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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）
John，an 11-year-old boy，was in bed in hospital．Several days before，while he was （80）B in a baseball game，he fell and hit his head badly．He was sent to hospital immediately，but the doctors believed that he might（81）A get well．
"He seems to have given up hope．So medicines alone won't help．Perhaps he needs （82）D else，"said one of the doctors．"When I visit him，all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth．"
To meet Babe Ruth，of course，was not （83）A．In America，Babe Ruth was as important a man as the president himself，and he was the most famous baseball player．It's said that he was the greatest sports hero of all time．
The next day John's father （84）A to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone．Twenty-four hours later，as the boy lay in his hospital room，Babe Ruth walked in．Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!He was too surprised to say a word．
The great baseball player then sat down at John's bedside，and said："Now，listen，kid，you've got to get well．I've brought you a new American League baseball，so you must start throwing it．I'm sure you can．"
For John this was the beginning of a new life．He was greatly encouraged and felt（85）C．A few weeks later the boy walked out of the hospital on his own．He was able to live a healthy life and even could play his favourite sport again．All this is because of the present of Babe Ruth．
| 80．A．looking | B．playing | C．taking | D．sitting |
| 81．A．never | B．ever | C．always | D．sometimes |
| 82．A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
| 83．A．easy | B．lucky | C．difficult | D．successful |
| 84．A．managed | B．failed | C．expected | D．wanted |
| 85．A．surprised | B．worried | C．hopeful | D．nervous． |
