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I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that 2 poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field. I was also
5 : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 6
to believe in myself. He 7 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 8 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket money for a new bike, new clothes and the 9 of saving for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was 11 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 12 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 13 , trying to think of the 14 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made me 16 the difference between 17 something right now and having a 18 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was 19 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 20 a $20,000 contact agreement. In the same year, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1．A．happy B．popular C．famous D．honest
2．A．no matter what B．no matter how C．whatever D．whichever
3．A．athletics B．music C．business D．money
4．A．kick B．play C．pass D．hit
5．A．right B．shy C．lucky D．confident
6．A．how B．why C．when D．whether
7．A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
8．A．accident B．interview C．problem D．experience
9．A．view B．idea C．start D．purpose
10．A．keep up B．take out C．give up D．pick out
11．A．mad B．helpful C．frightened D．shameful
12．A．living B．playing C．working D．studying
13．A．moving B．nodding C．shaking D．hanging
14．A．questions B．choices C．words D．ways
15．A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
16．A．confuse B．understand C．doubt D．puzzle
17．A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．enjoying
18．A．baseball B．goal C．score D．house
19．A．fired B．helped C．watched D．hired
20．A．paid B．got C．offered D．presented
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 start of savings for a 42 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 have 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 dedicated 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 $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dreams.
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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had 16 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was 17 and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 18 afford a dream．
My dream was to be a 19 ．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball．I was also 20 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 21 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular 22 with him changed my life forever．
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 23 ．This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 24 of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 25 at it．
Then I realized I would have to 26 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing．I was 27 about this．
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 28 as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,” he said．“Your 29 days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”
I stood before him with my head 30 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 31 his disappointment in me．
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded．
“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied．
“Well, is $ 3．25 an hour the price of a 32 ?” he asked．
That 33 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to 34 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 35 of my dreams．
16．A．some B．little C．no D．much
17．A．happy B．lovely C．angry D．noisy
18．A．only B．ever C．still D．almost
19．A．teacher B．coach C．doctor D．sportsman
20．A．lucky B．satisfied C．hopeful D．surprised
21．A．taught B．asked C．told D．trained
22．A．match B．story C．moment D．incident
23．A．job B．camp C．holiday D．course
24．A．cause B．start C．need D．amount
25．A．stand B．call C．look D．jump
26．A．take out B．cut off C．put on D．give up
27．A．excited B．curious C．anxious D．disappointed
28．A．mad B．puzzled C．regretful D．discouraged
29．A．working B．playing C．learning D．shining
30．A．shaking B．hanging C．holding D．nodding
31．A．feeling B．suffering C．facing D．expressing
32．A．dream B．game C．chance D．life
33．A．offer B．price C．question D．order
34．A．study B．sports C．homework D．business
35．A．clothes B．bike C．house D．goods
I grew up poor－living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 a dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 5 : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 6 to believe in myself. He 7 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 8 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket－money for a new bike, new clothes and the 9 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was 11 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work, ”He said. “Your 12 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them. ”I stood before him with my head 13 , trying to think of the 14 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son? ”He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour, ”I replied.
“Well, ”he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream? ”
That simple question made 16 for me the difference between 17 something right now and having a 18 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the next year I was 19 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 20 a $20,000 contract（agreement）. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
2. A. live B. afford C. make D. need
3. A. athletics B. music C. business D. money
4. A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit
5. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident
6. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
7. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
8. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
9. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
10. A. keep B. end C. give D. pick
11. A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful
12. A. living B. playing C. working D. learning
13. A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging
14. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
15. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
16. A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare
17. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying
18. A. wish B. goal C. score D. desire
19. A. fired B. accompanied C. avoided D. hired
20. A. paid B. got C. offered D. presented
When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard：The Liz Murray Story” , shown in late April.
Liz Murray , a 22-- year-- old American girl, has been writing a real--life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug--addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.
Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, My understanding was that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that "next to nothing could hold me down". She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. "I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time."
Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is "as simple as making a decision".
【小题1】 The word “setback” in the first paragraph most probably means___________?
| A．danger | B．difficulty | C．unhappiness | D．disaster |
| A．Liz’s Harvard Dream | B．Bitter Childhood of Liz |
| C．Liz’s Love for Her Parents | D．Liz’s Struggle for Her Life |
| A．Her parents’ addiction to drugs | B．Her mother’ s disease |
| C．Lack of food and clothes | D．Her mother’ s death |
| A．strong-- willed | B．envious | C．determined | D．respectful |
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