第一篇

    Jack sitting in an empty football field after his last middle school football game that finished a few hours ago. He’s the center forward on his team. But in fact that’s not true now. He was the center forward because, as he said, this was his last game. That’s a good way to end a high school football career (生涯).

    He was eight when Jack first started playing football. His dad loved football, and they used to practice at home – passing, catching, running. They used to practice almost every evening until it got too dark. Father tried to teach him everything he knew about the game. “Just remember: don’t ever give up.” “Go out there and give 110 percent every time.” Well, that was a long time ago, but Jack still hear father’s words ringing in his ears.

Jack had a lot on his mind before the game today. He didn’t sleep at all last night. When the game started, his mind became rough. He just lived in this game, this moment. He just kept his eyes on the   match, and it was just himself and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light showing him the way to the goal.

 It’s all over now. The sun’s almost gone, and he can hardly see the goal. Now it’s dark and he’s sitting here all alone.

1. Here “center forward” means ___________.

A. 中场  B. 操场中间  C. 中锋 D. 中间向前