Johnaverythinboylovedfootballwithallhisheartwhenhewasveryyoung.Practiceafterpracticeheeagerlygaveeverythinghehad.Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboyshecouldonlysitonthebenchandhardlyeverplayedingames.Eventhoughthesonwasalwaysonthebenchhisfatherwasalwaysstandingwithcheersandencouraginghim.
WhenJohnwenttocollegehedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa“walk-on”(小角色).Everyonewassurehecouldnevermakethecutbuthedid.Thecoachthoughthecouldprovidetheothermemberswiththespirittheyneeded.
Thenewsthathehadsurvivedthecutexcitedhimsomuchthatherushedtothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.
Itwastheendofthislastfootballseason.OnedayJohnreceivedatelegramandaskedoneweekoff.Nobodyknewwhathappenedexceptthecoach.Thecoachsaid“Don’tplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.”
Saturdayarrivedandthegamewasnotgoingwell.WhentheteamwastenpointsbehindJohncameback.“Coachpleaseletmeplay.I’vejustgottoplaytoday”saidJohn.Thecoachpretendednottohearhim.ButJohnpersistedandfinallyfeelingsorryforthekidthecoachgavein.
Beforelongeveryonecouldnotbelievetheireyes.Johnwasdoingeverythingright.Theopposingteamcouldnotstophim.Heran;hepassedandblockedlikeastar. Andatlasthisteamwonthegame.
AfterthegameJohnlookedatthecoachwithtearsinhiseyesandsaid“Wellyouknewmydaddiedbutdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?”Johnswallowedhardandforcedasmile“DadcametoallmygamesbuttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplayandIwantedtoshowhimthatIcoulddoit.”
29.WhydidJohnhardlyhaveanychancetoplayingames?
A.Becausehehadnotimetopractice.
B.Becausehewastooyoungtoplaygames.
C.Becauseeveryonelookeddownuponhim.
D.Becausehisbodyconditionwasnotgood.
30.Theunderlinedphrase“makethecut”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“____”.
A.makeprogress
B.beallowedtojointheteam
C.cuthimself
D.berefusedbythecoach
31.HowdidtheothermembersfeelwhentheysawJohnplayintheSa