Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really 41 them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 42 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 43 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 44 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 45 me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. 46 when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 47 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 48 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 49 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 50 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own 51 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 52 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 53 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 54 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 55 . 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 56 a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 57 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 58 . After that, just be confident and 59 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can 60 my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
41. A. dislike B. annoyed C. envied D. appreciated
42. A. when B. before C. after D. since
43. A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined
44. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not
45. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit
46. A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even
47. A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared
48. A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied
49. A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly
50. A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored
51. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
52. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
53. A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned
54. A. but B. though C. and D. however
55. A. wish B. life C. work D. study
56. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play
57. A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened
58. A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort
59. A. insist B. remain C. keep D. last
60. A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect