Basketball is a much—loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. The first basketball game 【小题1】（play） on December 21, 1891. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became 【小题2】 event at the Olympics.

Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor 【小题3】（name） James Naismith. When he was a college teacher, he created a game to be played inside on a hard floor. He divided the men in his class 【小题4】 two teams and taught them to play his new game. Players on the same team must work together 【小题5】（get） the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time,   they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into 【小题6】（they）own basket.

Today, with many young people dreaming of 【小题7】（become） famous players, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world. 【小题8】 America’s NBA games are the most famous in the world, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China. There are more and more foreign players in the CBA. Many young people look up to these basketball 【小题9】（hero） and want to become like them. These stars encourage young people to work 【小题10】（hard） to achieve their dreams.