Question

Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people in at least 100 countries. It’s one of the 　 1　　 sports in the world. It began in 1891.

Dr. James A. Naismith, the 　　2　 of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training 　　3　　 . It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were 　　 4　 about the low attendance during the 　 5　 months. They　 6 　　 that people didn’t attend then 　7 the school did not have a good sports __8___ in winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for　　 9　　 . He came up with a new indoor game.

Naismith studied games being played at that 　10　 . He found that al the most　 ___11____games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But __12____ the ball or hitting it would be too rough for　 13　 . So he put two 　14　 up on the poles. The players had to try to 　　15　 a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 　16　　 for the game. Twelve of them are still in　 _17____today. Just seven　 18 after the game began professional basketball teams were　 19 　. And that’s how basketball was 　　20　 .

1. A. most beautiful B. most useful　 C. most necessary　 D. best known

2. A. friend　　　 B. official　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. discoverer

3. A. school　　　 B. game　　 　　 C. team　　 　　　D. club

4. A. interested　 B. worried 　　　　C. eager　　　　 　 D. dangerous

5. A. summer　　 B. spring　　　 　 C. autumn　　　 　D. winter

6. A. expected　 B. hoped　　　　 　C. talked　　　 　 D. felt

7. A. that　　　 B. because　　　　 C. so　　　　　 　 D. though

8. A. suit　　　　 B. team　　　　　 C. progress　　 　 D. program

9. A. a sport　　　 B. help　　　　　 C. money　　　　 D. students

10. A. game　　　 B. school　　　　 C. time　　　　　 D. place

11. A. popular　　 B. practical　　　 C. excellent　　　 D. skilled

12. A. throwing　　 B. casting　　　　 C. kicking　　　　 D. catching

13. A. students　　 B. young people　 C. sports　　　　 D. indoors

14. A. bags　　　 B. baskets　　 　　C. flags　　　 　　 D. sings

15. A. push　　　　 B. throw　　 　　C. send　　　 　　D. kick

16. A. persons　　　 B. poles　　　 　 C. rules　　 　　　D. balls

17. A. use　　　　 B. value　　　 　 C. fact　　　 　　　D. virtue

18. A. minutes　　 B. hours　　　 　 C. days　　　 　　D. years

19. A. formed　　　 B. called　　 　　C. dismissed　 　　 D. stationed

20. A. come into being B. discovered　 C. take place　　　 D. born

 

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