Question

  Johnny Sylvester,eleven years old,wac in bed in hospital. Several days before,while he was 1        in a football game,he fell and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that 2        might never get well.

  "He seems to have given up 3        So medicine won't 4       Perhaps he needs something else," said one of the doctors. " When I visit Johnny,all he 5        says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth."

  To meet Babe Ruth,of course,was not 6       Babe Ruth was as 7       a man in America as the president himself,8       he was the most famous baseball player in the game.

  The next day,Johnny's father 9        to tell Babe Ruth about the story of Johnny on the phone. Twentyfour hours later,as Johnny 10        in his hospital room,in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldn't 11        it really was the Babe.

  Babe Ruth sat down at Johnny's bedside and said, * Now listen,kid,you've got to get well. I've brought you a new American League baseball. You must start throwing it."

  Sylvester just stayed there,saying nothing,and his eyes were 12        in awe (敬慕) at the great man.

  For Johnny this was the 13        of a new life,one he thought he would never 14       To the surprise of his doctors,young Sylvester walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was also able to live a healthy life―all because of the 15        of Babe Ruth.

(   ) 1. A. playing   B. sitting   C. looking   D. watching

(   ) 2. A. one   B. it   C. he   D. she

(   ) 3. A. game   B. study   C. medicine   D. hope

(   ) 4. A. work   B. fit   C. win   D. go

(   ) 5. A. even   B. also   C. ever   D. still

(   ) 6. A. possible   B. impossible   C. necessary   D. important

(   ) 7. A. strong   B. important   C. kind   D. clever

(   ) 8. A. so   B. and   C. but   D. or

(   ) 9. A. tried   B. managed   C. wanted   D. refused

(   ) 10. A. waited   B. laid   C. prepared   D. lay

(   ) 11. A. know   B. notice   C. believe   D. understand

(   ) 12. A. shining   B. falling   C. watching   D. fixing

(   ) 13. A. dream   B. change   C. end   D. beginning

(   ) 14. A. save   B. reach   C. receive   D. see

(   ) 15. A. reply   B. presence   C. photo   D. success

Answer 1

1. A play in a football game"參加足球比賽"。

2. C 指Johnny Sylvester。

3. D 指放棄治愈的希望。

4. A work"起作用"。

5. C ever用在肯定句中表示"常常，總是"。

6. A

7. B

8. B Babe Ruth是名人，在美國是跟總統一樣重要的人物。所以見他是不可能的。

9. B manage to do sth"設法做某事"。

10. D 受了重傷的Johnny只能是躺在床上。

11. C 表示難以置信。

12. A 因激動而眼睛發亮。

13. D 偶像的到來成了他生活的新起點。

14. D 這個起點是他原以為看不見的，因為他曾放棄希望。

15. B present"出現"。