Many Chinese basketball fans were sad on Sept 8, China lost an important World Cup game against Nigeria on the day. Because of it, China was out of the 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup. It also lost a chance(机会)to take hart in next year's Tokyo Olympic Games.

Yi Jianlian is the leader(队长)of the Chinese men's national basketball team. He said. "The chance is rare for all of us, because it will be a long time for us to have such a big game in China again." he told China Daily. "You can feel excited and special when you win for my country. It's very meaningful for the national team and for me to play in the World Cup in front of the Chinese."

With this patriotism(爱国精神)in mind, Yi carried the team on his shoulders, though his ankle(膝盖)was hurt. He did everything he could against Nigeria and got 27 points all on his own during the game.

But just a few minutes before the game ended, Yi's ball was stopped and the team was sure to lose. He hit the ground and shouted with anger. Later, Yi said it was hard to accept the loss. "But we can not give up because of the loss tonight. We still need to work hard and hold our heads up high in future matches," Yi said.

1.When was the game between China and Nigeria?

A.On Aug. 8 B.On Sep. 1 C.On Sep. 8 D.On Aug. 27

2.What did Yi think of the match?

A.special and meaningful B.sad and surprising

C.exciting and tiring D.usual and boring

3.What would happen to China's basketball team after they lost the game?

A.The team would have more matches in FIBA.

B.The team would lose a lot of money.

C.The team wouldn't go to Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

D.The team wouldn't play games in China anymore.

4.What does the underlined word "rare" mean?

A.众多的 B.难忘的 C.普通的 D.稀有的

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Keeping work hard though we fail. B.Giving up when we fail.

C.Taking part in Tokyo Olympic Games. D.Cheering up our National basketball team

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词,首字母已给)

A boy named Michael visited his grandparents on their farm with his sister, May. One day, Grandma gave him a slingshot (弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He practiced how to use it for some time but he still couldn’t hit the target (目标) he set for himself.

Feeling a little u 1., he headed back to the farmhouse for dinner. On the way, he happened to see Grandma’s pet duck. Just then, an idea suddenly came to his mind. He a 2. at the duck with his slingshot and let it fly, hitting the duck in the head and killing it.

In a panic (惊慌), Michael hid the dead duck in the bushes, only to find that his sister was watching him all the time. May had seen everything he did, but she said n 3..

After lunch the next day, Grandma said, “May, let’s wash the dishes.” But May said, “Grandma, Michael told me he wanted to help in the k 4..” Then she came close to Michael and whispered (低语), “Remember the duck?” So Michael did the washing.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if Michael and May wanted to go fishing, but Grandma interrupted, “I’m sorry but I need May to help me prepare for dinner.” May just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Michael told me he wanted to help you.” Then she whispered to Michael again, “Remember the duck?”

So May went fishing and Michael stayed b 5. to help make supper. After several days of doing both his chores and May’s, Michael finally couldn’t bear it anymore. He went to his grandma and told her the t 6. that he had caused the death of her pet duck.

It really s 7. Michael that Grandma just smiled and gave him a big hug. “Sweetheart, I know,” said Grandma. “You see, I was standing at the window the other day and saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I just wanted to find out how long you would let May make a slave of you!”

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