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!"

“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.
When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed   21   many times.

I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me, because I always gave them a lot of   22  . I once put a worm in a girl's pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to      23   the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my   24   very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very   25   teacher, who cared for me and helped me with study. He was also the   26   person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for   27   school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn't like studying.

I finally   28   that life shouldn't be like this. So I retook the  29   and got an A grade. And more   30  , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to   31   for the entrance exam. I   32   passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was   33   I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family. Looking back on what I've   34  , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is   35  .

1.A. schools            B. majors          C. jobs         D. directions

2.A. attention      B. respect          C. trouble          D. help

3.A. leave          B. join         C. visit            D. describe

4.A. friend         B. childhood        C. teacher       D. family

5.A. rude           B. good         C. terrible     D. new

6.A. first          B. youngest     C. last         D. right

7.A. following      B. changing     C. misusing     D. breaking

8.A. guessed            B. doubted      C. remembered   D. realised

9.A. lesson         B. exam             C. photo            D. position

10.A. difficultly       B. effectively      C. importantly     D. likely

11.A. prepare       B. call         C. wait         D. hope

12.A. suddenly      B. unluckily        C. accidentally     D. finally

13.A. sorry         B. proud            C. glad              D. afraid

14.A. written           B. experienced C. seen         D. concerned

15. A. strange          B. perfect          C. impossible    D. false

Though I’m not interested in ____ history, I am really fond of ____ history of Tang Dynasty.

A. the; a            B. / ; the         C. / ; a            D. a ; the

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!”