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John, a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of the other boys, he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games. Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always standing there with cheers and encouraging him.

When John went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk­on”. Everyone was sure he could never make__the__cut,__but he made it. The coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed.

The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he instantly called his father. His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games.

It was the end of this last football season. One day John received a phone call and asked one week off. Nobody knew what happened except the coach. The coach said, “Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday.”

Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. When the team was ten points behind, John came back. “Coach, please let me play. I've just got to play today£¬” said John. The coach pretended not to agree. But John persisted. Finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in.

Before long everyone could not believe their eyes. John was doing everything to fight. The rival team could not stop him. He ran, passed and blocked the ball like a star. And at last his team won the game.

After the game, John looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind£¿”John swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that could do it.”

1£®Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?

A£®Because be had no time to practice.

B£®Because he was too young to play games.

C£®Because everyone looked down upon him.

D£®Because his body condition was not good.

2£®Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph?

A£®Make progress.

B£®Be allowed to join the team.

C£®Cut himself.

D£®Be refused by the coach.

3£®What can we know from the text?

A£®John felt very depressed as a “walk­on”£®

B£®John's father always taught him how to play.

C£®John's father went to most of his college games.

D£®The coach was sure John would be the best player one day.

4£®What does this story want to tell us?

A£®A burden of one's choice is not felt.

B£®Better to do well than to say well.

C£®All roads lead to Rome.

D£®Where there is a will there is a way.