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First basketball teams were formed ______.A.around 1898B.in 1891C.at the time when YMCA wa
First basketball teams were formed ______.
A.around 1898
B.in 1891
C.at the time when YMCA was established
D.when Naismith came to the YMCA training school
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First basketball teams were formed ______.
A.around 1898
B.in 1891
C.at the time when YMCA was established
D.when Naismith came to the YMCA training school
One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents' victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said, "This wasn't hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished." The president of the Federation said later that such behavior. could result in suspension of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they wouldn't yield the first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.
According to the author, recent Olympic Games have______.
A.created goodwill between the nations
B.bred only false national pride
C.barely showed any international friendship
D.led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred
I thought it was worth ______ a hundred miles to see the basketball game.
A.of driving
B.driving
C.drive
D.being driven
"Many different departments are involved, in bringing a product to market," said Hess, referring to the 2000 Neon. "A company looks into renewing a particular vehicle when its marketplace demand is good, and the profits increase our shareholder's value," explained Hess. "We look to our market research in determining which options we'll keep the same or delete, and which ones we want to add to improve our appeal."
Now that the Neon 2000 is on the market, her team will use survey and research results to determine which option packages work best for the consumer, and what improvements, if any, need to be made. And the best goes on.
Hess supervises 1 200 engineers while managing a successful life as wife and mother. Her secret, she said, is to "always try to give 150 percent in everything I do. The only way I can really balance my work and family is 'by cheating at both ends'. " "For example," Hess said, "I always take my boys to school on the first day of the year--so I come in a little late. A few times a year I leave work for a couple of hours to see my son in a play or to attend his swim meet."
Like most other successful women in the auto industry, Hess's day begins early and ends late. In her case, coaching her son's basketball game ends some of Hess's days. "Occasionally," she adds," I come in to work on the weekends to catch up on paperwork and mail and have also been known to be called to work while I am on vacation."
What is Cindy's chief responsibility now?
A.Renewing promising car models.
B.Supervising production.
C.Doing market research.
D.Developing small cars.
Which of the following is true according to the article?
A.The basketball team was often defeated so their feelings were miserable.
B.When they lost a match, they always complained about each other.
C.They were not in good relationship with each other.
D.They had a good sportsmanship even when they lost.
A.McGrady practices other things more often than he does with basketball
B.McGrady keeps on his skills training particularly hard in the off-season days
C.McGrady keeps on training with other exercises than with basketball
D.McGrady practices his skills every day including the off-season time
______ many people prefer coffee, he drinks tea as usual.
A.While
B.Besides
C.Because of
D.Except
Yao Ming said that______.
A. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
B. playing in the NBA was difficult
C. he was an NBA star
D. it was boring to play basketball
Among the Chinese, tea ______ coffee.
A.prefers
B.is preferred.
C.is preferred to
D.preferred
-- Would you prefer tea or coffee? -- I ______ have some coffee, please.
A.will
B.am going to
C.am about
D.would
Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ______ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
A.in the same way as
B.in the same way
C.in the same way which
D.in the same like