I still remember the first time I was “qualified” to go to a football game with my daddy. My parents had six children; so they had a million       for when you could be “qualified” to do things. It was a cold fall day, and I had just turned 8, the magic “qualified” age for        . The sky hung low and heavy over our heads as we          the steep streets that led to the stadium. Following my dad, I         to keep up with him. We bought our treats and climbed up to the top of the        . Our seats were in the third row from the top, so they were easy to      . It was very important for us to be in our seats before kick-off, which made everything leading up to it a mad      against the clock. We had just          into our seats when a light rain started to fall. Everyone opened their umbrellas.         the rain, Daddy and I had a great time.
Each year, I returned to at least one          each season with my daddy. I          these moments and looked forward to our time together. My dad and I became best          at the football games. I could ask my dad about anything and knew that he would answer me           and told me everything he remembered. I intently listened as he          his childhood, my grandparents, the love between he and my mother, and politics at work in general.
When I was 19, The University of Utah was playing their opening game at Utah State University. Dad really wanted to go, and I really wanted to get those         ; so we drove a long trip to Utah. We ate huge hamburgers          we watched the game with the sun setting behind us.
This Sunday I will have the           of climbing those steep streets leading to the stadium once more. I walk a pace          now, so that my aged daddy can keep up with me.
In all my years of         , I haven’t really learned much about football. The details of the actual game have never        to me as much as the time I spent with my dad. Truly, the most important thing I have learned from watching football is this: Treasure every moment that I have the privilege of spending with my great teacher and friend—MY DADDY.

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A．basketball B．volleyball C．baseball D．football

A．climbed B．crossed C．blocked D．passed

A．paced B．headed C．raced D．wandered

A．street B．stadium C．seat D．field

A．find B．use C．keep D．take

A．desire B．idea C．plan D．rush

A．put B．broke C．turned D．settled

A．Besides B．Despite C．Below D．Beyond

A．treat B．trip C．game D．chat

A．recalled B．chose C．valued D．provided

A．friends B．fans C．viewers D．judges

A．actually B．luckily C．frequently D．honestly

A．spent B．discussed C．described D．praised

A．hours B．tickets C．teams D．results

A．as B．since C．until D．once

A．activity B．privilege C．objective D．challenge

A．later B．slower C．closer D．lighter

A．working B．training C．travelling D．watching

A．returned B．belonged C．mattered D．referred