5. P___________ the future can be difficult.

4. Your dream will come t___________.

3. You should do more work with l___________ money.

2. He is old enough to d___________ himself. Look! He’s putting on his shoes.

1. I want to write a letter. Please pass me some p___________.

We were going to play a team from a country school . They didn’t come until the game time arrived . They looked　 1　 than we had thought . They were wearing dirty blue jeans(仔裤) and looked like farm boys . We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before .

We all sat down . We felt that we didn’t 　2　 any practice(训练) against a team like that .

It was already so late that no　 3　 could be given to them for a warm-up .

The game began one of our boys　 4　 the ball and he shot(掷)a long pass to our forward (前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt　 5　 the pass and with a beautiful form(姿势) he shot and got two points(分) . They　 6　 us . Then they got another 　7　 of points in a minute . Soon it was all over . The country team 　8　 us . We certainly learned that even though a team is good , there is usually another 　9　 a little better . But the important lesson learned was : One can’t tell a man , or a team , by the 　10　 .

1. A. stronger　　　 　 B. younger　　　 　 C. worse　　　 　　 D. less

2. A. get　　 　　　　 B. try　　　　 　　 C. use　　　 　　　 D. need

3. A. basket　　　 　 B. space　　　　 　 C. ball　　　　 　　 D. time

4. A. got　　　　　 　 B. played　　　 　 C. missed　　　 　　 D. carried

5. A. caught　　　 　 B. changed　　 　　 C. started　　　 　 D. stopped

6. A. surprised　　 　 B. kept　　　　 　 C. broke　　　　 　 D. hit

7. A. half　　　　 　　 B. pair　　　　 　 C. group　　　 　　 D. double

8. A. won　　　　 　 B. saved　　　 　　 C. beat　　　 　　　 D. joined

9. A. just　　　　 　 B. already　　　 　 C. about　　　 　　 D. almost

10. A.T-shirt　　　 　 B. clothes　　　 　　 C. places　　　 　　 D. points　

When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning very important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one 　　　　of lifelong learning in Japan.

You go to school and learn. You study. You take tests. 　　　　learning doesn’t only happen in school. Learning doesn’t 　　　　when you graduate from high school or college. You learn all the time. For example, learning can 　　　　when you go to a museum. It can 　　　　happen when you get a job. You learn when you 　　　　a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is　　　 ! We never stop learning. Every day you can improve yourself by learning something　　 　.

　 In Japan, lifelong learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning　　　 . Music, calligraphy and foreign languages are some of their 　　　　classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.