Question

We were going to play a team from a country school. They didn’t come until the game time arrived. They looked __1___ than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.

We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t __2___ any practice against a team like that.

It was already so late that no __3___ could be given to them for a warm-up.

The game began One of our boys __4___ the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward （前锋）. From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt ___5__ the pass and with a beautiful form（姿势） he shot and got two points. They __6___ us. Then they got another __7___ of points in a minute. Soon it was all over. The country team __8___ us. We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another ___9__ a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the __10___.

(    ) 1. A. stronger  B. younger    C. worse     D. less

(    ) 2. A. get      B. try        C. use       D. need

(    ) 3. A. basket   B. space      C. ball       D. time

(    ) 4. A. got      B. played     C. missed    D. carried

(    ) 5. A. caught   B. changed    C. started    D. stopped

(    ) 6.A. surprised  B. kept       C. broke    D. hit

(    ) 7. A. half     B. pair        C. group    D. double

(    ) 8. A. won     B. saved      C. beat      D. joined

(    ) 9. A. just      B. already     C. about    D. almost

(    ) 10. A.T-shirt   B. clothes     C. places    D. points

Answer 1

1C  2D  3D  4A  5D  6A  7B  8C  9A  10B