Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following text.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE that best fills the blank.
My son Joey was born with club feet.The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk,but would never run very well.The first three years of his life was 16 in hospital.By the time he was eight,you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him 17 .
Children in our neighborhood always ran around 18 their play,and Joey would jump and run and play,19 .We never told him that he probably wouldn't be 20 to run like the other children.So he didn't know.
In 21 grade he decided to join the school running team.Every day he trained.He ran more than any of the others,22 only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the 23 .We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team,so he didn't know.
He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever.I was 24 ,so I went to 25 him after school.I found him running 26 .I asked him how he felt.“Okay.” he said.He has two more miles to go.Yet he looked straight ahead and kept 27 .
Two weeks later,the names of the team 28 were out.Joey was number six on the list.Joey had 29 the team.He was in seventh grade—the other six team members were all eighth graders.We never told him he couldn't do it…so he didn't know.He just 30 it.
( )16.A.spent B.taken C.cost D.paid
( )17.A.talk B.sit C.study D.walk
( )18.A.after B.before C.during D.till
( )19.A.either B.too C.though D.yet
( )20.A.able B.sorry C.glad D.afraid
( )21.A.sixth B.seventh C.eighth D.ninth
( )22.A.so B.if C.then D.because
( )23.A.neighborhood B.family C.school D.grade
( )24.A.excited B.tired C.pleased D.worried
( )25.A.think about B.hear from C.agree with D.look for
( )26.A.alone B.away C.almost D.already
( )27.A.riding B.walking C.playing D.running
( )28.A.jumpers B.runners C.doctors D.teachers
( )29.A.got B.kept C.made D.found
( )30.A.made B.played C.had D.Took