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Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school, They couldn’t ___________ a real soccer ball, but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked well. Mike was not a good player, yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale ___________ .

One afternoon, the home-made ball was spinning across the grass when it was ___________stopped by someone. It was Steven, a strong soccer player.

“Look at you two with your ___________ ball and old trainers,” Steven laughed and said.

The next day was Kevin’s birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball.

That afternoon, Steven ___________ Kevin to play soccer. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike’s trainers were old and he had little ___________ for soccer. When the game was over, Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look ___________ .

One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something ___________ under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home-made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to ___________ , he kicked his new soccer ball into the air. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot(点)in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home-made ball.

Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and ____________ .

1.A. offer B. collect C. afford D. borrow

2.A. blue B. orange C. white D. green

3.A. suddenly B. slowly C. finally D. easily

4.A. cute B. stupid C. ideal D. tiny

5.A. refused B. allowed C. invited D. ordered

6.A. money B. time C. interest D. talent

7.A. up B. back C. out D. down

8.A. lying B. bumping C. tying D. spinning

9.A. happiness B. strength C. pride D. anger

10.A. laughed B. complained C. waited D. watched

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.C 【解析】短文大意：凯文和他的朋友迈克喜欢踢足球，但是他们没有钱买一个真正的足球，迈克就用旧袜子和塑料带自制了一个足球。他们乐此不疲，经常玩到天黑，为此还受到了一个叫史蒂文的男孩的嘲笑。后来凯文过生日时收到了叔叔送给他的一个新足球和一双新运动鞋。当史蒂文邀请凯...

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