Across the street from our home was a school and I would often watch the kids as they played basketball during the break. I often noticed a small    1    playing with boys. I watched in

   2    as she ran circles around the other kids. She    3    to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. At other times I saw her playing alone, sometimes until    4    .

       One day I asked her why she   5    so much. She looked    6    in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation（猶豫）she said “The only way I can go to   7     is to get a scholarship（獎學(xué)金）. I believe that I would get it if I were good enough at   8    . My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t   9   .” Then with a determined smile she ran towards the court. I watched her   10    those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to victory.

       One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head   11    in her arms. The coach（教練）told her that at 5 feet 5 inches she would   12    never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship—so she should   13    dreaming about college. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She   14    her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches just did not understand the  15    of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship,   16    could stop her except one thing—her own attitude.

       The next year,   17    she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed   18    a scholarship, a full one. She was going to get the college education that she had    19    and worked toward for all those years. It’s   20   : If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count

1．A．boy                      B．girl                      C．student                D．teacher

2．A．wonder                 B．shock                  C．doubt                  D．delight

3．A．a(chǎn)ttempted              B．tried                    C．failed                  D．managed

4．A．morning                B．noon                   C．dark                    D．dawn

5．A．practised               B．suffered              C．performed           D．drilled

6．A．slowly                  B．quickly                C．directly               D．quietly

7．A．work                    B．court                   C．school                 D．college

8．A．football                 B．basketball            C．my lessons          D．the exams

9．A．count                    B．delay                   C．damage               D．fail

10．A．past                    B．over                    C．through               D．beyond

11．A．buried                 B．placed                 C．hidden                 D．dropped

12．A．firmly                 B．probably              C．nearly                 D．sadly

13．A．begin                  B．stop                    C．continue              D．start

14．A．lowered               B．turned                 C．lifted                   D．moved

15．A．effect                  B．a(chǎn)dvantage            C．a(chǎn)im                     D．power

16．A．something           B．a(chǎn)nything              C．nobody               D．nothing

17．A．a(chǎn)fter                   B．before                 C．a(chǎn)s                       D．once

18．A．offered                B．handed                C．brought               D．sent

19．A．thought of           B．a(chǎn)sked for             C．dreamed of          D．referred to

20．A．possible          B．true               C．proper            D．perfect

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36_ the crowd of boys on the playground .  She___37__ from them all.

　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling(運(yùn)球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41___in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

　　Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,___48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.

　　She was __50___ and I sensed 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 wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,  __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

    The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter(招聘人員). She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

A. through             B. across               C. over                 D. into

A. brought out         B. showed out       C. stood out          D. worked out

A. only                     B. lonely              C. simply              D. alone

A. dark                     B. dawn            C. midnight          D. daybreak

A. how                     B. when                C. why                 D. what

A. worriedly              B. shyly                C. quietly             D. directly

A. go                     B. get                   C. enter                D. attend

A. worse                B. better              C. the best            D. the worst

A. determined         B. encouraged       C. fixed                D. fascinated

A. covered            B. enclosed           C. dropped            D. buried

A. the affair              B. the wrong         C. matter              D. the matter

A. ever                     B. even                 C. once                 D. never

A. far more                   B. much less         C. much fewer      D. many more

A. should               B. must                C. can                  D. may

A. overjoyed             B. moved              C. embarrassed      D. heartbroken

A. understand          B. experience       C. learn                D. believe

A. even if              B. as if                 C. that if               D. only if

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

A. prize                    B. medal               C. scholarship       D. position

A. dreamed of         B. accepted           C. thought of        D. appreciated

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way     36      the crowd of boys on the playground. She    37    from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing    38   . She would practice dribbling（運(yùn)球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until   39   . One day I asked her   40    she practiced so much. She looked   41    in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can   42    is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is   43    enough, the facts don’t count.”

Well, I had to give 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   46    asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably   47    get to play for a top ranked team,    48    offered a scholarship. So she   49    stop dreaming about college.

She was   50    and I sensed 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 wrong. They just did not   51    the power of the dream. He told her   52    she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,   53    could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was   54    by a college recruiter(招聘人員). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had   55    and worked for all those years.

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36__ the crowd of boys on the playground . She___37__ from them all.
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling（運(yùn)球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41__in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."
Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,__48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.
She was __50___ and I sensed 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 wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人員）. She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36__ the crowd of boys on the playground . She___37__ from them all.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling（運(yùn)球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41__in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,__48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.

She was __50___ and I sensed 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 wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人員）. She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

1.                A．a(chǎn)cross          B．through         C．over     D．into

2.                A．brought out     B．showed out      C．stood out D．worked out

3.                A．only           B．lonely          C．simply    D．a(chǎn)lone

4.                A．dark           B．dawn           C．midnight D．daybreak

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

6.                A．worriedly       B．shyly           C．quietly   D．directly

7.                A．go             B．get            C．enter    D．a(chǎn)ttend

8.                A．worse          B．better          C．the best D．the worst

9.                A．encouraged     B．determined      C．fixed     D．fascinated

10.               A．covered        B．enclosed        C．dropped   D．buried

11.               A．the affair       B．the matter      C．matter    D．the wrong

12.               A．ever           B．even           C．once D．never

13.               A．far more        B．much less       C．much fewer    D．many more

14.               A．should         B．must           C．can   D．may

15.               A．overjoyed      B．moved         C．embarrassed   D．heartbroken

16.               A．understand     B．experience      C．learn D．believe

17.               A．even if         B．a(chǎn)s if            C．that if     D．only if

18.               A．a(chǎn)nything        B．nothing         C．something D．everything

19.               A．prize           B．medal          C．scholarship     D．position

20.               A．dreamed of     B．a(chǎn)ccepted       C．thought of D．a(chǎn)ppreciated