Charlie Boswell has always been a great hero. He has inspired thousands of people to rise above circumstances and live out true meaning of life.
He was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete before the accident. In order to prove his talent and determination, he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight – golf! Through determination and a deep love for the game he became the National Blind Golf Champion! He won that honor 13 times.
One of his heroes was the great golfer Ben Hogan, so it truly was an honor for Charlie to win the Ben Hogan Award in 1958.
Upon meeting Ben Hogan, Charlie was respectful and stated that he had one wish and it was to have one round of golf with the great Ben Hogan. Mr. Hogan agreed that playing a round together would be an honor for him as well, as he had heard about all of Charlie’s accomplishments and truly admired his skills.
“Would you like to play for money, Mr. Hogan?” asked out Charlie.
“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr. Hogan.
“Aw, come on Mr. Hogan…$ 1,000 per hole!”
“I can’t, what would people think of me, taking advantage of you and your circumstance?” replied the sighted golfer.
“Chicken, Mr. Hogan?”
“Okay,” replied the embarrassed Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”
“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.
“Now that you’re on. Mr. Boswell, you name the time and the place!”
The very self – assured Boswell responded, “10 o’clock … tonight!”
1.Why didn’t Mr. Hogan want to play Charlie for money?
A．He was worried he would lose the match.
B．He thought it was unfair for Charlie.
C．He didn’t care about money.
D．He preferred chicken to money.
2.According to the text, what does the underlined word “self - assured” probably mean?
A．ignorant B．selfless C．confident D．sincere
3.It can be inferred from the text that .
A．Mr. Hogan was not good at playing golf
B．Charlie did well in other sports before playing golf
C．Mr. Hogan didn’t try his best to play
D．Charlie Boswell was born blind
4.What would be the result of the match?
A．Charlie won. B．Hogan won.
C．Neither of them won. D．Not mentioned.
5.Which of the following can best describe Charlie?
A．Competitive and generous B．Energetic and reliable
C．Careful and considerate D．Confident and smart
科目：高中英语 来源：英语完形填空天天练 高一同步 题型：054
At the beginning of the century there was a big farm near Los Angeles in California called the Hollywood Ranch (好莱坞牧场). 1 later Hollywood was one of the most 2 places in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film 3 of the world. Every family knew the names of its film 4 , like Charlie Chaplin, Greta Gar bo, Ingrid Bergman and hundreds 5 .
People went to Hollywood to make films for the sun. 6 they made films in New York 7 the east coast of America. But then they 8 Los Angeles where there were a great 9 of days of sun every year. 10 they made most films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place. 11 near Hollywood you can find desert (沙漠) and mountains 12 sea. They did not 13 to travel far to make any films.
The first films were 14 . In the late 1920s 15 the “talkies” (有声电影):you can hear people talking and listen to the 16 .
After the war Hollywood was successful, but then 17 became popular. People went to the cinema 18 often. So Hollywood began making films 19 it. In the 1970s they found people 20 going to see big and expensive films. Since then films made in Hollywood have been watched all over the world.
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