I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各樣?xùn)|西的混合) of foster kids (養(yǎng)子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was  36  and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still  37  a dream.
My dream was  38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also  39 : My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He  40  me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend  41  me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the  42  of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to  43  summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was  44  as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your  45  days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  46  to me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded.
“3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I delicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was  47  a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dreams.
小題1:.
A．happyB．politeC．shyD．honest
小題2:
A．liveB．a(chǎn)ffordC．makeD．need
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)thleticsB．musicC．businessD．money
小題4:
A．rightB．popularC．luckyD．confident
小題5:
A．persuadedB．taughtC．broughtD．a(chǎn)sked
小題6:
A．sentB．a(chǎn)dvisedC．gaveD．recommended
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)imB．ideaC．startD．purpose
小題8:
A．give inB．give upC．give awayD．give off
小題9:
A．disappointedB．madC．frightenedD．shameful
小題10:
A．livingB．playingC．workingD．learning
小題11:
A．sadnessB．regretC．hopelessnessD．disappointment
小題12:
A．paidB．gotC．offeredD．presented
小題1:A小題1:B小題1:A小題1:C小題1:B
小題1: D小題1:C小題1:B小題1:A小題1:D 小題1: D小題1:C
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Sometimes life makes more sense when you look at it in reverse (相反). That's certainly been true for me.
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My only problem was that I couldn't drive to my doctors' appointments and I didn't want my husband to keep missing work to drive me. Three days after I explained this to my parents, a check came from them with a note saying this was "taxi money". Several months later another check showed up from my brother to help make up our income since I wasn't able to work. It probably goes without saying that I was extremely grateful to have family members who could and would support me during the hard time.
In terms of my day-to-day existence, I live in a village within Los Angeles called Brentwood so I was able to walk to the local post office, market, bank, and library. But once there, I had to depend on the kindness of strangers to help me. Los Angeles is a big city, but I lived in a village with a wonderful community (社區(qū)) of people who were kind and patient.
Slowly I became well. Life was good again and I thought I had a clear understanding of the blessings (恩惠) this illness has provided.
小題1:When the author's husband was at home, he __________.
A．was still busy working
B．often had a good rest
C．often helped her a lot
D．taught her to drive a car
小題2:Why did the author not want her husband to drive her to her doctors' appointments?
A．Her husband didn't drive well.
B．Her husband was too busy.
C．She didn't want to affect his work.
D．Her doctor was far away from her.
小題3:What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A．The help that the author received from her family members.
B．The influence of the author's disease on her family.
C．The author's thanks to her family members.
D．The way the author saw her doctors.
小題4:What did the author feel about Brentwood?
A．She thought it was small but convenient.
B．She felt it was hard to live there.
C．She thought it was small and strange.
D．She felt warm and comfortable there.

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