I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had   36  money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was   37   and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could   38   afford a dream.

    My dream was to be a   39  .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also   40  : my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who   41  me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular   42  with him changed my life forever.

    It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer   43  . This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the   44  of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to   45   at it.

    Then I realized I would have to   46   summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was   47   about this.

    When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as   48  as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your   49  days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

    I stood before him with my head   50  , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth   51   his disappointment in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.

“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a   52  ?” he asked.

    That   53  laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to   54   that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the   55  of my dreams.

1.A. some               B. little           C. no               D. much

2.A. happy              B. lovely           C. angry            D. noisy

3.A. only               B. ever             C. still            D. almost

4.A. teacher            B. coach            C. doctor           D. sportsman

5.A. lucky              B. satisfied        C. hopeful          D. surprised

6.A. taught             B. asked            C. told             D. trained

7.A. match              B. story            C. moment           D. incident

8.A. job                B. camp             C. holiday          D. course

9.A. cause              B. start            C. need             D. amount

10.A. stand             B. call             C. look             D. jump

11.A. take out   B. cut off                 C. put on           D. give up

12.A. excited           B. curious          C. anxious          D. disappointed

13.A. mad               B. puzzled          C. regretful        D. discouraged

14.A. working           B. playing          C. learning         D. shining

15.A. shaking           B. hanging          C. holding          D. nodding

16.A. feeling           B. suffering        C. facing           D. expressing

17.A. dream             B. game             C. chance           D. life

18.A. offer             B. price            C. question         D. order

19.A. study             B. sports           C. homework         D. business

20.A. clothes           B. bike             C. house            D. goods

 

 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a __16___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___17___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___18___ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the __19___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___20___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

  I knew Dad would be angry if he ___21___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ___22___ there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd __23___ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the ___24___ he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___25___ you have to lie to me, Jason. " Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___26___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___27___, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt __28___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A ___29___ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. "I'm angry with ___30___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about ___31___ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were ___32__. Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, ___33___ him all the way, but he walked silently.

 Seeing Dad in so much ___34___ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___35___ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

16.  A. lonely                   B. small         C. distant            D. familiar           

17.  A. kept                    B. washed       C. watched        D. serviced           

18.  A. agreed              B. planned       C. determined      D. promised         

19.  A. village                    B. community    C. garage            D. theater          

20,  A. However                 B. Then           C. Therefore       D. Still               

21.  A. realized                   B. found out        C. thought            D. figured out         

22.  A. went                     B. ran             C. walked          D. hurried            

23.  A. started                 B. left             C. arrived           D. come             

24.  A. word                    B. face          C. look              D. appearance       

25   A. find                      B. decide           C. believe            D. feel               

26.  A. turn up                    B. drive out          C. go away          D. come out                    

27.  A. questions              B. problems        C. mistakes       D. faults             

28.  A. ashamed           B. frightened       C. nervous         D. surprised                    

29   A. nervousness         B. sadness        C. silence          D. thought           

30   A. you                       B. myself           C. me              D. yourself            

31   A. where               B. how                       C. why             D. when             

32   A. meaningless                B. useless          C. helpless          D. worthless          

33   A. asking           B. persuading          C. begging            D. following 

34   A. physical          B. practical      C. personal              D. natural                     

35   .A  indeed            B. always          C. also             D. almost  

 

It is reported that the police will soon ____ the case of two missing children.

A. look upon         B. look after       C. look into       D. look out

 The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ________ their discussion.

A. put away     B. take down     C. look over    D. carry on

 

Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was__1__and hardly talked with us. Her house was a little far from our company and she had to go to work __2__ every day.

Of course, she had to spend a lot of __3__on this. She decided to have her own car, and began to __4__how to drive two months ago. Now she was able to drive, but had to__5__a licence before she could buy a car. It took her a week to__6__the traffic regulations. She was sure she would__7__the examinations.

It was finally time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn't come to work. We__8__she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our__9__she came here by taxi and didn't tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the__10__but her face clearly showed she had__11__in the exams.

This afternoon one of our workmates told us __12__had happened to the girl when she was__13__. Yesterday the chief examiner had asked her some questions, but she could answer only a __14__. For example, "Would you run over a man or a dog if you see them both in the middle of the__15__?"

"Of course I'd run over the dog, sir", Miss Lovely answered without __16__.

"I'm sorry to tell you, Miss Lovely," the examiner shook his__17__and said, "you have to take the examination again!"

"I don't think my answers were__18__, sir," the girl said in a hurry. "I__19__ run over a man, you know!"

"I agree with your__20__, Miss Lovely," the chief examiner said with a smile. "but why not brake (刹车)?"

1. A. old         B. foolish        C. clever         D. kind

2. A. by taxi      B. by train       C. on foot        D. by plane

3. A. time        B. money        C. energy        D. room

4. A. teach       B. plan          C. operate        D. learn

5. A. find        B. apply for      C. look for       D. make

6. A. learn       B. forget         C. teach         D. break

7. A. take        B. prepare       C. explain        D. pass

8. A. suggested   B. described      C. thought       D. replied

9. A. surprise     B. joy           C. anger        D. pleasure

10. A. name      B. reason        C. rule          D. notice

11. A. believed    B. heard         C. found        D. failed

12. A. why       B. how          C. what         D. when

13. A. ill         B. alone         C. in           D. out

14. A. few        B. several       C. all           D. lot

15. A. room      B. playground    C. hospital       D. road

16. A. asking     B. thinking       C. discussing    D. advising

17. A. foot       B. nose          C. ears         D. head

18. A. wrong     B. correct        C. right         D. true

19. A. can       B. need          C. can't         D. needn't

20. A. car       B. opinion        C. fact         D. purpose