Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter, and the score was two to one, my son’s team taking the________. Parents ________the field, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball________in front of my son’s team mate, Mikey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!”________across the field, Mikey stepped back and gave it everything he had. All round me the crowd ________—O’Donnel scored!
Then, all of a sudden, there was________. Mikey had scored all right, but in the________goal, leaving both teams finishing with the same points. You see, Mikey has Down’s syndrome (唐氏综合征) and for him there is no such thing as a mistaken goal, since he had hugged the________players when they scored.
The quietness was finally broken when Mikey________grabbed my son, hugged him and yelled, “I scored! I scored! For a moment I held my________, not sure how my son would________However, it turned out that I should not have_________
I watched, in tears, as my son________his hand in the classic high-five and started chanting (不停地重复), “Way to go Mikey! Way to go Mikey!” Within moments both teams approached Mikey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his________.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a________. Everybody won.’
1.A.offer | B.risk | C.victory | D.lead |
2.A.discovered | B.entered | C.surrounded | D.defended |
3.A.rolled | B.burnt | C.cracked | D.exploded |
4.A.disappearing | B.echoing | C.trembling | D.changing |
5.A.quit | B.debated | C.erupted | D.escaped |
6.A.applause | B.silence | C.argument | D.complaint |
7.A.ultimate | B.illegal | C.wrong | D.unusual |
8.A.opposing | B.ambitious | C.professional | D.frustrated |
9.A.guiltily | B.painfully | C.joyfully | D.confusedly |
10.A.hand | B.breath | C.head | D.view |
11.A.react | B.apologize | C.survive | D.recall |
12.A.disturbed | B.waited | C.worried | D.existed |
13.A.cleaned up | B.put down | C.held on to | D.raised up |
14.A.goal | B.wisdom | C.power | D.fight |
15.A.mistake | B.tie | C.pity | D.priority |