阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night was the last game for my son’s soccer team. Everyone in the team had trained very hard for it and thus confidently expected a big win.
It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the___1___. Parents encircled the field, offering encouragement. With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’Donnell. With shouts of “___2___it!” across the field, Mickey took the chance and gave it everything he had. All round me the crowd erupted. He had___3___!
However, everyone realized immediately that Mickey did it, but in the___4___goal, ending the game in a draw. For a moment there was total___5___. The air seemed to be at a standstill. You see, Mickey has Down’s syndrome, a condition in which a person is born with learning difficulties, and for him all goals should be celebrated. He had___6___been known to hug the opposing players when they won a point.
Not knowing what was happening, Mickey ran over to my son excitedly, “I made it! I made it! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would___7___. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, my son___8___his hand in the classic high-five gesture and started shouting, “ Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining my son to___9___him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a_____10_____. Everybody won. ”
1. A. way B. position C. lead D. back
2. A. Leave B. Pick C. Throw D. Kick
3. A. missed B. scored C. performed D. slipped
4. A. clear B. wrong C. specific D. decisive
5. A. silence B. anger C. whisper D. laughter
6. A. rather B. hardly C. almost D. even
7. A. admit B. react C. guess D. defend
8. A. drew back B. put down C. looked at D. threw up
9. A. congratulate B. comfort C. consult D. instruct
10. A. relief B. key C. tie D. pity