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Bogues was only one 1.6 meters tall,     1     made him the shortest player ever in the NBA. Guess what? Paul was only 1.6 meters tall, too! Paul knew that     2     shorter than other players meant that he had to practice more. During all those hours of doing jumps shots on his own, he used Bogues as his     3    , Paul once said, “If Bogues could make it, why not me?”

Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to     4     many times just for making the team. He was still usually on the bench, being just a replacement, which was really tough on him. Everyone knew Paul had real skills, and was someone who worked really hard and had a strong    5     to play for the team. This week, The lions were playing our main competitors. The Bears, a team whose record this season had been perfect. They hadn’t lost a single game.

3 . 根据短文内容，从下面方框中所给的10 个单词中分别选出恰当的单词填空，使短文意思通畅、完整。没空一词，不得重复。短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

living   but     what     at home     recalled   whose     ambition   Besides     up     motherland

Six months ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete an exchange programme. She     1     that she chose the year­long exchange programme with the     2     to set up a business in China after graduation.It was the first time that she had left her     3     .When she came to England, she lived with a host family,     4     members always helped her. At first，she had to get used to     5     in a new country and learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things she didn’t know the English names for.     6     , she also had to face another challenge of the academic requirements.When writing an essay，she was told by the tutor to acknowledge     7     other people had said if she cited their ideas,     8     he wanted to know her own opinions.She also found students’ participation included as part of the final result. Luckily, after a few weeks, she could speak     9     in class on traditional Chinese art successfully. And she feels much more     10     in the UK now.

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Bogues was only 1. 6 metres tall, which made him the shortest player ever in the NBA. Guess what? Paul was only 1. 6 metres tall, too! Paul knew that being shorter than other players meant that he had to practise more. During all those hours of doing jump shots on his own, he used Bogues as his     1    . Paul once said, “If Bogues could make it, why not me?”

Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to     2    many times just for making the team. He was still usually on the bench, being just a replacement,     3    was really tough on him. Everyone knew Paul had real skills, and was someone who worked really hard and had a strong     4    to play for the team. However, Paul didn’t get a chance.

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So don’t feel sorry for the     1     or make fun of them, and don’t ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them     2     to live as rich and full a life as you do.

He had opened the curtains that night so that the other woman would see him and Claire,     3     that there was no risk to Claire’s marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt-you cannot have women     4     in love with machines.

Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Within a moment or two, its body was     5     swiftly by the killers down into the     6     of the sea.

Sometimes I wonder how     7     chemistry is to these students, most of     8     will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.

Xie lei, who is 21 years old, has come to our university to study for a business     9    .   She is halfway through the     10     year, which most foreign students complete before applying for a degree course.