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When I went to Senegal to work, the first thing I did was to hit the streets in Dakar. Not far from ...
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When I went to Senegal to work, the first thing I did was to hit the streets in Dakar. Not far from the city center, there is one of Africa’s biggest slums (贫民窟). Many street kids tailed me, begging. During my _______ trip to Senegal, I’d met a man who _______ me for blocks with a sad story about needing milk for his newborn baby. After I bought him some, he _______ quickly without any thanks. The shopkeeper _______ to me that the man was a cheat and I was too _______. So when I walked on the streets of Dakar, I had my guard up, trying to be _______.
Near my apartment, on a major road, I passed a lot of young men in _______, whom I considered to be _______. The next day, I saw them again at an outdoor _______ court near my office. I lingered (逗留) and watched them warm up. They rolled the three-man weave, laughing and speaking Wolof, the ________ language. A few days later, I ________ myself to them. When I shared some advice from my playing days, they ________. So I started spending more time with them and ________ I ended up being their assistant coach. I started referring to them as “my ________” to colleagues.
During one game on an outdoor court in Guédiawaye, it seemed our guys had met their match. Players on the opposing team played ________ and were good chair-handlers and sharpshooters. ________, my players didn’t back down. We ________ at last. We clattered (喧闹) out of the slum, singing at full ________.
Toward the end of the season, Mafall, one of the members, ________ me to where he lived. As Mafall and I chatted in his room, I knew something had changed. I was no longer just a ________ white person, and they were no longer beggars. They were basketball players, my guys, and my friends.
1.A.pleasant B.previous C.precious D.delightful
2.A.followed B.surrounded C.embarrassed D.frightened
3.A.drowned B.disappeared C.queued D.responded
4.A.announced B.screamed C.yelled D.whispered
5.A.trusting B.forgetful C.abnormal D.admirable
6.A.cautious B.stubborn C.childish D.ridiculous
7.A.uniforms B.masks C.sleighs D.wheelchairs
8.A.thefts B.relatives C.beggars D.candidates
9.A.fantasy B.tournament C.basketball D.tennis
10.A.global B.local C.explicit D.royal
11.A.teased B.abandoned C.introduced D.clarified
12.A.withdrew B.disagreed C.overlooked D.applauded
13.A.unbearably B.sincerely C.eventually D.rarely
14.A.guys B.beggars C.friends D.assistants
15.A.hard B.fair C.clumsily D.ambiguously
16.A.Therefore B.Furthermore C.However D.Otherwise
17.A.quit B.won C.celebrated D.gathered
18.A.eyebrow B.throat C.fluency D.accuracy
19.A.recommended B.commanded C.required D.invited
20.A.superb B.clumsy C.troublesome D.strange
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