Many young people ________ ball games.

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Finally, one of the teachers, J. E. Naismith, was asked to invent a new game for the students. It was not an easy joB. He thought for a few days and invented, a kind of ballgame. It was a fast, excitng game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two games. To make a score the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet high above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court, there was such a basket. At first, Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into the box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use the fruit baskets. That is how the game got its name.

1 Basketball is________some of the other ball games.(　)

A. as old as　　　　　　　　　　    B. not as old as

C. older than　　　　　　　　　　    D. the oldest in

2 Basketball has a history of________.(　)

A. less than two hundreds　　　　　　　　　　    B. more than a century

C. about one hundred　　　　　　　　　　    D. more than two hundreds

3 What was used after Naismith used a box in the game?(　)

A. The wall.　　　　　　　　　　    B. A kind of bag.

C. A fruit basket.　　　　　　　　　　    D. The basketball team.

4 Which one is right?(　)

A. The name of basketball got its name from a wall.

B. The name of basketball got its name from a fruit basket.

C. The name of basketball got its name from a man.

D. The name of basketball got its name from a student.

5 The best title for the passage is________.(　)

A. How to play basketball?　　　　　　　　　　    B. When basketball was invented?

C. How basketball was invented?　　　　　　　　　　    D. Naismith invented the basketball.

Billy likes ______ ball games.　　 

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A. a different kind of　　  B. different kinds of

C. different kind of　　　　D. different kinds

　　Beibei is the fish. She is known to be gentle and pure, strong in water sports. In China, fish and water mean harvest. So Beibei carries the blessing of prosperity（繁荣的祝福）.

　　Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope. He is smart and moves quickly. He is strong in track and filed events. He is one of the first animal put under protection（保护）in China. Choosing it shows China wants a Green Olympic.

　　Nini is the swallow. She is happy and lovely. She is good at gymnastics（体操）. Her image comes from kite design, an old art style in China. Her golden wings stand for the sky. She brings good luck wherever she flies.

　　根据短文内容的判断正误（正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”）

(2) Huanhuan's headdress means humans get on well with nature.

(3) Beibei is the most warmhearted and outgoing of the five.

(4) The Tibetan Antelope is one of the first animal put under protection in China.

(5) Nini is happy and lovely. She is good at gymnastics.