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   36   play basketball.

     I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball   37   I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one   38   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 39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not   40   me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said.   41   I went to play basketball with my friends, boys   42    at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling   43   and had lost hope of playing basketball.   44  , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  45  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own   46  , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion   48   to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,   49   for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my   50  . 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   51   a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have   52   to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an   53  . After that, just be confident and   54   going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can  55   my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

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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  36  play basketball.

  I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball  37  I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one  38  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 39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not  40  me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   41  I went to play basketball with my friends, boys  42   at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling  43   and had lost hope of playing basketball.  44 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  45  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own   46  , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion  48 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,  49  for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my  50 . 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 51  a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have  52  to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball. You should have an  53 . After that, just be confident and  54  going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can 55  my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

36. A. ever                   B. often                   C. never                D. always

37. A. when               B. before                   C. after                 D. since

38. A. struggled           B. eared                C. enjoyed               D. joined

39. A. only                B. almost               C. hardly               D. not

40. A. encourage          B. agree               C. let                  D. permit

41. A. Still                 B. Yet                   C. Just                 D. Even

42. A. looked                 B. glared                C. glanced             D. stared

43. A. up                  B. down                C. excited               D. satisfied

44. A. Unluckily           B. Naturally              C. Unexpectedly         D. Clearly

45. A. encouraged         B. forbade                C. ensured             D. explored

46. A. effort                B. way                   C. business                D. direction

47. A. basketball           B. sports                 C. interests             D. dreams

48. A. stuck         B. referred                   C. turned               D. returned

49. A. but               B. though                  C. and                  D. however

50. A. wish               B. life                      C. work                  D. study

51. A. experience           B. grow                 C. learn               D. play

52. A. come              B. turned                   C. refused                D. happened

53. A. idea                B. aim                     C. opinion              D. effort

54. A, insist       B. remain                         C. keep                 D. last

55. A. inform        B. express            C. ignore         D. connect               

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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  36  play basketball.

  I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball  37  I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one  38  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 39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not  40  me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   41  I went to play basketball with my friends, boys  42   at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling  43   and had lost hope of playing basketball.  44 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  45  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own   46  , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion  48 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,  49  for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my  50 . 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 51  a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have  52  to realize that life is just like playing basket: ball. You should have an  53 . After that, just be confident and  54  going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can 55  my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

36. A. ever                   B. often                   C. never                D. always

37. A. when               B. before                   C. after                 D. since

38. A. struggled           B. eared                C. enjoyed               D. joined

39. A. only                B. almost               C. hardly               D. not

40. A. encourage          B. agree               C. let                  D. permit

41. A. Still                 B. Yet                   C. Just                 D. Even

42. A. looked                 B. glared                C. glanced             D. stared

43. A. up                  B. down                C. excited               D. satisfied

44. A. Unluckily           B. Naturally              C. Unexpectedly         D. Clearly

45. A. encouraged         B. forbade                C. ensured             D. explored

46. A. effort                B. way                   C. business                D. direction

47. A. basketball           B. sports                 C. interests             D. dreams

48. A. stuck         B. referred                   C. turned               D. returned

49. A. but               B. though                  C. and                  D. however

50. A. wish               B. life                      C. work                  D. study

51. A. experience           B. grow                 C. learn               D. play

52. A. come              B. turned                   C. refused                D. happened

53. A. idea                B. aim                     C. opinion              D. effort

54. A, insist       B. remain                         C. keep                 D. last

55. A. inform        B. express            C. ignore         D. connect               

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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   when 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!"

16. A. ever                  B. often           C. never           D. always

17. A. when            B. before          C. after           D. since

18. A. struggled         B. cared          C. enjoyed          D. joined

19. A. only            B. almost         C. hardly          D. not

20. A. encourage        B. agree         C. let             D. permit

21. A. Still            B. Yet             C. Just            D. Even

22. A. looked                B. glared           C. glanced       D. stared

23. A. up            B. down           C. excited         D. satisfied

24. A. Unluckily        B. Naturally        C. Unexpectedly    D. Clearly

25. A. encouraged       B. forbade          C. ensured       D. explored

26. A. effort           B. way          C. business        D. direction

27. A. basketball         B. sports            C. interests        D. dreams

28. A. stuck          B. referred          C. turned          D. returned

29. A. but             B. though          C. and             D. however

30. A. wish              B. life             C. work         D. study

31. A. experience       B. grow            C. learn          D. play

32. A. come             B. turned          C. refused           D. happened

33. A. idea              B. aim            C. opinion       D. effort

34. A, insist            B. remain         C. keep           D. last

35. A. inform          B. express          C. ignore          D. connect