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___21___play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball ___22___I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one_____23_____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___24___ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not____25____me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. ___26___I went to play basketball with my friends, boys ___27___ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling____28____ and had lost hope of playing basketball. ___29___, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They____30____ me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own ___31___ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ____32____ with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion___33___to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ____34____for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).
Basketball has become an important part of my___35___. 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___36___a lot.
I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have____37____to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an___38___. After that, just be confident and___39___ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can___40___ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”
21. A. ever B. often C. never D. always
22. A. when B. before C. after D. since
23. A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined
24. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not
25. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit
26. A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even
27. A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared
28. A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied
29. A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly
30. A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored
31. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
32. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
33. A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned
34. A. but B. though C. and D. however
35. A. wish B. life C. work D. study
36. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play
37. A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened
38. A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort
39. A. insist B. remain C. keep D. last
40. A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. B
