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!' 小题1: A．ever B．often C．never D．always 小题2: A．when B．before C．after D．since 小题3: A．struggled B．cared C．enjoyed D．joined 小题4: A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not 小题5: A．encourage B．agree C．let D．permit 小题6: A．Still B．Yet C．Just D．Even 小题7: A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared 小题8: A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied 小题9: A．Unluckily B．Naturally C．Unexpectedly D．Clearly 小题10: A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored 小题11: A．effort B．way C．business D．direction 小题12: A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams 小题13: A．stuck B．referred C．turned D．returned 小题14: A．but B．though C．and D．however 小题15: A．wish B．life C．work D．study 小题16: A．experience B．grow C．learn D．play 小题17: A．come B．turned C．refused D．happened 小题18: A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort 小题19: A．insist B．remain C．keep D．last 小题20: A．inform B．express C．ignore D．connect