Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present.He was so 16 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 17 , Chuck Hart. 18 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship(运动员风范) and infamous(臭名远扬的) 19 , he was a great player.In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s 20 on the side of the box.The first indication that something was 21 came as he tore away the last piece of paper.Not Hart' s.The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 22 for his amazing work in the community.
Travis's hands 23 ; his heart stopped.It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 24 by the other players. When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew he 25 tell him. "'Thanks, Dad.I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school.When they 26 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door.Just then, his dad stopped him.
"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said 27 "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) 28 The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I 29 .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 30 ?"
"No," Travis said.
" Never.He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player.You could have acted like a 31 when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 32 you were polite and made the best of it.You have 33 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes.I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see."
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 34 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 35 .
1. A.surprised B.ashamed C.excited D.worried
2. A.team B.player C.coach D.game
3. A.Unless B.If C.Because D.Although
4. A.skill B.performance C.behavior D.action
5. A.name B.photo C.sign D.model
6. A.strange B.wrong C.true D.funny
7. A.known B.encouraged C.adopted D.influenced
8. A.fell B.froze C.shook D.folded
9. A.questioned B.noticed C.teased D.attacked
10. A.mustn't B.needn't C.wouldn't D.couldn't
11. A.pulled up B.put up C.took up D.turned up
12. A.peacefully B.hesitantly C.delightedly D.naturally
13. A.choice B.effort C.comment D.mistake
14. A.believe B.miss C.admire D.remember
15. A.danger B.anger C.sorrow D.trouble
16. A.teammate B.adult C.kid D.student
17. A.so B.and C.but D.or
18. A.honor B.courage C.dream D.belief
19. A.clearly B.carefully C.patiently D.differently
20. A.gift B.look C.hope D.lesson
I will visit Austria ______ the invitation of my friend this summer vacation.
A.by B.for C.to D.at
—Is there any mail?
—No, ______ at all.
A.nothing B.none C.no one D.neither
Programmes, ______ to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world.
A.designed B.to be designed
C.designing D.having designed
David _____ a customer when the fire started.
A.served B.was serving C.had served D.would serve
Martin drove along ______ he found a convenient parking place.
A.after B.when C.until D.since