题目内容：

As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I cheered as hard for _________ as they did. A dramatic _________, however, following a game in which I was a referee, changed my _________ on victories and defeats.

It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was _________ by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was _________, and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and _________ competed. Yonkers was _________ by one point as I _________ at the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds left to play. New Rochelle, _________ the ball, passed off and shot. The ball __________ around the rim (篮筐边沿) and off. The fans __________. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was __________.

I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer (终场哨) because of the noise. I __________ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I __________ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer __________ before the final tap-in was made.” Yonkers won!

I had to tell O'Brien the sad news. His face __________. The young timekeeper came up and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. The __________ ran out before the final basket.”__________, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, “That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m __________ of you.” The two of them then walked off the __________ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.

1.A. honesty    B. devotion    C. victory    D. glory

2.A. conversation    B. incident    C. gesture    D. challenge

3.A. view    B. comment    C. theory    D. impression

4.A. organized    B. represented    C. fancied    D. coached

5.A. crowded    B. cleared    C. quaked    D. arranged

6.A. happily    B. closely    C. smartly    D. randomly

7.A. moving    B. progressing    C. leading    D. shooting

8.A. waved    B. glanced    C. signaled    D. stared

9.A. in possession of    B. in charge of    C. in need of    D. in place of

10.A. stuck    B. fell    C. swung    D. rolled

11.A. laughed    B. jumped    C. yelled    D. danced

12.A. annoying    B. amazing    C. thrilling    D. deafening

13.A. examined    B. watched    C. researched    D. checked

14.A. criticized    B. approached    C. interviewed    D. reminded

15.A. broke down    B. faded away    C. went off    D. carried on

16.A. clouded over    B. softened up    C. sweated over    D. wrinkled up

17.A. audience    B. ball    C. time    D. player

18.A. Certainly    B. Similarly    C. Fortunately    D. Suddenly

19.A. ashamed    B. proud    C. aware    D. fond

20.A. court    B. course    C. track    D. field