1 . 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_______play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ________ with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).
Basketball has become an important part of my_______. 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_______a lot.
I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”
1. A.ever | B.often | C.never | D.always |
2. A.when | B.before | C.after | D.since |
3. A.struggled | B.cared | C.enjoyed | D.joined |
4. A.only | B.almost | C.hardly | D.not |
5. A.encourage | B.agree | C.let | D.permit |
6. 7. A.looked | B.glared | C.glanced | D.stared |
8. A.up | B.down | C.excited | D.satisfied |
9. A.Unluckily | B.Naturally | C.Unexpectedly | D.Clearly |
10. A.encouraged | B.forbade | C.ensured | D.explored |
11. A.effort | B.way | C.business | D.direction |
12. A.basketball | B.sports | C.interests | D.dreams |
13. A.stuck | B.referred | C.turned | D.returned |
14. A.but | B.though | C.and | D.however |
15. A.wish | B.life | C.work | D.study |
16. A.experience | B.grow | C.learn | D.play |
17. A.come | B.turned | C.refused | D.happened |
18. A.idea | B.aim | C.opinion | D.effort |
19. A.insist | B.remain | C.keep | D.last |
20. A.inform | B.express | C.ignore | D.connect |