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. He realized that something was 41  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…” 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(n) 51    when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis,  52  you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your  53  will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll 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    .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.A. mustn’t      B. needn’t              C. wouldn’t             D. couldn’t

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18.A. honor       B. courage          C. name          D. belief

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

20.A. gift        B. smile                C. wish           D. lesson

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

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. He realized that something was 41 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…” 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(n) 51　 when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your 53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll 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. name　　 D. belief

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

55. A. gift　　　　 　　 B. smile　　　 　　 C. wish　　 D. lesson

　 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. He realized that something was 41 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…” 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(n) 51　 when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your 53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll 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. name　　 　　　　　　 D. belief

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

55. A. gift　　　　 　　 B. smile　　　 　　　　　 C. wish　　 　　　　　　 D. lesson

Michael was always in a good mood. He was a natural motivator(乐天派). One day I asked him, “How can you be  36   all the time.” Michael replied, “Each morning I   37   up and say to myself, ‘Mike, you have two  38   today. You can choose to be in a good mood  39   you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something  40   happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. I choose the positive side of life.”

Later, I heard Michael was  41  in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a tower.

After 18 hours of  42   , and weeks of intensive care, Michael left the hospital with rods(钢棒)  43  in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the  44 . I asked him what had  45  his mind as the accident took place.

“As I  46  on the ground, I remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you  47 ?” I asked. Michael continued, “They kept telling me I was going to be fine.  48   When they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the  49  on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got  50  scared. In their eyes, I read ‘He’s a dead man’. I knew I  51    to take action. ‘What did you do?’ I asked. Well, a big nurse asked me if I was allergic(过敏) to  52 . ‘Yes,’ I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they     53  my reply. I took a deep breath and cried, ‘Gravity.’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. 54  on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”

Michael  55 ,thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing positive attitude.