Itwasacoldafternoon.Iwastrainingasoccerteamoffirst-graders.Itwasthedayofourfirstpractice.Itoldthekidstositonalongbenchinthegrass.AnytimeItraina(16)___team,Ispendafewminuteshelpingthemgetto(17
Itwasacoldafternoon.Iwastrainingasoccerteamoffirst-graders.Itwasthedayofourfirstpractice.
Itoldthekidstositonalongbenchinthegrass.AnytimeItraina(16)___team,Ispendafewminuteshelpingthemgetto(17)___oneanother.Eachkidneedstosayhisownnameandthenamesofallthekidssittingtotheleftofhim.
Afewminuteslater,Idecidedtoputthekidstoatest.Alexwas(18)___tostartattheendofthebench,gouptoeachkid,saythatkid's(19)___andthenshakehisrighthand.
Alexwasdoingwell,andhewentdowntherow-Dylan,Micah,DavidandBeau-untilhereachedBen.HesaidBen'snameandreachedouthisrighthand,butBenjust (20)___there,withhisrighthand(21)___inhisjacket.
"Ben,whydon'tyouletAlexshakeyourhand?"Iasked.Benstoodup,andsaid:"ButIdon'thavethat(22)___."Hepulledhisjacketawayfromhisrightshoulder.
Ben'sarmranfromhisrightshoulderbuthisarm (23)___attheelbow (胳膊肘).Noforearm (前臂),nohand,nofingers!
Iwasvery(24)___andcouldn'tthinkofanythingtosay,(25)___thelittlekidswereunwillingtohidetheircuriosity (好奇心).
"Lookatthat,"saidAlex.
"Hey,whathappenedtoyourarm?"anotherasked.
"Doesithurt?"
Bentookoffhisjacketto(26)___thekidswhattheyallwantedtosee.Heexplainedtothemthathehadalwaysbeenthat(27)___,anditwasnothing (28)___.Whathemeantwasthathewantedtobetreatedlike(29)___else.
Andhewas.Fromthatdayon,hewas(30)___Ben,oneoftheplayersontheteam.
16.A.youngB.newC.largeD.bad17.A.helpB.seeC.knowD.teach18.A.forcedB.consideredC.foundD.chosen19.A.numberB.classC.storyD.name20.A.satB.stoodC.layD.studied21.A.openedB.raisedC.wavedD.hidden22.A.fingerB.handC.footD.leg23.A