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                                                                                      The Price of a Dream    I grew up poor. We had little money, butplenty of love and attention. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still afford a dream. My dream was athletics.    By the time I was sixteen, I was good at baseball and football. My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis. He not only believed in me, but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction（信念）.    One summer a friend recommended me for asummer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — cash for dates withgirls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother.    Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing. I was dreading（害怕）this, but my mother said: “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”    When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as madas I expected him to be. “Your playing days are limited. You can't afford to waste them,” he said.   I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house.  “How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he demanded.  “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.  “Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”    That question laidbare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having agoal. I devoted myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball, and offered a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $1.7 million, and boughtmy mother the house of my dream. （1） The writer was grateful to Coach Jarvis, because Jarvis ______. A . made him set a goa B . supplied him with new clothes C . gave him financial support D . helped him show conviction （2） When the boy was offered a job, he wanted to ______. A . balance summer baseball and the work schedule B . refuse the job offer for summer baseball C . give up summer baseball for the job D . ask his coach Jarvis for advice （3） Which of the following can replace “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”? A . You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making. B . Believe in yourself, but above all be patient. C . You must rely on yourself first, then others. D . A good beginning makes a good ending. （4） The end of the story was that the writer ______. A . failed to buy his mother a house B . succeeded as a sportsman C . became a successful businessman D . made some money in the summer job 答案： D C A B

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