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I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and 1. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 a dream.
My dream was 3. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and 4anything that moved on the field. I was also 5: my high school coach was John, who not only 6me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He 7me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend 8me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the 9of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as 11as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your 12days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 13, trying to think of the words that would 14to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the 16of a dream?”
That simple question made 17to me the difference between 18something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and 19the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and 20 a $ 20,000 contract(合同). Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A.attention
B.time
C.patience
D.fashion

2.A.bring
B.continue
C.make
D.afford

3.A.athletics
B.music
C.business
D.money

4.A.kick
B.play
C.hit
D.pass

5.A.right
B.popular
C.lucky
D.confident

6.A.believed in
B.relied on
C.called on
D.dealt with

7.A.gave
B.taught
C.brought
D.asked

8.A.called
B.advised
C.applied
D.recommended

9.A.aim
B.idea
C.start
D.purpose

10.A.keep
B.end
C.give
D.pick

11.A.happy
B.mad
C.frightened
D.excited

12.A.living
B.working
C.playing
D.dreaming

13.A.moving
B.hanging
C.shaking
D.nodding

14.A.express
B.announce
C.apologise
D.explain

15.A.belief
B.pride
C.fear
D.disappointment

16.A.length
B.price
C.power
D.spirit

17.A.clear
B.direct
C.straight
D.attractive

18.A.wanting
B.changing
C.dreaming
D.enjoying

19.A.by
B.for
C.beyond
D.within

20.A.paid
B.found
C.offered
D.presented