Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school. They1buy a real soccer ball, but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked2. Mike was not a good player, yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale 3.
One afternoon, the home-made ball was spinning across the grass when is was 4 stopped by someone. It was Steven, a strong soccer player.
"Look at you two with your5 ball and 6 trainers," Steven laughed and said.
The next day was Kevin's birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball. That afternoon, Steven 7 Kevin to play soccer. Kevin didn't want8 to go with them. Mike's trainers were old and he had little 9 for soccer. When the game was over, Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look 10.
One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something 11 under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home-made 12. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to 13, he kicked his new soccer ball into the air. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot (点) in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and 14 up the home-made ball. Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and 15.
