Ⅰ. Choose the proper words from the box and complete the sentences.
从方框中选择恰当的单词，完成下列句子。每空一词，每词只用一次。

1. Mrs. Zhang is carrying a to go shopping.
2. Since then, the of basketball has risen worldwide.
3. The world is into five continents (洲).
4. Sun Yang broke several world swimming records at the 2012 .
5. The history teacher is knowledgeable and humorous. The students up to him.
6. Li Na used to be an excellent tennis player. She is one of the tennis in China.

Ⅰ . 1. basket 2. popularity 3. divided 4. Olympics 5. look 6. professional, heroes

Ⅱ. Read 2b and answer the questions. And retell 2b according to the answers.
阅读 2b，回答下面问题，然后根据答语复述 2b。注意使用括号内的连词。
Para. 1
1. How old is basketball?
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2. When was the first basketball game played?
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3. When and where did it become an event at the Olympics?
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Para. 2
4. Who was basketball invented by? Where did the inventor come from? When was he born? And what did he do?
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5. Where is basketball played?
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6. How is it played?
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Para. 3
7. Where is basketball played in China?
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8. How popular is basketball? (not only...but also...)
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9. Who look up to these basketball heroes?
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Ⅱ . 1. It is over 100 years old.
2. The first basketball game was played on December 21,1891.
3. It became an event at the Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
4. It was invented by James Naismith. He came from Canada, he was born in 1891,and he was a doctor and a college teacher.
5. It is played inside on a hard floor.
6. He divided the men into two teams. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team form getting the ball into their own basket.
7. It is played in parks, schools and even factories.
8. It has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has also become a popular sport to watch.
9. Many young people look up to these basketball heroes.