If you travel around China you  (notice) a very popular activity everywhere you  (go)--basketball. This much-loved sport  (enjoy)by many, for fun and exercise.

    It  (believe) that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history  (play). Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event. A team from China took part and although they  win they used the experience to help develop the game at home. Since then the  (popular) of basketball has risen worldwide, and  number of foreign players in America's NBA  (increase). Basketball has become a more and more popular sport for people to watch, and many young people dream of  (become) famous basketball players.