Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the    1   of the class when he entered high school, his    2      continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    3     if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was    4    to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never     5     a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer (替补队员) all four years. His    6    father was always in the stands, with words of    7    for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly     8    the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    9      the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for   10    immediately.
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points    11   , a silent young man eagerly    12    onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    13  .
“Coach, please let me    14   . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach     15   . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    16   . He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their    17   , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me    18   you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    19    a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could   20    me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

A．strongest B．smallest C．biggest D．youngest

A．coach B．players C．classmates D．father

A．football B．games C．practices D．basketball

A．required B．determined C．satisfied D．reminded

A．failed B．lost C．missed D．won

A．sympathetic B．upset C．faithful D．optimistic

A．encouragement B．judgment C．wisdom D．amusement

A．after B．since C．towards D．before

A．went through B．turned over C．got over D．tore up

A．school B．home C．field D．class

A．ahead B．beside C．behind D．away

A．walked B．ran C．climbed D．slipped

A．quietly B．sadly C．happily D．soon

A．go B．fight C．work D．play

A．left B．refused C．agreed D．cried

A．star B．son C．amateur D．trainer

A．victory B．award C．memorial D．unity

A．why B．when C．where D．how

A．spread B．changed C．forced D．stopped

A．hear B．see C．feel D．make