Question

Do you like basketball? Do you know when basketball was invented?

Basketball was invented ______ a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, ______ was born in 1861. When he was a college teacher, he was asked ______ of a game that could be played in the winter.

Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into ______ teams and taught them to play his new game. ______ on the same team must work together to get the ball in ______ team’s basket. At the same time, they need ______ the competing team from getting the ball into ______ own basket.

Today, the ______ of basketball has risen around the world, ______ many young people dreaming of becoming famous players.

1.A. to B. by C. for

2.A. that B. who C. whose

3.A. thinking B. to think C. thought

4.A. two B. three C. four

5.A. Players B. Teachers C. Children

6.A. another B. other C. the other

7.A. stopping B. to stop C. stop

8.A. they B. their C. theirs

9.A. popular B. popularity C. more popular

10.A. as B. and C. with

Answer 1