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

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

10. A.Both　　 　　B.Only　　　　 　　C.All 　　　　　D.Every (陕西省 1997)

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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___ .

9. A.becomes　　　 B.has become　　　 C.became　 　　　　D.is becoming

8. A.fight　　 　　　B.against　　 　　　C.stop　　 　　　　　D.beat

7. A.ago　　　 　　B.before　　 　　　　C.after　　 　　　　　D.later

6. A.had　　　 　　B.have　　　　 　　　C.has　　　 　　　　D.having

5. A.spent　　　 　　B.cost　 　　　　　C.took　　　 　　　　D.used

4. A.must to　　 　　B.had to　　 　　　C.have to　 　　　　　D.wanted to

3. A.no　　 　　　　B.not　　 　　　　C.without　　 　　　　D.nor