I grew up poor-living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still a dream.
My dream was . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball and anything that moved on the field. I was also : my high school coach was John, who not only me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction(信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head , trying to think of the that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his in me.
“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made to me the difference between something right now and having a goal. I myself in sports that summer and the year I was drafted(选拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A.happyB.politeC.shyD.honest
2.A.bringB.affordC.makeD.occupy
3.A.athleticsB.musicC.businessD.money
4.A.kickB.playC.passD.hit
5.A.rightB.popularC.luckyD.confident
6.A.believed inB.relied onC.called onD.dealt with
7.A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked
8.A.calledB.advisedC.appliedD.recommended
9.A.aimB.ideaC.startD.purpose
10.A.keepB.endC.giveD.pick
11.A.madB.excitedC.frightenedD.shameful
12.A.livingB.playingC.workingD.dreaming
13.A.movingB.noddingC.shakingD.hanging
14.A.questionsB.excusesC.wordsD.ways
15.A.beliefB.prideC.helplessnessD.disappointment
16.A.directB.clearC.straightD.bare
17.A.wantingB.changingC.dreamingD.enjoying
18.A.devotedB. engagedC.appliedD.contributed
19.A.byB.forC.beyondD.within
20.A.paidB.foundC.offeredD.presented
The child tiptoed(翘起脚尖走) quietly to the bird. ______ into the forest when he was about to catch it.
A. Flew it away B. Away flew it C. Away it flew D. Flew away it
This picture called up my memory of that day when I ______ him for the first time.
A. had met B. was meeting C. would meet D. met
— Hasn’t the thief admitted his crime by now?
— No, ______ questioned many times.
A. if B. though C. unless D. once
The meeting ______ over, I found her seated at the desk and ______ to music.
A. to be; listened B. was; listened
C. was; listening D. being; listening
— Where do these books ______?
— Put them back ______ they were.
A. go; where B. lay; where C. lie; to where D. place; to which
