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| I grew up poor - living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38 afford a dream. My dream was to be a 39 . When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety - mile - per - hour fastball. I was also 40 : my high - school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42 with him changed my life forever. It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income - cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45 at it. Then I realized I would have to 46 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing. I was 47 about this. When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be. "You have your whole life to work," he said. "Your 49 days are limited. You can't afford to waste them." I stood before him with my head 50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51 his disappointment in me. "How much are you going to make at this job?" he demanded. "$ 3.25 an hour," I replied. "Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?" he asked. That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams. | |||
| ( )1．A．some ( )2．A．happy ( )3．A．only ( )4．A．teacher ( )5．A．lucky ( )6．A．taught ( )7．A．match ( )8．A．job ( )9．A．cause ( )10．A．stand ( )11．A．take out ( )12．A．excited ( )13．A．mad ( )14．A．working ( )15．A．shaking ( )16．A．feeling ( )17．A．dream ( )18．A．offer ( )19．A．study ( )20．A．clothes |
B．little B．lovely B．ever B．coach B．satisfied B．asked B．story B．camp B．start B．call B．cut off B．curious B．puzzled B．playing B．hanging B．suffering B．game B．price B．sports B．bike |
C．no C．angry C．still C．doctor C．hopeful C．told C．momen t C．holiday C．need C．look C．put on C．anxious C．regretful C．learning C．holding C．facing C．chance C．question C．homework C．house |
D．much D．noisy D．almost D．sportsman D．surprised D．trained D．incident D．course D．amount D．jump D．give up D．disappointed D．discouraged D．shining D．nodding D．expressing D．life D．order D．business D．goods |