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Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied
them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could
1 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball
2 I was a child. At first, I could
play freely because no one
3 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder for me to enjoy
basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were
4 allowed
to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not
5 me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.
6 I went
to play basketball with my friends, boys
7 at me on the court as if I were an alien (外星人).
I was feeling
8 and had lost hope of playing basketball.
9 , something changed the first day of high
school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They
10 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own
11 , let others talk." This girl would always play
basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about
12 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion
13 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I
will play as well as I can,
14 for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).
Basketball has become an important part of my
15 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy
playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also
16 a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV.
I have
17 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an
18 . After that, just be
confident and
19 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto (口号) of the NBA. It can
20 my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
( )1. A. ever
( )2. A. when
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( )4. A. only
( )5. A. encourage
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( )7. A. looked
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( )10. A.encouraged
( )11. A. effort
( )12. A. basketball
( )13. A. stuck
( )14. A. but
( )15. A. wish
( )16. A. experience
( )17. A. come
( )18. A. idea
( )19. A. insist
( )20. A. say |
B. often
B. before
B. cared
B. almost
B. agree
B. Yet
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B. down
B. Naturally
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B. way
B. sports
B. referred
B. though
B. life
B. grow
B. turned
B. aim
B. remain
B. express |
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C. glanced
C. excited
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C. ensured
C. business
C. interests
C. turned
C. and
C. work
C. learn
C. refused
C. opinion
C. keep
C. speak |
D. always
D. since
D. joined
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D. permit
D. Even
D. stared
D. satisfied
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D. explored
D. direction
D. dreams
D. returned
D. however
D. study
D. play
D. happened
D. effort
D. last
D. tell |