Success seems to find Maya Moore everywhere she goes. But life hasn't been a bed of roses for Maya and her biggest supporter, her mother.____

    Maya discovered her love of basketball in 1997 at the age of 8. That was the year the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) began holding games. The young girl watched WNBA star Cynthia Cooper play in Olympics.____

    Three years later her mother, Kathryn, was offered a better job in North Carolina. Kathryn decided to make the move from Missouri because North Carolina provided greater basketball opportunities. Sadly, in under two months the company downsized, and Kathryn lost her job. She remembers, “____” Maya says the difficulties brought them closer, and she praises her mom. “She's more than a teammate. I know she's going to be on my side.”

    About a year later, mother and daughter moved to Georgia, where Maya continued to play basketball. In high school she had the opportunity to play basketball against some of the nation's best players.____ Maya led her team to 125 victories and three state championships. During this time, she was named the national player of the year twice.

    ____ Maya and her mother approached the college decision like they did everything. With careful consideration, Maya chose the University of Connecticut.

A. It was a bad time.

B. It really a competitive skill.

C. The competition improved her skills.

D. You can't succeed without too much payment.

E. The path to success required a lot of hard work.

F. Maya dreamed to compete in the Olympics one day.

G. Universities compared to invite her to join their teams.

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美好的声誉

比尔·盖瑟

    一天下午，本吉和我一起在院子里工作，这正是大学的暑假期间，在我儿子前途未卜的时候。我真想向他说些什么。

    休息时，本吉环视着我那15英亩的土地，有溪流，有树林，还有如碧波起伏的青草地。

    “这地方真美。”他说，显出沉思和迷恋。

    于是，我就将这片土地的来历告诉了本吉。

    我们的第一个孩子苏珊娜出生不久，格洛丽亚和我在我长大的那个镇上教书。我们很需要一块土地来建造房子。我注意到在镇南面农民放牧牛群的那片土地，那是92岁的退休银行家尤尔先生的土地。他有许多土地，但一块也不卖。他总是说：“我已对农夫们许诺，让他们在这片土地上放牧牛群。”

    尽管如此，格洛丽亚和我还是到银行拜访了他。他依旧在银行里消磨退休的岁月。我们走过一扇森严可畏的桃花芯木制的门。进入一间光线暗淡的办公室。尤尔先生坐在一张办公桌后面，看着《华尔街日报》。他几乎没有挪动一下，只从他那副眼镜上方看着我们。“不卖，”当我告诉他我们对这块土地感兴趣时他自豪地说，“我已经将这块土地许诺给一个农民放牧了。”

    “我知道，”我有点紧张不安地回答，“但是我们在这里教书，也许你会卖给打算在这里定居的人。”他噘起嘴，瞪着眼看着我们，“你说你叫什么名字?”

    “盖瑟。比尔·盖瑟。”

    “嗯!和格罗费·盖瑟有什么亲戚关系吗?”

    “是的，先生，他是我的爷爷。”

    尤尔先生放下报纸，摘下眼镜，然后他指着两把椅子。于是我们就坐下来。“格罗费·盖瑟是我农场里曾经有过的最好的工人。”他说，“他到得早，走得晚，他把所有要干的事都干了，用不着吩咐。”老人探身向前。“如果有拖拉机要修理，让它搁着，他觉得不好受。”尤尔先生眯缝着眼，眼神中流露出遥远隐约的记忆，“你说你要什么，盖瑟?”

    我又将买地的意思对他说了一遍。

    “我想一想，你们过两天再来。”

    一周后我又到他的办公室。尤尔先生说，他已经考虑过了。我屏住气息。“3800美元怎么样?”他问。以每亩3800美元计，那我要付出约6万美元，这不明摆着是拒绝吗?“3800美元?”我喉咙里仿佛梗塞着什么。“不错，15英亩卖3800美元。”我无限感激地接受了。

    将近30年后，我和本吉漫步在这片美丽的土地上。“本吉。”我说，“这全都因为一个你从未见到过的人的美好的声誉。”

    在爷爷的丧礼中，许多人对我说，爷爷宽容、慈祥、诚实和正直。这使我记起了一首诗：“我们要选择的，是美好的声誉，而不是财富，是爱的恩泽，而不是金银财宝。”美好的声誉就是爷爷盖瑟留给我们的遗产，我希望本吉将来在这片温柔的地上散步时，也将这个故事告诉他的儿子。”

 (选自《青年文摘》2006年第2期)