Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied. “It was a tie. Everybody won.”
1.What was the result of the soccer match?
A.Two to two, equal to both the teams.
B.Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.
C.Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.
D.Nobody won because of Mickey’s goal.
2.The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means “________”.
A.cheer B.silence
C.laughter D.cry
3.What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?
A.The result would disappoint his son.
B.His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.
C.Mickey would again hug the opposing players.
D.The opposite team would laugh at Mickey’s goal.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.both teams liked and respected Mickey
B.both teams were thankful for Mickey’s goal
C.Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong
D.Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won
5.The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.
A.to tell a joke to make readers laugh
B.to suggest we should not mind losing
C.to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game
D.to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others
I don’t know why the train was unusually full today. I sat down in the only seat _____ beside a middle-aged man who had his head down and seemed to be lost in ______. I was glad that he didn’t notice me as he just ______ to look down towards the floor.
Shortly after the train left I found myself ______ what this man was thinking about. What could be so ______ that he didn’t even see me sit next to him? I tried to forget about it and started to read my paper. ______, some inner voice kept encouraging me to talk to this man. I tried to ______ but I failed.
Finally I ______ an excuse to ask him a question. When he ______ his head and turned his eyes towards me I could see that he must have been really ______. I can’t describe the sadness which was so ______. We talked for about 20 minutes and in the end he seemed to be doing ______. As we were leaving the train he thanked me again and again.
Several weeks later, when I watched TV at home, I received a strange ______, which only had the word Angel written on it. After I read it I was ______ touched (感动). It was a letter from the man I met on the ______. That day he planned to ______ his life. In his letter, he went on to ______ that he had said to God that if God really ______ him he would send someone to prevent him killing himself. In his eyes I was that Angel sent by God.
I don’t know what that voice was that made me take a ______ and talk to a stranger but I do know that it made a ______ in someone’s life that day. So the next time you hear your inner voice, just listen to it.
1.A.offered B.left C.laid D.missed
2.A.daydreams B.sight C.thought D.scenery
3.A.continued B.planned C.wanted D.liked
4.A.worrying B.guessing C.considering D.wondering
5.A.valuable B.important C.necessary D.strange
6.A.Therefore B.However C.Instead D.So
7.A.ignore B.remember C.realize D.accept
8.A.call for B.ask for C.came up with D.make up for
9.A.nodded B.shook C.dropped D.raised
10.A.kind B.worried C.sad D.excited
11.A.heavy B.special C.popular D.familiar
12.A.worse B.better C.harder D.less
13.A.email B.message C.letter D.newspaper
14.A.easily B.already C.often D.deeply
15.A.train B.street C.Internet D.TV
16.A.begin B.save C.change D.end
17.A.complain B.introduce C.explain D.express
18.A.called on B.cared about C.sent for D.gave up
19.A.chance B.hike C.time D.seat
20.A.mark B.decision C.difference D.start
I still remember the moment ______ I first saw him after his operation.
A.that B.when C.where D.as
--- What’s wrong? You look pale.
--- Nothing serious. I’m just feeling ______ tired after the long walk.
A.lots of B.a bit of C.plenty of D.kind of
It was difficult to get a word in. Everyone ______ so excitedly about the new film.
A.had talked B.talked C.was talking D.would talk
I am determined to have a try ______ it means risking losing everything.
A.now that B.as though C.as long as D.even though
