John Thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was
. People all over the country
about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again?"
John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his
leg. Then she looked into his
. She knew what her son would
. "You're going to jump again, John, I know it," she said."
will be all right."
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a
to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his
looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John
the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping this summer?" he asked the doctors.
"Yes," the doctors said. "But take it easy on that foot."
John took only
walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised
his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little
. In late summer John went back to
. He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg
again! He worked hard. "No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To
a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch."
| 小题1: | | A．sorry | B．scared | C．alone | D．tired |
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| 小题2: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．heard | D．moved |
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| 小题3: | | A．broken | B．lost | C．missing | D．dead |
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| 小题6: | | A．Nothing | B．Anything | C．Something | D．Everything |
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| 小题8: | | A．chair | B．classroom | C．home | D．bed |
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| 小题9: | | A．reached | B．called | C．left | D．found |
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| 小题10: | | A．short | B．long | C．quick | D．fast |
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| 小题12: | | A．later | B．better | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题13: | | A．school | B．hospital | C．shop | D．church |
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| 小题14: | | A．thick | B．strong | C．straight | D．hard |
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