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Review Reading 8: Just A Dream?

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Just a Dream?

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Adrian Hayward is a big soccer fan. In 2005, he had a strange
dream. In the dream, Hayward was watching a soccer game.
He saw Xabi Alonso (a Spanish player who, at that time, played
for an English team) kick the ball from behind the halfway line
5 and score a goal. This kind of goal rarely happens because the
halfway line is at least 50 meters away from the goal. That's a long
distance to kick a ball!

The next day, Hayward couldn't stop thinking about his weird
dream. He decided to bet some money on it. He called a friend
10 and bet £200 on his dream. Everyone thought it was a joke.
According to the bet, if Xabi Alonso scored a goal from behind
the halfway line in any game that season, Hayward would win
£25,000. If he didn't, Hayward would lose £200.
Months passed. Then one afternoon,

15 Hayward was watching a soccer game
on TV. Xabi Alonso was playing. At
the end of the game, Xabi Alonso had
the ball, but he was very far from the
net. Then he did something incredible.
20 He kicked the ball 65 meters and scored
a goal, just like in Hayward's dream!
Alonso's team won the game, and
Hayward received £25,000.
It seems some dreams really do come
true.
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