D.    Chien-ming Wang is a man (31)______ words. Mike Mussina, another superb Yankees pitcher once said,” I’ve never seen him get excited or upset about anything. But (32)______ a pitcher, that is a good way to be.” Though he is quiet, he never loses his chance to make people (33)______ laugh. Sometimes he parrots the slang words he has learned from his teammates and uses them on his coaches or friends.        (34)______ more and more calluses on his fingers, he seems to be pitching better and better. Now he is a national hero in Taiwan. Whenever he appears, fans stop him and ask for an autograph. This big boy from Taiwan has finally found his place on the (35)_______.
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