1 . High school was a hard time for Me in the beginning because I had just moved to a small town and knew basically no one. I loved to play basketball but was afraid to go to tryout (选拔)for the school's team because I didn't know anyone. One day all that changed when I missed the bus home and decided to shoot baskets on the school playground to kill time. The coach Mr Colbath had been watching me make various baskets and was pretty impressed with my moves.

He came up to me and asked me who had taught me to play like that. I told him that my dad had taught me how to play basketball. He asked me if he would see me at the tryout on Friday. but I said no and told him why. He told me to have a try because I played very well and would maybe make some friends on the court. After thinking for a few minutes. I finally decided to have a try.

On the day of the tryout, the coach came, found me and helped me practice before the tryout. He helped me a lot and I did very well at the tryout and many members of the team were quite impressed. I did make the team and over the next few years the coach helped me both on and off the court. He helped me do my math which I had such a difficult time with and he even taught me how to live independently.

I will never forget Mr Colbath. He really inspired me and changed my life. I would not be the person that I am today if he had not taken such an interest in me when I was in high school.

1. Why did the writer shoot baskets on the school playground?

A．Because he was preparing for the tryout for the school's team.

B．Because he wanted to show off his moves to the coach.

C．Because he missed the bus and had nothing to do.

D．Because he wanted to make new friends while playing.

2. What is the most probably reason for which the writer wouldn’t go to the tryout?

A．He should study very hard.	B．He didn’t think he played well.
C．He knew no one in the school.	D．His class teacher told him not to.

3. What does the underlined phrase “make the team” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Join the team.	B．Leave the team.
C．Organize the team	D．Lead the team

4. What does the writer mainly talk about in this passage？

A．His tryout at school.	B．His present life.
C．His basketball coach.	D．His high school life.