Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so 　36　 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 　37 , Chuck Hart． 　 38　 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 　39 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s 40　 on the side of the box．The first indication that something was 　41　 came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 　42　 for his amazing work in the community．

Travis's hands　 43 　; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?

They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 　44　 by the other players． When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him． "'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they 46　 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said 47　 "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）　 48　 The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I 　49　 .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 　50 ?"

　　 "No," Travis said．

" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a 　51　 when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 　52　 you were polite and made the best of it．You have 　 53 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes　 54　 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 　55　 .

36．A．surprised　　 　 B．ashamed　　 　　 C．excited　　　　　 　　 D．worried

37．A．team　　　 　　 B．player　　 　　　 C．coach　　　　　 　　　 D．game

38．A．Unless　　　 　 B．If　　　　 　　　 C．Because　　　 　　　　　 D．Although

39．A．skill　　　　 　　 B．performance 　　 C．behavior　　　　　 　　 D．action

40．A．name　　　 　 B．photo　　　 　　 C．sign　　　　　　 　　 D．model

41．A．strange　　 　　 B．wrong　　　 　　 C．true　　　　　　　 　 D．funny

42．A．known　　　 　 B．encouraged 　　 C．adopted　　　　　 　　 D．influenced

43．A．fell　　　　 　 B．froze　　　　 　 C．shook　　　　　　 　 D．folded

44．A．questioned　 　　 B．noticed　　 　　 C．teased　　　　　　 　　 D．attacked

45．A．mustn't　　 　　　 B．needn't　　 　　　 C．wouldn't　　　　 　　　 D．couldn't

46．A．pulled up　 　　 B．put up　　 　　　 C．took up　　　　　 　　 D．turned up

47．A．peacefully　 　　 B．hesitantly　 　　 C．delightedly　　　　 　　 D．naturally

48．A．choice　　　 　 B．effort　　　 　 C．comment　　　　 　　 D．mistake

49．A．believe　　 　　 B．miss　　　 　　 C．admire　　　　　 　　 D．remember

50．A．danger　　　 　 B．anger　　　 　　 C．sorrow　　　　　 　　 D．trouble

51．A．teammate　 　　 B．adult　　　 　　 C．kid　　　　　　　 　　 D．student

52．A．so　　　　 　　 B．and　　　　 　　 C．but　　　　　　　 　　 D．or

53．A．honor　　　 　 B．courage　　 　　 C．dream　　　　　　 　　 D．belief

54．A．clearly　　　 　 B．carefully　　 　　 C．patiently　　　　　 　 D．differently

55．A．gift　　　　 　 B．look　　　　 　 C．hope　　　　　　 　　 D．lesson

Life is not always smooth． There was a man who had　 36　 numerous failures in his life． But he said, "One success is　 37　 for me!"

　 When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any　 38　 ． Since then, his mother worked outside 39　 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then．

　 When he was fourteen, he dropped 40　 and began his life of roving．

　 When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 　41　 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage．

　 When he was twenty, he 　 42　 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker． All his jobs were 　43　 for him．

　 When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 　44　 on him． When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car． He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his　 45 ．

　 When he was　 46 　, he opened a gas station in a town． However, he　 47 dispute（争端）because he beat his competitors 　 48　 the billboard hanging problems．

　 When he was forty-seven, he　 49 his second wife, which had　 50　 stricken his three children．

　 When he was sixty-six, he made a living by　 51　 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places．

　 When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others． The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price． But he　 53　 the suggestion． Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire．

　 When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world．

　 He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz． He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54　 ． Actually it is not bad at all． As long as you are　 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day．"

36．A． achieved　　　　　　　 B． undergone　　　　　　 C． tried　　　　　　　　　　 D． undertook

37．A． great　　　　　　　　　　 B． important　　　 C． valuable　　　　 D． enough

38．A． words　　　　 　 B． money　　　　 C． property　　　　 D． families

39．A． while　　　　 　 B． but　　　　　　 C． when　　　　　 D． so

40．A． in　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． out　　　　　 C． down　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． up

41．A． meanwhile　　 　 B． moreover C． however　　　 D． therefore

42．A． started　　　　　　　　 B． took　　　　　 C． lost　　　　　 D． changed

43．A． fit　　　　　 　 B． tough　　　　　 C． unusual　　　　 D． adequate

44．A． fell　　　　　 　 B． hit　　　　　 　 C． put　　　　　 D． rested

45．A． life　　　　　 B． major　　　　 C． job　　　　　　 D． education

46．A． forty　　　　 　 B． thirty-five　　　 C． fifty-three　 　 D． seventy

47．A． went through　 B． came into　　　 C． came about　　 D． went against

48．A． contributing to 　 B． judging from　 　 C． owing to　　　 D． leading to

49．A． changed　　　 B． married　　　　 C． missed　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． divorced

50, A． deeply　　　　 　 B． highly　　　　 C． generally　　　 D． thickly

51, A． learning　　　 　 B． promoting　　　 C． developing　　 D． teaching

52．A． powerless　　 　 B． depressed　　　 C． disappointed　　 D． hopeless

53．A． turned up　　 　 B． turned to　　 　 C． turned down　　 D． turned in

54．A． difficulties　　 B． misfortune C． life　　　　　　 D． weather

55．A． hard-working　 B． brave　　　　　 C． cautious　　　　 D． optimistic