We were going to play iwht a team from a country school.They didn't come until the game time arrived.They looked __1__ than we had thought. They wearin dirty blue jeans 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 against a teamlike 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 a long pass to our forward. Frow out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt __5_ the pass and with a beautiful form he shot and got two points. 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 thought a team is good, there is usually another __9__ a little better. But the important lesson 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-shirts B.clothes C.places D.points

1.C
2.D
3.D
4.D
5.D
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.D
10.B