阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案。
A school was near my home and I often watched the kids from my window when they played basketball. One day, I saw a little girl playing with boys.
____played very well and no one could stop her. Sometimes, I saw her play
____ She often practiced by herself until dark.
One day I asked her
____ she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to university. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like to play basketball. If I play well, I can get a scholarship. My Daddy told me that if the
____is big enough and work hard for it, I can be successful.” Then she smiled and ran to go practice.
I watched her through junior high and into high school. Every week, she and her school team won in the basketball matches.
One day, I saw her
____ in the grass. I went over there and sat down beside her. I asked her what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” she answered, “I am just too short.” The coach told her that she would probably never play for a university team,so she should
____ her dream about university.
She was sad, but she told me that her father said those coaches were not
____ They did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good university, and wanted a scholarship,
____could stop her.
The next year, when she and her
____went to the Northern California match, a university recruiter(招生官员)noticed her and
____ her a full scholarship. Her dream finally came true.
16. 17. A.slowly | B.happily | C.safely | D.alone |
18. 19. A.dream | B.cause | C.advice | D.matter |
20. A.playing | B.crying | C.standing | D.sitting |
21. A.forget | B.enjoy | C.think | D.throw |
22. A.happy | B.strange | C.right | D.wrong |
23. A.anything | B.something | C.nothing | D.everything |
24. A.teacher | B.mother | C.team | D.father |
25. A.bought | B.offered | C.found | D.brought |