阅读理解"Jobie Nymble from Class 3 Grade 9 wins the first prize in the girls' 100-meter hurdles!" crowd cheered.
"Next is the city match. Here we come!" Jobie said to her green training shoes. They looked of dirty but she didn't care. They were her lucky shoes and she treasured them. She expected to take the gold next Saturday with the shoes on. Jobie trained with excitement all week long. At track practice, she jumped over those hurdles faster than she'd ever done before.
The day before the match was her teammate Marisol's birthday at Hidden Park. Jobie put on favorite clothes and her lucky training shoes. The birthday party was crowded and there she saw the BIGGES Tslide (滑梯) she had ever seen. Without thinking twice, Jobie took off her shoes and ran toward the slide. She tried the slide again and again. When it was finally time to go home, she went back to the place where she'd left her shoes. As she eyed the area from a distance, a sense of dread set in. The closer she got, the faster her heart beat. When she reached the place, her heart stopped. Her lucky shoes disappeared. Jobie's teammates helped her search the park. No lucky shoes. "Goodbye, gold," Jobie cried.
The next day, the best teams got together at Hidden Park. Soon it was time for girls' 100-meter hurdles. Jobie's teammates cheered her up as she slowly walked to the starting line, her feet getting wet in her new shoes.
Runners were ready now. Jobie had just raised her eyes and something familiar on the bleacher (看台) caught her eyes. Her shoes! Someone must have found them and put them there.
In a flash, Jobie was off. She set fully focus on her lucky shoes as she cleared hurdle after hurdle. Closer and closer she got. Just one more hurdle and— "Number 52, Jobie Nymble, takes the gold for Riverside School," said the speaker.
Jobie picked up her lucky shoes and rushed to her teammates. Marisol cried out, "Jobie, you broke a record for the hurdles!" Then she added, "Lucky you."
"Lucky me?" Jobie questioned at first. Then, after a minute, she looked down at her feet and smiled. No lucky shoes. Smiling with joy, Jobie said to herself, "Lucky Me."