Igrewuppoor---livinginthehousingprojects(住房)withsixbrothersthreesistersavaryingassortment(各式各样东西的混合)offosterkids(养子)myfatherandawonderfulmotherScarletteHunley.Wehadlittlemoneya

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I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers three sisters a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子) my father and a wonderful mother Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods but plenty of love and attention. I was  36  and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was he could still  37  a dream.
My dream was  38 . By the time I was sixteen I could crush a baseball and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also  39 : My high school coach Jarvis who not only believed in me but taught me how to believe in myself. He  40  me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years and a friend  41  me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls certainly money for a new bike and new clothes and the  42  of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to  43  summer baseball to handle the work schedule and that meant I would ha ve to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis he was  44  as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your  45  days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
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 and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  46  to me.
“How much are you going to make at this job son?” He demanded.
“3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.
“Well ” he asked “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That question the plainness of it laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I delicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball and was  47  a $20 000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million and bought my mother the house of my dreams.
小题1:.

A．happy

B．polite

C．shy

D．honest

小题2:

A．live

B．afford

C．make

D．need

小题3:

A．athletics

B．music

C．business

D．money

小题4:

A．right

B．popular

C．lucky

D．confident

小题5:

A．persuaded

B．taught

C．brought

D．asked

小题6:

A．sent

B．advised

C．gave

D．recommended

小题7:

A．aim

B．idea

C．start

D．purpose

小题8:

A．give in

B．give up

C．give away

D．give off

小题9:

A．disappointed

B．mad

C．frightened

D．shameful

小题10:

A．living

B．playing

C．working

D．learning

小题11:

A．sadness

B．regret

C．hopelessness

D．disappointment

小题12:

A．paid

B．got

C．offered

D．presented

Answer 1

小题1:A小题1:B小题1:A小题1:C小题1:B 小题1: D小题1:C小题1:B小题1:A小题1:D 小题1: D小题1:C