world he wanted to accept 32 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 13 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 14 on the other side, he said to me, ＂ You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did 15 .Thank you for filling

in for 16 .＂

His words freed me from my bad 17 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 18 ahead of me. I was right to have 19 him. From that day on，I grew 20 and a little more real.

1. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with

2. A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player

3. A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure

4. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training

5. A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed

6. A. held B. broke C. set D. tried

7. A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched

8. A. and B. then C. but D. thus

9. A. decision B. mistake C. accident D. sacrifice

10. A. stuck B. hurt C. tried D. lost

11. A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit

12. A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology

13. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed

14. A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe

15. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally

16. A. us B. yourself C. me D. them

17. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams

18. A. still B. also C. yet D. just

19. A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired

20. A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler

【文章大意】文章讲述了一个与足球有关的故事。作者想成为球队里最棒的球员，并向最优秀的球员Miller看齐。为了实现梦想，作者刻苦训练，在Miller受伤之后，作者脱颖而出，成为最有价值的球员。

作者的表现也得到了Miller认可。

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