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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Jim was good at playing football. His father was sent tickets during the football season and cheered for him. Although Jim was on the name list of the team, his coach always 1 him as a “walk-on” because he had a skinny, small build. As a result, Jim had no chance to play in a game. But he 2 missed any practice.
At the end of the football season, Jim 3 a letter about his father’s death. He asked the coach if he could stop his practice and go back home. The coach put his arms around his shoulder and said, “Take the 4 of the week off, you may come back at weekend.”
During the third quarter of the game, which was not going well for their team, Jim quietly slipped(溜) 5 the empty locker room and put on his football clothes. As he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and his players were 6 to see Jim come back so soon. “Coach, please let me play. I’ve just got to play today,” said the young man. Before long, the coach, the players and everyone in the stands(看台) could not believe their 7 . This little unknown, who had never 8 before, was doing everything right. He ran, passed, blocked like a star. In the closing seconds of the game, Jim intercepted(拦截) a pass and ran all the way for the winning touchdown. His teammates 9 up and lifted him over their heads.
After the game, the coach noticed Jim sitting quietly in the corner alone. He came to him and said, “Kid, I can’t believe it. You were 10 !”
He looked at the coach with tears in his eyes and said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know my dad was blind? Dad came to 11 my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”
The coach was deeply moved and 12 to accept Jim as a real player on his team.
1. A. described B. regarded C. avoided D. appreciated
2. A. never B. even C. sometimesD. still
3. A. wrote B. posted C. heard D. received
4. A. start B. score C. rest D. event
5. A. behind B. under C. into D. above
6. A. regretted B. surprised C. worried D. satisfied
7. A. ears B. noses C. brains D. eyes
8. A. played B. invited C. failed D. practiced
9. A. cheered B. gave C. sped D. looked
10. A. polite B. funny C. fantastic D. honest
11. A. many B. other C. every D. all
12. A. expected B. agreed C. forgot D. continued