My best friend Ally and I spare a few hours of our time every week as volunteers for BuddyBall．It's a （1）　　 that helps disabled kids do sports and make new friends．

    So what does a buddy（伙伴）do？ （2）　　，I am a buddy for an eleven﹣year﹣old boy Tom．He is in a wheelchair and is a good basketball player，but just like any kid，it upsets him （3）　　 he misses a shot or makes a bad pass．He starts to cry and doesn't want to play．Sometimes he even wants to （4）　　．So，as his buddy，I encourage him．Now we're working on our basketball skills together．It's great to see how he has （5）　　 and he doesn't get upset so easily．

Ally is a buddy for Clara，a kid with very few language skills．She is also a bit

（6）　　 She likes running away．Ally has learned how to work with Clara and to get her to join in the （7）　　．Now she loves baseball and has more friends．Next week she's playing in a team．Her parents are （8）　　 happy about BuddyBall and they say that Clara is more confident（自信的）and （9）　　 after her BuddyBall sessions．

    BuddyBall is a great chance for everyone!Differences （10）　　 and we realize that were all just kids loving sports．I love doing BuddyBall because I know I'm doing something Meaningful!

（1）A．decision	B．subject	C．program
（2）A．In the end	B．On the way	C．At the moment
（3）A．when	B．until	C．before
（4）A．keep on	B．get down	C．give up
（5）A．dreamed	B．improved	C．prepared
（6）A．wild	B．friendly	C．easy﹣going
（7）A．games	B．discussions	C．lessons
（8）A．hardly	B．truly	C．possibly
（9）A．careful	B．sociable	C．creative
（10）A．increase	B．remain	C．disappear