Sports are enjoyed by everyone. The most interesting sports are team sports. They are often played outside with a ball and watched by thousands of people. Most people are interested in watching the teams they like. They love to see them win. But even if they lose, they will still be liked.
Some interesting sports, like football and basketball, are practiced and played in all kinds of weather. When they are played in the snow or in the rain, players must be more careful because mistakes are easily made. Some games are won or lost just because the weather is bad.
Tickets to important games are not easily bought. Important games are often watched by many people at home on TV, which saves them the trouble from the cold rain or snow.
When important games are played during the week, they are often listened to at work on the radio. People who listen to them often do not finish their work, but they don’t care. They only care about their team. Winning is the
A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn’t say.
Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was (31) by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a (32) game that could be played indoors in the winter.
In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying (33) up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy (34) the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities (35) their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.
He first tried to (36) some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised from (37) each other and (38) hit with equipment. So, he decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical (3
A. method
B. rule
C. way
D. idea
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