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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   when 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!"
16. A. ever                B. often         C. never          D. always
17. A. when           B. before        C. after          D. since
18. A. struggled        B. cared         C. enjoyed         D. joined
19. A. only           B. almost        C. hardly         D. not
20. A. encourage       B. agree         C. let            D. permit
21. A. Still           B. Yet            C. Just           D. Even
22. A. looked               B. glared          C. glanced       D. stared
23. A. up           B. down          C. excited        D. satisfied
24. A. Unluckily       B. Naturally       C. Unexpectedly    D. Clearly
25. A. encouraged      B. forbade         C. ensured       D. explored
26. A. effort         B. way         C. business      D. direction
27. A. basketball        B. sports           C. interests       D. dreams
28. A. stuck          B. referred         C. turned         D. returned
29. A. but            B. though        C. and            D. however
30. A. wish             B. life           C. work        D. study
31. A. experience      B. grow           C. learn          D. play
32. A. come            B. turned        C. refused          D. happened
33. A. idea             B. aim          C. opinion       D. effort
34. A, insist           B. remain        C. keep          D. last
35. A. inform         B. express         C. ignore         D. connect