Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened 36 a young man, the son of a(n) 37 baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was 38 , and by midseason he expected to be removed 39 day. The coaches were 40 by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb（杰出的）athlete, but he seemed to have become 41 from his potential.
His 42 seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a 43 and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the 44 , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play 45 , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning 46 . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly 47 the attention of the parent team, and he was called 48 to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the 49 remark the judge had 50 that day when his baseball career had seemed 51 .
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood 52 my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. 53 he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s 54 .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just 55 I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”
1.A. as B. since C. while D. when
2.A. star B. average C. amateur D. old
3.A. embarrassing B. disappointing C. satisfying D. rewarding
4.A. some B. a C. one D. any
5.A. amazed B. impressed C. puzzled D. ashamed
6. A. separated B. different C. inconsistent D. divided
7. A. hope B. future C. dream D. ambition
8.A. break B. rest C. pause D. stop
9. A. catcher B. coach C. batter D. judge
10. A. began B. lasted C. restarted D. moved
11.A. part B. point C. place D. spot
12.A. drew B. fixed C. focused D. took
13.A. in B. for C. up D. out
14.A. encouraging B. casual C. demanding D. wise
15.A. said B. made C. given D. pointed
16.A. hopeless B. useless C. endless D. helpless
17.A. on the right B. on the left C. before D. behind
18. A. And B. So C. Thus D. Therefore
19.A. strength B. arms C. body D. talent
20.A. supposed B. pretended C. imagined D. expected
—Our flight is boarding now. We’ll have to part. —Don’t feel blue. ______.
A. All that glitters is not gold B. All roads lead to Rome
C. All good things come to an end D. A still tongue makes a wise head
The Qing Dynasty (AD1616-1911) had ten emperors altogether, nine _____ are buried in the two groups of tombs in Hebei Province.
A. of that B. of whom C. that D. which
There seems to be a __________ that the plan should be given up.
A. prevention B. measure C. consensus D. recognition
Hardly could Tom _____ this amount of homework in such a short time.
A. get down B. get into C. get off D. get through
—You’ve made great progress in your English, haven’t you?
—Yes, but much _____.
A. remains to do B. is remained to do C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done
