I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had 26 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was 27 and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 28 afford a dream．
My dream was to be a 29 ．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball．I was also 30 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 31 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular 32 with him changed my life forever．
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 33 ．This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 34 of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 35 at it．
Then I realized I would have to 36 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing．I was 37 about this．
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 38 as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,” he said．“Your 39 days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”
I stood before him with my head 40 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 41 his disappointment in me．
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded．
“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied．
“Well, is $ 3．25 an hour the price of a 42 ?” he asked．
That 43 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to 44 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1．7 million, and bought my mother the 45 of my dreams．
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| 小题3: | | A．only | B．ever | C．still | D．almost |
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| 小题4: | | A．teacher | B．coach | C．doctor | D．sportsman |
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| 小题5: | | A．lucky | B．satisfied | C．hopeful | D．surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．taught | B．asked | C．told | D．trained |
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| 小题7: | | A．match | B．story | C．moment | D．incident |
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| 小题8: | | A．job | B．camp | C．holiday | D．course |
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| 小题9: | | A．cause | B．start | C．need | D．amount |
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| 小题10: | | A．stand | B．call | C．look | D．jump |
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| 小题11: | | A．take out | B．cut off | C．put on | D．give up |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited | B．curious | C．anxious | D．disappointed |
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| 小题13: | | A．mad | B．puzzled | C．regretful | D．discouraged |
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| 小题14: | | A．working | B．playing | C．learning | D．shining |
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| 小题15: | | A．shaking | B．hanging | C．holding | D．nodding |
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| 小题16: | | A．feeling | B．suffering | C．facing | D．expressing |
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| 小题17: | | A．dream | B．game | C．chance | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．offer | B．price | C．question | D．order |
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| 小题19: | | A．study | B．sports | C．homework | D．business |
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| 小题20: | | A．clothes | B．bike | C．house | D．goods |
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