I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day. One day I asked her why she practiced so   1  . She said, “I like basketball and I want to be the    2  player. My dad told me, ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’”

She never changed her mind. She practiced basketball every day.    3   one day before she graduated from high school, I saw her sitting on the grass    4 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was   5   short to be a good basketball player. She was heartbroken. Then her father said to her, “If you    6   want to be a good basketball player, nothing but you    7   can stop your dream.” He told her    8  , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, she and her team went to a big match. She was    9   by a coach of a famous team and was given a chance to the    10   basketball team.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1. What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

2.The writer felt _________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

3.What fact does the passage provide?

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

Denny Crook was a famous photographer(摄影师). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
   41  .”
And he told the     42  .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    43  . “I’ll travel for my work, not for    44  ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have    45  to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to     46  ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good     47   or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t     48   . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he     49   about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   50  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very     51  ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to     52  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her     53   .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and     54   it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “    55  ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”

And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”