When I was twelve years old I wanted nothing more than to be accepted onto a club baseball team. If I made a team like that I would be playing with the best competition for my age in Massachusetts and some teams from all over the country. I have always had a great understanding of the game and played very well but never at that level. I played baseball all summer and it was time for tryouts（选拔赛） in the fall. The team I tried out for was the South Shore Baseball Club or “The Seadogs.” On the field I was very nervous and didn’t play as well as I knew I could. A week later I received a letter saying “Thank you for participating （参加）in our tryout, however we have a limited（有限的） amount of spots on our club and we will not be inviting you to play on the team. Better luck next year.”

After they sent me that letter I stopped playing competitive baseball. I only played for my town baseball team. ①很幸运地是，我遇到了爸爸是教练的Jimmy Perron, 一个很棒的球员。 He thought I was good at baseball. Soon, I got to another tryout. I tried my absolute（完全地） hardest and did well.

About one week later, a letter came to my house.② I couldn’t wait to cut it open and read, “James, you are invited to play for the Mass Pride Baseball organization in the ’09season.” I had reached my goal. But it doesn’t end there. I already have a new goal. I hope to be able to play ball on the college level someday.

任务一：请根据材料内容，回答1，2题。

1. Why was I always crazy about baseball when I was young?

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2. What did I do after being refused to be in the baseball club?

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任务二：请将材料中①处的中文句子翻译成英文。

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任务三：请将材料中②处的英文句子翻译成中文。

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任务四：请给这篇材料加一个合适的标题。

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I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film Titantic last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that ticket could be bought at the cinema box office (售票处) in Richland Hill every day between 10:00 and 4:00. Because I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round(往返) trip in 45 minute.

Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip---- so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for fifty-five minutes. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car.it was not cheap,but I felt it would be worth ot to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like one hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But quickly found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickets.

1.It seems that the writer of the story works     .

A．in a small town                         B．in Richland Hills

C．on a farm near the town                  D．at a bus service Center

2.He tried to go to the cinema bo buy a ticket but really got there     .

A．five times         B．four times         C．three times        D．twice

3.The underlined word “delighted” means     .

A．sure             B．sorry             C．surprised          D．pleased

4.Which of the following is true according to the story?

A．The writer was too busy to have time for a rest during the day.

B．The buses running between his office and Richland Hills were always on time on Thursday.

C．He could buy the tickets neither before nor after work hours.

D．It always took him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.

5.What’s the title of the story?

A．How to Get a Ticket                      B．Tickets Sold out

C．A Wonderful Film                       D．The Way to the Cinema

Behind bad luck comes good luck. So something good happened _____ you..

A. in       B. to       C. for       D. with

— How was your interview last Monday?

— ____.