【Jackthoughthimselfabasketballfan.HewatchedquitealotofAmericanNBAbasketballgames.Notonlydidhewatchthemhespentmuchofhisfreetimeplayingonthecourttoo.Thencamethefinalyearofhismiddleschool.Allofhisreg】

　　Jackthoughthimselfabasketballfan.HewatchedquitealotofAmericanNBAbasketballgames.Notonlydidhewatchthemhespentmuchofhisfreetimeplayingonthecourttoo.Thencamethefinalyearofhismiddleschool.Allofhisregularteammatesstoppedshowinguponthecourtbecausetheyweresimplytoobusypreparingforthehighschoolentranceexamtoplay.Hewasofcourseundermuchstresshimselflikeeveryoneelse.Agoodexamresultmeantagoodhighschool;amediocre(平庸的)scoremeantamediocreschool.Muchwasatstake.Howeverhelovedbasketballsomuchthathestillfoundtimetoplaythistimewithagroupofguyswhoweresaidtohaveskippedclasses(逃课)before.

　　Someofhisteachersstartedworryingabouthim.TheyaskedhismothertogotoschooltoletherknowthatJackwashangingoutwithproblemkids.WhenhismotherreturnedhomethatdayshewantedtotalktoJack.KnowingthepurposeofhervisittotheschoolJackthoughthismotherwouldpunishhimforbefriending（以朋友方式对待）thosebadguys.Tohissurprisehismotherwasnotangrywithhimatall.Shewantedtohearherson'ssideofthestory.SoJacktoldhismotheraboutwhatheknewofSimonandPeter.Simon'sparentswerebadlyill;Peter'sfatherhadlosthisjob.TheybothseemedtoJacktobenormalkids.Jack'smotherthoughtforamomentthenwentontosaythatshewasOKwithhersonplayingwiththemandthatsheandhersonshouldthinkofwaystohelpthesekids.SoonJack'smumintroducedsomepart-timejobstoSimonandPeterwhichtheyaccepted.Shebelievedinhersonandcaredaboutthosewhowerelesslucky.

　　Jack'sbasketballfriendsandhehaveleftfordifferentplacesbuttheystillkeepintouch.HeknowsPeterisnowamanagerofalocalbank.Simoniscurrentlyafreshmanatauniversity.Sadlyitisimpossibletogettogethertoplaybasketballagainbutwhenevertheygetonthephonetheytalkaboutitallthetime.

　　1.AfterJack'smothercamehomefromschoolshe.

　　A.wasangrywithhim

　　B.toldhimwhathisteachershadsaid

　　C.askedhimtokeepawayfromproblemkids

　　D.waspatientenoughtolistentoherson'swords

　　2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Muchwasatstake"probablymeaninthepassage?

　　A.Jackmustbepunishedbyhismother.

　　B.Jackmightnotenteragoodhigh