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Mickey's Goal
Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score
was two to one, my son' s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey
O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it
everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O'Donnel had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For
a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合征) and for him there is no
such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known
to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted,
"I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my
son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the
classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both
teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody
won."
1. What was the result of the soccer match?
A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.
B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.
C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.
D. Nobody won because of Mickey's goal.
2. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?
A. The result would disappoint his son.
B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.
C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.
D. The opposite team would laugh at Mickey's goal.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A. both teams liked and respected Mickey
B. both teams were thankful to Mickey's goal
C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong
D. Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won
4. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ____.
A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh
B. to suggest we should not mind losing
C. to show enjoying a game is more important than winning a game
D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others
