五、根据中文完成下列句子
1. 西蒙从他还是个小孩子时起就对足球痴迷了。
Simon football ______ ______ ______ a little boy.
2. 以前,一放学他就和朋友们踢球。他们一直踢到天黑才停止。
He used to play football with his friends . They ______ ______ ______ it got dark.
3. 有一天,当他回到家时,他的父母亲在等他。他们似乎很不高兴。他们说他完成作业之后才能去踢足球。
One day, , his parents ______ ______ ______ ______. They seemed unhappy. They said he ______ ______ ______ ______ he finished his homework.
4. 后来,当他的朋友们在踢球时,他都在学习。每当他想到这个,他就很伤心。
Later, his friends ______ ______ football, he was always studying. ______ ______ ______ ______, he felt sad.
5. 但是,自从他努力学习后,他在学习上取得了很大进步。他现在能理解父母了。
However, he worked hard, he ______ ______ ______ ______ in his study. He can understand his parents now.

1. has been crazy about; ever since he was
2. as soon as school was over; didn't stop until
3. when he got home; were waiting for him; couldn't play football until
4. while; were playing; Whenever he thought of this
5. since; has made great progress

六、首字母填空
Who is your favourite star athlete? Everyone knows that it's not easy to be a star athlete, (1) when the athlete doesn't even have arms. But fourteen-year-old Tim Bannon, a student at Proviso West High School in Chicago, US, is trying his best.
Bannon has got popular online just (2) of a workout video that shows him overcoming (克服) his (3) while exercising. He is set to take part in the Chicago Triathlon (三项全能运动) soon. He plans to run about 2km, swim 200 metres and bike 7km during the race.
He knows that he will have lots of (4) during the Triathlon. He may fall and not able to get up. Keri Serota, the co-founder of a community charity group, said Bannon has the abilities to (5) the event. He uses a special three-wheeled bike and he can ride well. He also gets buoyancy (浮力) (6) swimming by using a "dead man's float".
"He can't run very fast. But by kicking his legs and then moving his body from his shoulders to his hips, he's (7) to roll and then roll back down flat onto his stomach and move himself forward," Serota said.
Besides the Triathlon, Bannon also plans to (8) out for the Panthers football team as a kicker. Many people (9) if he'll be able to do it, but he wants to try anyway. "I'm not worried. I don't care if I can get sacked (被解雇). I want to be a kicker," he said.
For Bannon, it's a (10) goal: Just live normally and be like one of the guys.

1. especially
2. because
3. disability
4. difficulties
5. complete
6. while
7. able
8. try
9. doubt
10. simple

1. 题目要求根据首字母填空，需结合上下文语境和词汇知识来确定答案。
2. 分析第一空，根据“it's not easy to be a star athlete”和“when the athlete doesn't even have arms”可知，此处应填一个表示强调的词，结合首字母e，可填especially。
3. 第二空，根据“Bannon has got popular online”和“a workout video”可知，此处应填一个表示原因的词，结合首字母b，可填because。
4. 第三空，根据“overcoming his”和“while exercising”以及后文提到的他没有手臂，可知此处应填一个表示困难的词，结合首字母d，可填disability（残疾）。
5. 第四空，根据“He knows that he will have lots of”和“during the Triathlon”可知，此处应填一个表示困难的词，结合首字母d，可填difficulties。
6. 第五空，根据“Bannon has the abilities to”和“the event”可知，此处应填一个表示完成的词，结合首字母c，可填complete。
7. 第六空，根据“He also gets buoyancy”和“swimming by using a 'dead man's float'”可知，此处应填一个表示当……时候的词，结合首字母w，可填while。
8. 第七空，根据“he's”和“to roll and then roll back down flat onto his stomach and move himself forward”可知，此处应填一个表示能够的词，结合首字母a，可填able。
9. 第八空，根据“Bannon also plans to”和“out for the Panthers football team as a kicker”可知，此处应填一个表示尝试的词，结合首字母t，可填try。
10. 第九空，根据“Many people”和“if he'll be able to do it, but he wants to try anyway”可知，此处应填一个表示怀疑的词，结合首字母d，可填doubt。
11. 第十空，根据“For Bannon, it's a”和“goal: Just live normally and be like one of the guys”可知，此处应填一个表示简单的词，结合首字母s，可填simple。