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I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small among the tall kids on the playground. The _________ was across the street from my home. I watched the kids. _________ they played during a break. She _________ dribbling and shooting over and over again.

One afternoon I asked her _________ she practiced so much. She smiled, “I want to go to University of California. The only way can go is to get a scholarship. I like basketball a lot. I believed that if I were _________ enough to play college basketball, I would get a scholarship. My dad told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t _________.”

Well, she appeared to be very _________. I watched her from junior into high school.

One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass _________. I walked to her and asked what was wrong. “_________,” replied the girl in soft voice, “many people told me that I was too short to play for a top team __________ I should stop dreaming about university.”

I asked if her father had known it. She said that her father thought they were __________. They just didn’t understand the great __________ of a dream. If she truly wanted scholarship, then nothing could stop her __________ one thing-her own attitude.

The next year, because of her excellent __________ in the California Championship game, she was chosen by a college recruiter. She was going to receive the college education that she had __________ and worked toward for all those years.

It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.

Word Bank


dribble       控球       scholarship       奖学金
attitude       态度       recruiter       招生人员

1.
A.parkB.schoolC.stationD.gym
2.
A.asB.afterC.beforeD.until
3.
A.missedB.meantC.practicedD.suggested
4.
A.whereB.howC.whenD.why
5.
A.goodB.safeC.coolD.rich
6.
A.appearB.hideC.countD.lose
7.
A.independentB.confidentC.worriedD.humorous
8.
A.happilyB.excitedlyC.proudlyD.quietly
9.
A.NothingB.AnythingC.SomethingD.Everything
10.
A.whileB.butC.orD.so
11.
A.kindB.wrongC.wiseD.careless
12.
A.difficultyB.successC.powerD.chance
13.
A.exceptB.besidesC.withoutD.including
14.
A.characterB.performanceC.senseD.attitude
15.
A.paid forB.given upC.found outD.dreamt of
【知识点】 哲理感悟 愿望

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