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
16 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball
17 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one
18 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
19 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not
20 me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.
21 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys
22 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling
23 and had lost hope of playing basketball.
24 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They
25 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own
26 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about
27 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion
28 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,
29 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my
30 . 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
31 a lot.I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have
32 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an
33 . After that, just be confident and
34 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can
35 my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
| 小题1: | | A．ever | B．often | C．never | D．always |
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| 小题2: | | A．when | B．before | C．after | D．since |
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| 小题3: | | A．struggled | B．cared | C．enjoyed | D．joined |
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| 小题4: | | A．only | B．almost | C．hardly | D．not |
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| 小题5: | | A．encourage | B．agree | C．let | D．permit |
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| 小题7: | | A．looked | B．glared | C．glanced | D．stared |
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| 小题8: | | A．up | B．down | C．excited | D．satisfied |
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| 小题9: | | A．Unluckily | B．Naturally | C．Unexpectedly | D．Clearly |
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| 小题10: | | A．encouraged | B．forbade | C．ensured | D．explored |
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| 小题11: | | A．effort | B．way | C．business | D．direction |
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| 小题12: | | A．basketball | B．sports | C．interests | D．dreams |
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| 小题13: | | A．stuck | B．referred | C．turned | D．returned |
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| 小题14: | | A．but | B．though | C．and | D．however |
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| 小题15: | | A．wish | B．life | C．work | D．study |
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| 小题16: | | A．experience | B．grow | C．learn | D．play |
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| 小题17: | | A．come | B．turned | C．refused | D．happened |
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| 小题18: | | A．idea | B．aim | C．opinion | D．effort |
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| 小题19: | | A．insist | B．remain | C．keep | D．last |
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| 小题20: | | A．inform | B．express | C．ignore | D．connect |
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