WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam．Thatmeant（21）___MillerKing，whowasthebest（22）___atourschool．FootballseasonstartedinSeptemberandallsummerlongIworkedout．Icarriedmyfootballev
WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam．Thatmeant（21）___MillerKing，whowasthebest（22）___atourschool．
FootballseasonstartedinSeptemberandallsummerlongIworkedout．Icarriedmyfootballeverywherefor（23）___．
JustbeforeSeptember，Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm．Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom（24）___．Helookedvery（25）___，buthedidn′tcry．
Thatseason，I（26）___allofMiller′srecordswhilehe（27）___ thehomegamesfromthebench．Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer，（28）___IoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller′s（29）___．
Oneafternoon，IwascrossingthefieldtogohomeandsawMiller（30）___goingoverafence-whichwasn′t（31）___toclimbifyouhadbotharms．I′msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoaccept（32）___from．Buteventhatchanllengeheaccepted．I（33）___himmoveslowlyoverthefence．Whenwewerefinally（34）___ontheotherside，hesaidtome，”Youknow，Ididn′ttellyouthisduringtheseason，butyoudid（35）___．Thankyouforfillinginfor（36）___．”
Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad（37）___．Ithoughttomyself，howevenwithoutanarmhewasmoreofaleader．Damagedbutnotdefeated，hewas（38）___aheadofme．Iwasrighttohave（39）___him．Fromthatdayon，Igrew（40）___andalittlemorereal．
21．A．cheeringfor B．beatingout C．relyingon D．stayingwith
22．A．coach B．student C．teacher D．player
23．A．practice B．show C．comfort D．pleasure
24．A．school B．vacation C．hospital D．training
25．A．pale B．calm C．relaxed D．ashamed
26．A．held B．broke C．set D．tried
27．A．reported B．judged C．organized D．watched
28．A．and B．then C．but D．thus
29．A．decision B．mistake C．accident D．sacrifice
30．A．stuck B．hurt C．tried D．lost
31．A．steady B．hard C．fun D．fit
32．A．praise B．advice C．assistance D．apology
33．A