I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so ______ among the tall kids on the playground. The school was ______ the street from my home and I would often watch the kids as they played during a break. She would ______ dribbling(控球) and shooting over and over again.
One afternoon I asked her ______ she always kept playing. She smiled, I want to go to University of California and the only way for me 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 ______don't count. "
Well, she appeared to be very confident. I ______ 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 the matter. "Nothing," replied the girl in a ______ 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 she had told her father about it. She said that her father thought they were ______. They just didn't understand the great ______ of a dream. If she truly wanted a scholarship, then nothing could ______ her except one thing—her own attitude(态度).
The next year, because of her perfect ______ in the California Championship game, she was chosen by a college recruiter(招生人员). 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.
1.A.rude B.ugly C.lazy D.small
2.A.along B.across C.above D.behind
3.A.avoid B.enjoy C.practice D.suggest
4.A.why B.how C.when D.where
5.A.modest B.curious C.confident D.excellent
6.A.facts B.wishes C.choices D.mistakes
7.A.helped B.praised C.watched D.protected
8.A.carefully B.quietly C.proudly D.excitedly
9.A.soft B.loud C.strong D.sweet
10.A.as B.so C.or D.but
11.A.right B.careful C.wrong D.careless
12.A.idea B.balance C.power D.chance
13.A.prevent B.prepare C.promise D.protect
14.A.character B.performance C.interview D.knowledge
15.A.paid for B.given up C.found out D.dreamt of