通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

    A school was near my home and I often watched the kids from my window when they played basketball. One day, I saw a little girl playing with boys. __1__played very well and no one could stop her. Sometimes, I saw her play __2__. She often practiced by herself until dark.

    One day I asked her __3___she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to university. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship（奖学金）. I like to play basketball. If I play well, I can get a scholarship. My father told me that if the __4__is big enough and work hard for it, I can be successful.” Then she smiled and ran to go practice.

    I watched her through junior high and into high school. Every week, she and her school team won（赢）in the basketball matches.

    One day, I saw her ___5___in the grass. I went over there and sat down beside her. I asked her what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” she answered, “I am just too short.” The coach（教练） told her that she would probably never play for a university team, so she should ___6__her dream about university.

    She was sad, but she told me that her father said those coaches were not _7__. They did not understand the power（力量） of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good university, and wanted a scholarship, _8_could stop her.

    The next year, when she and her ___9_went to the Northern California match, a university recruiter（招生官员） noticed her and __10___her a full scholarship. Her dream finally came true.

1 A. They                     B. She                        C. He                        D. It

2 A. slowly                   B. happily                   C. safely                    D. alone

3 A. why                      B. how                       C. where                   D. when

4 A. dream                    B. cause                     C. advice                   D. matter

5A. playing                    B. crying                    C. standing                D. sitting

6 A. forget                    B. leave                      C. think                     D. throw

7A. happy                     B. strange                   C. right                      D. wrong

8 A. anything                 B. something               C. nothing                  D. everything

9A. teacher                   B. mother                   C. team                     D. father

10A. bought                  B. offered                   C. found                    D. brought

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11   with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12   the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13  , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”

“This is the only move you know,   14   this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15   his teacher. So he kept training.

Several months   16  , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17   won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger,   19  , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20  . Worried that the boy   21   get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22  .”

As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23   him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.

24   the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”

“You won for  25   reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.

1.A. class         B. learn             C. lessons            D. work

2.A. why             B. what              C. when             D. how

3.A. doing   B. running           C. writing            D. training

4.A. so       B. but               C. or                D. until

5.A. asked for B. depended on        C. believed in         D. came out

6.A. later      B. ago               C. before             D. after

7.A. slowly  B. easily             C. carefully           D. hardly

8.A. None  B. Both              C. All                D. Either

9.A. weaker     B. worse              C. cuter              D. stronger

10.A. win      B. lose               C. take               D. throw

11.A. might     B. can               C. must              D. should

12.A. stop    B. play               C. stay               D. continue

13.A. fail      B. win               C. get                D. beat

14.A. In    B. At                C. On                D. For

15.A. one    B. two               C. three              D. four