I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

1.What’ s the girl’s dream!

A．to be a super basketball player

B．to get a scholarship

C．to go to college.

D．to play for NBA

2.How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?

A．about three years                       B．About four years

C．About five years                        D．More than six years

3.Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?

A．Yes, it did.                             B．No, it didn’t.

C．We don’t know.                       D．It isn’t mentioned(提及).

4.Why did the little girl look sad one day?

A．She failed in test.

B．She was late for training.

C．She was blamed(责备) by her coach.

D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player.

5.Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese.

A．志存高远         B．任重道远          C．梦想成真         D．梦寐以求

 

I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.
【小题1】What’ s the girl’s dream!

A．to be a super basketball player

B．to get a scholarship

C．to go to college.

D．to play for NBA

【小题2】How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?

A．about three years	B．About four years
C．About five years	D．More than six years

【小题3】Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?

A．Yes, it did.	B．No, it didn’t.
C．We don’t know.	D．It isn’t mentioned(提及).

【小题4】Why did the little girl look sad one day?

A．She failed in test.

B．She was late for training.

C．She was blamed(责备) by her coach.

D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player.

【小题5】Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese.

A．志存高远

B．任重道远

C．梦想成真

D．梦寐以求

A poor girl was selling flowers in the street  21  Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she  22  get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped  23  a beautiful house. The girl knocked  24   the door and a man came out. She asked  25  he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want  26  . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the  27  of a tall wall. She looked  28  the flowers. 'Ihe flowers  29  very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light,   30  slowly she began to fly into the sky. She  31  higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them  32  her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't  33  .The girl told her that she had to  34  to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her  35  and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed  36  .

It snowed  37  that night. The girl died  38  a smile on her face.   39  , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and   40  .

1.A.  in            B. on              C. at               D.（不填）

2.A. could           B. had better        C. would like        D. had to

3.A. in front of       B. in the front of     C. behind           D. beside

4.A. at              B. to              C. in               D. for

5.A. what            B. why            C. if               D. when

6.A. some           B. any             C.  nothing         D. something

7.A. head           B. foot             C. top               D. middle

8.A. for            B. up               C. (不填)            D. at

9.A. feels           B. felt              C. smelt             D. smells

10.A. and            B. but              C. so               D. or

11.A. went           B. got              C. looked            D. flew

12.A. has            B. was              C. had              D. were

13.A. get money       B. go out           C. come to see her     D. stay at home

14.A. fly into the sky   B. come here        C. sell flowers        D. help others

15.A. didn't worry     B. not to worry       C. to not worry       D. to worry not

16.A. happy          B. happier           C. happiest          D. happily

17.A. heavily         B. heavy            C. largely           D. strongly

18.A. had            B. has              C. with             D. without

19.A. By the way      B. At the same time    C. except the girl     D. By way

20.A. looked after the girl B. talked about the girl    C. enjoyed themselves  D. watched themselves