1.I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the mid－field player on my team. But in fact that’s not ____51____now. I was the mid－field player because, as I said, this was my____52____game. That’s a good way to end a high school football career（生涯）， especially if you win, but even though you don’t, it’s___53___to leave at a high point.
I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad____54____football, and he used to practice with me at home— passing, catching, running. We used to practice almost every evening ___55__ it got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the____56____.“Just remember: don’t ever____57____. ”“Stay in the game. Don’t lose your concentration（专注） .”“Go out there and give 110 percent（百分之……）every time. ”Well, that was along time ago,but I still hear his words____58____in my ears.