammate B. adult C. student D. kid 37. A. so B. and C. but D. or 38. A. honor B. courage C. dream D. belief 39. A. clearly B. carefully C. patiently D. differently 40. A. hope B. look C. gift D. lesson
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