Dear XXX,

　　From the moment

　　I started rolling my dad’s tube socks

　　And shooting imaginary

　　Game-winning shots

　　In the Great Western Forum

　　I knew one thing was real:

I fell in love with you.

　　A love so deep I gave you my all —

　　From my mind & body

To my spirit & soul.

　　As a six-year-old boy

　　Deeply in love with you

　　I never saw the end of the tunnel.

　　I only saw myself

　　Running out of one.

And so I ran.

　　I ran up and down every court

　　After every loose ball for you.

　　You asked for my hustle

　　I gave you my heart

Because it came with so much more.

　　I played through the sweat and hurt

　　Not because challenge called me

　　But because YOU called me.

　　I did everything for YOU

　　Because that’s what you do

　　When someone makes you feel as

Alive as you’ve made me feel.

　　You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream

　　And I’ll always love you for it.

　　But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.

　　This season is all I have left to give.

　　My heart can take the pounding

　　My mind can handle the grind

But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

　　And that’s OK.

　　I’m ready to let you go.

　　I want you to know now

　　So we both can savor every moment we have left together.

　　The good and the bad.

　　We have given each other

All that we have.

　　And we both know, no matter what I do next

　　I’ll always be that kid

　　With the rolled up socks

　　Garbage can in the corner

　　:05 seconds on the clock

　　Ball in my hands.

　　5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1

　　                                          Love you always,

　　                                                 Kobe

77. Who was this letter written to?

  A. Kobe’s father.                 B. Kobe’s wife.            C. Basketball.                    D. Himself.

78. When was the letter written?

 A. When Kobe found himself falling in love.

 B. When Kobe started rolling his dad’s tube socks.

 C. When someone made Kobe feel threatened.

 D. When Kobe decided to announce his retirement.

79. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

 A. Kobe started his Laker dream at the age of six.

 B. The Great Western Forum is most probably a stadium.

 C. Kobe will give up the season because it is time to say goodbye.

 D. Kobe is suffering multiple physical injuries.

 
C DC