The school was across the street from our home and I would watch the kids as they   36  during the break. She seemed so small as she,    37   her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She stood out from them all.     

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing   38   . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark.  One day I asked her  39  she practiced so much. She looked  40   in my eyes and without a moment of    41    she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an）  42   . I am going to play college basketball. I want to be college. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't   43  "  

Well, I had to give it in to her―she was   44   . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head   45  in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. "Oh, nothing, "came a soft reply. "I am just too   46  . "The coach told her that at her height she would probably  47   get to play for a top ranked team much  48   offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.   

She was heartbroken and I   49  her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were  50   .   

They just did not understand the   51   of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,   52  could stop her except one thing―her own   53  .   

The next year,  as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed   54   a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked    55   it for all those years.   

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The school was across the street from our home and I would watch the kids as they   36  during the break. She seemed so small as she,    37   her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She stood out from them all.     ’

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing   38   . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark.  One day I asked her  39  she practiced so much. She looked  40   in my eyes and without a moment of    41    she said, ‘‘I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an）  42   . I am going to play college basketball. I want to be college. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t   43  . ”

Well, I had to give it in to her—she was   44   . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head   45  in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. ‘‘Oh, nothing, "came a soft reply. ‘‘I am just too   46  . ”The coach told her that at her height she would probably  47   get to play for a top ranked team much  48   offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.  

She was heartbroken and I   49  her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were  50   .  

They just did not understand the   51   of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,   52  could stop her except one thing—her own   53  .  

The next year,  as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed   54   a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked    55   it for all those years.  

36. A. studied             B. relaxed                  C. played                     D. enjoyed

37. A. pushed             B. cleared                  C. lost                         D. gave

38. A. well                 B. freely                    C. together                   D. alone

39. A. how                B. why                      C. where                     D. whether

40. A. brightly            B. bitterly                  C. directly                    D. casually

41. A. argument         B. glance                   C. panic                       D. hesitation

42. A. scholarship        B. reputation                C. occupation               D. graduation

43. A. disappear         B. occur                    C. exist                        D. count

44. A. admired           B. determined              C. ashamed                  D. ignored

45. A. showed            B. nodded                  C. turned                     D. buried

46. A. unique             B. flexible                  C. short                       D. nervous

47. A. never               B. always                  C. ever                        D. still

48. A. more               B. less                       C. too                          D. as

49. A. removed          B. sensed                   C. reduced                   D. imagined

50. A. wrong             B. strict                     C. cautious                  D. important

51. A. nature              B. complex                C. power                     D. result

52. A. something        B. anything                C. everything               D. nothing

53. A. skill                 B. attitude                  C. champion                D. award

54. A. offered            B. required                 C. promoted                 D. gained

55. A. out                  B. with                      C. toward                    D. at

The school was across the street from our home and I would watch the kids as they __1__ during the break. She seemed so small as she __2__ her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She stood out from them all.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __3__. She would practice dribbling （运球） and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her __4__she practiced so much. She looked_5__ in my eyes and without a moment of__6__ she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an）__7__. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be college. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t __8__.”

Well, I had to give it in to her—she was __ 9__. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __10__ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too __11__.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably __12__ get to play for a top ranked team, much__13__ offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.

She was heartbroken and __14__ her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were __15__. They just did not understand the __16__of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __17__ could stop her except one thing — her own __18__.

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed__19__ a scholarshop. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed and worked __20__for all those years.

1．A．studied                  B．relaxed                C．played                 D．enjoyed

2．A．pushed                  B．cleared                C．lost                     D．gave

3．A．well                      B．freely                  C．together              D．alone

4．A．how                     B．why                    C．where                 D．whether

5．A．brightly                 B．bitterly                C．directly               D．casually

6．A．argument              B．glance                 C．panic                  D．hesitation

7．A．scholarship            B．reputation            C．occupation          D．graduation

8．A．disappear              B．occur                  C．exist                   D．count

9．A．admired                B．determined           C．ashamed              D．ignored

10．A．showed               B．nodded                C．turned                 D．buried

11．A．unique                 B．flexible                C．short                   D．nervous

12．A．never                  B．always                C．ever                    D．still

13．A．more                   B．less                     C．too                     D．as

14．A．removed              B．sensed                 C．reduced               D．imagined

15．A．wrong                 B．strict                   C．cautious              D．important

16．A．nature                 B．complex              C．power                 D．result

17．A．something           B．anything              C．everything           D．nothing

18．A．skill                    B．attitude                C．champion            D．award

19．A．offered                B．required               C．promoted            D．gained

20．A．out                     B．with                    C．toward                D．at