Question

　 The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break ．She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground .She 37 from them all．
　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38．She would practice dribbling（運球） and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39 ． One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much． She looked 41 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college． The only way I can 42 is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball． I want to be 43 ． My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．"
　　Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was 44 ．One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45 in her arms． I walked toward her and quietly asked what was 46 ． "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply． "I'm just too short．" The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship． So she 49 stop dreaming about college．
　　She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment． I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet． She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong． They just didn't 51 the power of a dream． He told her 52 she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude． He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．"
　 The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人員）． She was indeed offered a 54 ．She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked toward for all those years．

36．A． through 　　　　　　　 B． across 　　　　　　　　 C． over 　　　　　　　　　 D． into

37．A． brought out 　　　　 B． showed out C． stood out D． worked out

38．A． only 　　　　　　　　　 B． lonely 　　　　　　　　 C． simply 　　　　　　　　 D． alone

39．A． dark 　　　　　　　　　 B． dawn 　　　　　　　　 C． midnight 　　　　　　 D． daybreak

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

41．A． worriedly 　　　　　 B． shyly 　　　　　　　　　 C． quietly 　　　　　　　　 D． directly

42．A． go 　　　　　　　　　　 B． get 　　　　　　　　　　 C． enter 　　　　　　　　　 D． attend

43．A． worse 　　　　　　　　 B． better　　　　　　　　　 C． the best 　　　　　　　 D． the worst

44．A． determined 　　　　 B． encouraged 　　　　 C． fixed 　　　　　　　　　 D． fascinated

45．A． covered 　　　　　　　 B． enclosed 　　　　　　 C． dropped 　　　　　　 D． buried

46．A． the affair 　　　　　　 B． the wrong 　　　　　 C． matter 　　　　　　　　 D． the matter

47．A． ever 　　　　　　　　　 B． even 　　　　　　　　　 C． once 　　　　　　　　　 D． never

48．A． far more 　　　　　　 B． much less 　　　　　 C． much fewer 　　　　 D． many more

49．A． should 　　　　　　　　 B． must 　　　　　　　　　 C． can 　　　　　　　　　　 D． may

50．A． overjoyed 　　　　　 B． moved C． embarrassed 　　　 D． heartbroken

51．A． understand 　　　　 B． experience 　　　　　 C． learn 　　　　　　　　　 D． believe

52．A． even if 　　　　　　　 B． as if 　　　　　　　　　 C． that if 　　　　　　　　 D． only if

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

54．A． prize 　　　　　　　　　 B． medal 　　　　　　　　 C． scholarship 　　　　 D． position

55．A． dreamed of 　　　　 B． accepted 　　　　　　 C． thought of 　　　　　 D． appreciated

Answer 1

36-40 ACDAC   41-45 DACAD   46-50 DDBAD    51-55 ACBCA