TomSmithwasafootballcoach(教练)atanAmericanmiddleschool,andhewas
a__________(1)tryingtofindgoodplayers.Butitwasnoteasybecausemostoftheplayerswere
nots__________(2)enoughtobeacceptedbytheschool.Onedayamathteacheroftheschool
b__________(3)hiscousintoTomSmithand
hopedthatTomcouldu__________(4)theyoungplayer.ThemathteachertoldTom,“Theboyisanexcellentyoungplayer.”“well,”Tomsaida_
_________(5)lookingattheboy,”I’d
b_________(6)askhimafewquestionsfirst.”Thenheturnedtothestudentandaskedhimsomeveryeasyquestions,butthestudentsdidn’tknowa_
________(7)oftheanswers.Atlast,Tomsaid,“Well,w__
_______(8)fivetimes(乘)seven?”
Thestudentt_________(9)foralongtimeandthenanswered,“Thirty-six.”Tomthrewuphishandsandlookedattheteacherindespair(绝望),butthemathteachersaid,“Oh,pleasel__
________(10)himin,sirHewasonlywrongbytwo.”
