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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先通读短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母填入一个合适的词。
John is going to show us a___1____ his home town. He lives in a small house w___2___ a garden and his mother g ____3____vegetables and flowers in the garden. There are lots of tall b____4_____ in his town. There is a park near the c_____5____of town. He likes going into town o____6_____ his bicycle. He sometimes goes s_____7____ in summer when it is warm and s____8_____. There are not m_____9_____ cars and they can not go into the centre of town. He t_____10_____ it is a wonderful place to visit.

先通读短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母填入一个合适的词。

John is going to show us a___1____ his home town. He lives in a small house w___2___ a garden and his mother g ____3____vegetables and flowers in the garden. There are lots of tall b____4_____ in his town. There is a park near the c_____5____of town. He likes going into town o____6_____ his bicycle. He sometimes goes s_____7____ in summer when it is warm and s____8_____. There are not m_____9_____ cars and they can not go into the centre of town. He t_____10_____ it is a wonderful place to visit.