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Lesson. 8 All Your Dreams Are Worth Chasing

My Grandmother’s Baseball Dreams

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My grandmother Helen used to (be / being) a cook in a restaurant in a small town near South Bend, Indiana.

She does not work anymore, but she still enjoys (making / to make) (deliciously / delicious) food, (which / that) I love so much.

(Food / Foods) is one of the many (thing / things) (what / that) (connect / connects) us.

(What / That) connects us most strongly, however, (is / are) baseball.

When I (visit / will visit) her on weekends, my grandmother often tells me (exciting / excited) stories about (playing / played) baseball back in the 1940s.

She must (have loved / love) the sport very much.

I (listen to / listen) these stories over and over.

She always says, “Go after (that / what) you want, Sarah.

Don‘t be afraid of trying (something new / new something) or challenging. Don’t be ashamed of failing.”

In 1943, the All‑American Girls Professional Baseball League (were / was) (founded / founding).

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This league was (created / creating) for baseball fans (because / because of) many of America’s young men (was / were) (fought / fighting) in World War Ⅱ.

Helen was told (that / what) there would be (locally / local) tryouts right in South Bend.

She (was wondered / wondered), “What would it be like (to be / being) on a baseball team and to make it (to / of) the finals for my hometown?”

She imagined a large banner (hanging / to hang) at the baseball field (which / what) included the name Helen Baker.

On the day of the tryouts, all the rules (were / was) (explaining / explained) by an old man in a suit, (who / that) sounded very (serious / seriously) and (unkind / unkindly).

She thought (what / that) (wearing / wear) a suit in the hot sun might have made him (impatiently / impatient).

On that day, Helen played baseball (while / for) hours with many other young (woman / women).

She was (excited / exciting) (going / to go) after her baseball dreams!

About a week (later / late), Helen (found / was found) a letter in the mailbox.

It was from people (which / who) worked for the girls’ baseball league in Chicago.

It read (what / that) she (has / had) (been invited / invited) to the league’s main tryouts in Chicago!

As the days (gone / went) by, however, Helen became worried (that / what) she might fail.

She also became (worried / worring) about traveling alone to Chicago, (which / that) (was / were) far away from home.

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When the day of the main tryouts (came / was came), she was too afraid (going / to go).

My grandmother has (spent / been spent) the rest of her life (regretting / to regret) her decision.

(When / While) she watches a baseball game on TV, she often says, “I should have (gone to / gone) Chicago.

You know, (all / every) your dreams (is / are) worth (chasing / chased), even if you catch only a few of them.

(Never / Not) miss an opportunity.”