三、完型填空(本题共15分，每小题1分)

Every time i passed boys who were playing basketball, i stopped to silently watch them. But as a girl, i once thought that i could ____(41) playing basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I have had a basketball ____(42) i was a child. At first, i could play freely 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 P.E classes. The girls ____(43) played volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not ____(44) me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. ____(45) i went to play basketball with my friends, boys watched me on the court as if i were an alien. I was feeling ____(46) and had lost hope of playing basketball. ____(47), something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They encouraged me to get back on the court.

One girl told me with a smile, “Go your own ____(48), let others talk.” this girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ____(49) with me almost every day. I was excited. Confidence and passion ____(50) to my heart.

Basketball has become an important part of my ____(51). I am interested in it. I watch matches an enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also ____(52) a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV, I got to know that life is just like playing basketball. You should have a(an) ____(53). After that, juat be confident and ____(54) going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the saying of the NBA. It can ____(55) me feel strongly about basketball, “I love this game!”

( )41.A、ever B、often C、never  D、always

( )42.A、when B、before  C、after  D、since

( )43.A、only B、almost C、hardly D、not

( )44.A、encourage B、disagree C、let D、make

( )45.A、Still B、Yet C、Just D、Even

( )46.A、up B、down C、excited D、glad

( )47.A、Unlucky B、Naturally C、Unexpectedly D、Clearly

( )48.A、effort B、way C、business D、direction

( )49.A、basketball B、sports C、interests D、dreams

( )50.A、started B、reached C、turned D、returned

( )51.A、wish B、life C、work D、study

( )52.A、experience B、grow C、learn D、play

( )53.A、idea B、goal C、thought D、good job

( )54.A、care B、enjoy C、keep D、last

( )55.A、share B、ask C、get D、make