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d at it. I kept on 16 though. I started playing in the 2nd grade. My brother, who was 17 the 7th grade, would always help me. He would 18 the basket on purpose(故意) so I wouldn’t lose against him. One day, though, another boy shouted at my brother: “ Go away! You fool!” My brother had to stop 19 basketball with me. I felt so 20 that I wanted to stop playing. About a week later, though, I saw my brother play in a real game. He was so good that I realized I had to keep playing. Now five years later I start in my school’s basketball 21 . All my hard work has paid off. I always tell others never to give up, either. If someone puts you 22 , remember they are only one person, and you must never stop trying. Never giving up helped me in other ways too. At school, when someone told me that algebra (代數(shù)) is too hard for me to understand, I decided not to give up. I knew that if I just kept on trying, I would 23 it in the end. Again, it took a lot of work, but now I understand algebra well. You have to keep on trying, even when it hurts you so much that every part of your body 24 you to stop. When you finally bee a success, you’ll know that the reason you have bee successful is that you 25 gave up. ( ) 16. A. try B. trying C. tried D. to try( ) 17. A. in B. on C. over D. under( ) 18. A. catch B. miss C. hit D. get( ) 19. A. play B. played C. playing D. to play( ) 20. A. worried B. sad C. afraid D. lonely( ) 21. A. team B. lesson C. school D. fan( ) 22. A. up B. down C. in D. on( ) 23. A. get B. have C. know D. find( ) 24. A. hopes B. wants C. helps D. troubles( ) 25. A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. Never三、閱讀理解(共10小題,每小題2分,滿分20分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 so well as C. better。 to buy[來源:學(xué)科網(wǎng)]6. —The film Lost in Hong Kong is very interesting, isn’t it?—______________. I don’t want to see it again.A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t C. Yes, it isn’t D. No, it is 7. —What’s Mary like? —______________________. A. She is a helpful girl B. She feels better now C. She is a teacher D. She likes singing8. “Boys and girls, please help ________ to some fish.” said Miss Chen. A. you B. yourself C. yourselves D. yours9. Lily dances _______ than me, but she doesn’t sing _______ Jane. A. well。 on C. fewer。 a2. ________ he willing _________ people in need any time? A. Does, to help B. Is, to help C. Is, for helping D. Does, for helping3. Shanghai is much than cities in China. A. bigger, the other B. bigger, any other C. the biggest, the other D. the biggest, any other 4. Jim did what he could the poor children. A. to care for B. care about