Fourteen-year-old Abu Mohammed knows what it is like to go hungry but his extraordinary talent for soccer means he no longer has to.

His life changed two years ago when he was offered a place at the Ghanaian （加納）Football Academy run by Tom Vernon, the Africa scout （星探）for English soccer giants Manchester United. Impressed by Mohammed’s skill, the academy offered him a four-year academic scholarship. Mohammed cried when his parents failed to understand what was on and said “no”. Now when he goes home, his neighbors are surprised at how big he is : the difference is made by three meals a day.

For many poor children, football offers an escape from poverty. The first step can be getting a place at one of the handful of academies that offer education as well as soccer training. The hope of discovering stars is tempered by the realization that only a few students will make it. So far, only two graduates are currently in talks with European clubs.

“At least, it gives these boys an opportunity to build themselves a better life through talent for football.” Vernon says.

But getting the boys to take education seriously in case their dreams fall apart is difficult, he says. In Mohammed’s case, they had to ban him from the field to make him realize he had to improve his grades.

Fourteen-year-old Waris has been playing soccer in his hometown of Tamale in northern Ghana for several years before he came to the Academy. He knows how hard it will be to succeed.

“I want to be famous. I want to prove to the world that I have something important in me,” he says. “When I was in Tamale, I thought I just had to play. When I came her, I know I have to train and work hard.”

1．The purpose of Tom Vernon’s Ghanaian Football Academy is to        .

       A．help those poor African children live a better life

       B．find promising football players for some famous football clubs.

       C．help those poor African children receive better education

       D．offer a chance to the children who are good at football

2．Which of the following is NOT true of Abu Mohammed?

       A．He no longer suffered from hunger

       B．He received education as well as football training

       C．He was allowed to work on the farm if he did well in study

       D．His parents were very poorly educated

3．The underlined word “tempered” in paragraph 3 probably means        .

       A．strengthened            B．increased            C．reduced            D．destroyed

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Tom Vernon brings hope for the poor children in Ghana

       B．Football offers hope to the poor children in Ghana

       C．Playing football for a better life

       D．Ghanaian Football Academy: the best choice for poor children

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I felt sorry especially for the  23  , but I   24   to be hopeless .I decided that where I was, I could do   25   to help them．I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 26  my knock, “I know that you are   27  and give the birds that come to your yard a little 28 ．Please consider me your bird．Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 29  ．I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the  30  children.”
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26．A．said               B．replied            C．a(chǎn)nswered     D．spoke
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My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural

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I felt sorry especially for the  23  , but I   24   to be hopeless .I decided that where I was, I could do   25   to help them．I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 26  my knock, “I know that you are   27  and give the birds that come to your yard a little 28 ．Please consider me your bird．Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 29  ．I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the  30  children.”

No one seemed to  31  giving me a handful of rice ,even  32  they had little themselves .On Sunday ,I would go to the   33   and give my handfuls of rice  to the monks to  34 to the children．

One day ,I came to a house that had  35  to give．I told my story and asked if I could be their bird．The woman called her daughters, and  36  gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for  37  and rice from the other “ bird feeders”, and they gave them to me．Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even  38  only this small way．The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.

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22．A．suffered               B．survived           C．covered      D．made

23．A．peasants           B．citizens             C．villagers      D．children

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams．---Eleanor Roosevelt

My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural

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disasters．When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with  1  in spite of the terrible surroundings．The families living here , who tried to make their living from the land,   2  great losses.

I felt sorry especially for the  3  , but I   4   to be hopeless .I decided that where I was, I could do   5   to help them．I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 6  my knock, “I know that you are   7  and give the birds that come to your yard a little 8  ．Please consider me your bird．Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 9   ．I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the  10  children.”

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One day ,I came to a house that had  15  to give．I told my story and asked if I could be their bird．The woman called her daughters, and  16  gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for  17  and rice from the other “ bird feeders”, and they gave them to me．Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even  18  only this small way．The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.

“Consider me your bird.” My  19  idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was  20  some peace．

1．A．sorrow              B．hope               C．comfort          D．happiness

2．A．suffered           B．survived         C．covered          D．made

3．A．peasants          B．citizens          C．villagers           D．children

4．A．wanted           B．failed            C．refused            D．stopped

5．A．something         B．everything        C．a(chǎn)nything          D．nothing

6．A．said               B．replied            C．a(chǎn)nswered         D．spoke

7．A．glad              B．kind             C．rich              D．friendly

8．A．water             B．money           C．nest             D．rice

9．A．temple            B．room            C．door             D．garden

10．A．brave           B．hungry           C．promising         D．nervous

11．A．mind            B．escape           C．practice           D．enjoy

12．A．where         B．that             C．so              D．when

13．A．village           B．hometown       C．temple           D．house

14．A．give in         B．give up          C．give away         D．give out

15．A．much           B．little              C．many           D．few

16．A．every           B．each            C．neither            D．none

17．A．help             B．clothing          C．food             D．change

18．A．by            B．with           C．on              D．in

19．A．foolish          B．childish          C．clever            D．useful

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