Passage 8

全国卷Ⅲ

When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant　 1 　Miller King, who was the best　 2 　at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for　 3 　.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from　 4 　. He looked very　 5 　, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I　 6 　all of Miller’s records while he　 7 　the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,　 8 　I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s　 9 　.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller　 10 　going over a fence—which wasn’t　 11 　to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept　 12 　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. tired　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