I grew up poor-living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was
and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still
a dream.
My dream was
. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball and
anything that moved on the field. I was also
: my high school coach was John, who not only
me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He
me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction(信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend
me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the
of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to
up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as
as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your
days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head
, trying to think of the
that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his
in me.
“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made
to me the difference between
something right now and having a goal. I
myself in sports that summer and
the year I was drafted(选拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and
a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
小题1: | A.happy | B.polite | C.shy | D.honest |
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小题2: | A.bring | B.afford | C.make | D.occupy |
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小题3: | A.athletics | B.music | C.business | D.money |
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小题5: | A.right | B.popular | C.lucky | D.confident |
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小题6: | A.believed in | B.relied on | C.called on | D.dealt with |
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小题7: | A.gave | B.taught | C.brought | D.asked |
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小题8: | A.called | B.advised | C.applied | D.recommended |
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小题9: | A.aim | B.idea | C.start | D.purpose |
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小题11: | A.mad | B.excited | C.frightened | D.shameful |
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小题12: | A.living | B.playing | C.working | D.dreaming |
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小题13: | A.moving | B.nodding | C.shaking | D.hanging |
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小题14: | A.questions | B.excuses | C.words | D.ways |
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小题15: | A.belief | B.pride | C.helplessness | D.disappointment |
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小题16: | A.direct | B.clear | C.straight | D.bare |
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小题17: | A.wanting | B.changing | C.dreaming | D.enjoying |
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小题18: | A.devoted | B.engaged | C.applied | D.contributed |
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小题19: | A.by | B.for | C.beyond | D.within |
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小题20: | A.paid | B.found | C.offered | D.presented |
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