Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don 21 to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no 22 but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they 23 in the streets for two hours carrying a 24 which said,” We need two tickets”. 25 the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not 26 it. They were about to leave when a man 27 them. He pulled 28 two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” “ 29 ! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man 30 . “I am working for Joe, who hasn’t 31 a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only 32 he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and 33 them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very 34 and you made me 35 my Dad and myself when I was a child. I 36 wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the 37 ...”
How important and 38 the game was to Don and his son! Here is 39 Don said, “It’s the most worth 40 thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
21. A. refuse B. decided C. ordered D. happened
22. A.tickets B. cards C. passes D. money
23. A. rode B. ran C. walked D. cried
24. A. book B. photo C. magazine D. sign
25. A. But B. And C. Or D. So
26. A. offer B. afford C. keep D. hold
27. A. invited B. asked C. stopped D. beat
28. A. out B. in C. through D. over
29. A. Cheap B. Expensive C. Terrible D. Free
30. A. agreed B. explained C. examined D. appeared
31. A. delayed B. won C. lost D. missed
32. A. record B. time C. rule D. point
33. A. lend B. sell C. tear D. make
34. A. boring B. interesting C. smart D. anxious
35. A. think of B. care for C. give up D. belong to
36. A. really B. very C. well D. nearly
37. A. ability B. right C. chance D. dream
38. A. unpleasant B. funny C. disappointing D. unforgettable
39. A. which B. what C. that D. how
40. A. hating B. discussing C. remembering D. Playing