Louisville, Kentucky is a place where basketball is an important part of life, and taking my 　36　 　to an NBA exhibition game is very special. Little did I realize how 　37 　the evening was going to be! It was blowing some mean wind. Josh 　38 　my hand as we crossed the parking lot and 　39 　for famous Freedom Hall. 　40 　eight years old, he still felt it was okay to hold his father’s hand, and I felt grateful, knowing that this kind of moments would pass 　41 .

The stadium 　42 　nineteen-thousand-plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout as the 　43 　gathered outside the gate. The expectation of seeing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 　44 　the Washington Bullets sped up our pace across the parking lot, thinking about 　45 　the game was going to go. The turnstile(十字转门) clicked and Josh hung on to his souvenir ticket stub(票根) like he had just won the lottery! We pushed our 　46 　to the upper-level seats of the “true” fans. 　47 　we knew it, the game was　 　48 　way. During a time out, we dashed to order hot dog and Coke and　 　49 　back so that we wouldn’t miss a single part of the game. Things were going as 　50 　until halftime. I started to talk to some friends nearby when there was a pull on my sleeve, my arm was pulled over by a 　51 　young Josh, and he began putting a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet(丝织手镯) around my wrist. It 　52 　really well, and he was really focused attentively as he carefully made a double square knot(结)to keep it secure. On this special occasion, I 　53 　the significance of the moment. With a smile, I told him proudly how I knew this was a “friendship bracelet” and said, “I guess this means we are 　54　 .” Without missing a beat, his big brown eyes looking me straight in the face, he exclaimed, “We’re 　55 　friends. You’re my dad!”

36. A. wife　　 B. son　　 C. friend D. student

37. A. ordinary　　　 B. common　　 C. special　　　 D. normal

38. A. held　　 B. had　　 C. carried　　　 D. took

39. A. stood　　 B. set　　　 C. walked　　　 D. headed

40. A. Is　 B. Being　 C. Was　　 D. Been

41. A. often　　 B. suddenly　　 C. soon　 D. slowly

42. A. sits　　　 B. seats　 C. includes　　 D. has

43. A. players B. audience　　 C. listeners　　 D. judges

44. A. with　　 B. for　　　 C. to　　　 D. against

45. A. what　　 B. that　　 C. when　 D. how

46. A. path　　 B. way　　 C. route　 D. track

47. A. After　　 B. As　　　 C. Before　　　 D. Until

48. A. on B. in　　　 C. by　　　 D. under

49. A. rushed　 B. went　 C. came　 D. returned

50. A. planned　　　 B. intended　　 C. expected　　 D. attempted

51. A. excited B. pleased　　　 C. determined D. astonished

52. A. fit B. suited　 C. matched　　 D. applied

53. A. knew　　 B. realized　　　 C. guessed　　　 D. imagined

54. A. neighbours　 B. classmates　 C. teammates　 D. friends

55. A. no more than　　　 B. not more than　　 C. more than　 D. less than