Mickey's Goal
     Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score
was two to one, my son' s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
     With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey
O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it
everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸騰). O'Donnel had scored!
     Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For
a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (綜合征) and for him there is no
such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known
to hug the opposing players when they scored.
     The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted,
"I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my
son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the
classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both
teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
     Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody
won."

1. What was the result of the soccer match?

A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.
B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.
C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.
D. Nobody won because of Mickey's goal.

2. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. The result would disappoint his son.
B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.
C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.
D. The opposite team would laugh at Mickey's goal.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A. both teams liked and respected Mickey
B. both teams were thankful to Mickey's goal
C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong
D. Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won

4. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ____.

A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh
B. to suggest we should not mind losing
C. to show enjoying a game is more important than winning a game
D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others

     Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when
she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He
told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she
served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute (聾啞) school. Then she showed the woman the direction and
left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
    She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail
sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only
communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
    Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a
bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, "Are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Galaxy was pleasantly
surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
    As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy
explained, "Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards
life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is
still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love."
    Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later.
When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, ''I'm going to tell your parents I'll be looking after you well with all my life!" Galaxy was deeply moved.
    As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, ''This is Kazrim." Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her
in his arms tightly.
    He said, "YOU CAN TALK?" It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.
    The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.

1. How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?

A. They met each other by chance.    
B. They were introduced to each other.
C. They once studied at the same university.  
D. They both served in a special needs school.

2. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?

A. Writing words on paper.    
B. Using the sign language. 
C. Judging from his expression.  
D. Speaking her native language.