We were going to play a game with a country school. They didn’t come until the game began. They looked 1than 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’t2any practice against a team like that. It was already so late that no3could be given to them for a warm-up(准备动作). The game began. One of our boys4the ball and he shot(投) a long pass to our forward(前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt5the pass and with a beautiful form(姿势) he shot and got two points. They6us. Then they got another two points in a minute. Soon it was all7. The country team 8us. We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another 9a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the 10.
Basketball, one of the most popular sports in the world, 1.. Many people like to play it because they can play it indoors and outdoors. 2.? It was James Naismith, a Canadian. 3.. At that time, he was a P.E. teacher at Springfield College, in the U.S.A. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play even in bad weather. Do you know how to score in the game? 4..You can throw the ball into the basket from any part of the court and you can throw it with one hand or both hands. 5.. Now basketball is becoming more and more popular all over the world.
根据文章,选择正确的句子进行填空,其中有一项为多余项。 A. Well, just put the ball into the other side's basket B. Do you know who invented basketball C. has a history of over a century D. He likes basketball very much E. He invented basketball in 1891 F. But you must follow the rules