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    Today，the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（popular） of basketball has risen around the world，with many young people dreaming {#blank#}2{#/blank#}becming famous player．In China，you {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（see）people playing basketball now and then in parks，schools and even {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（factory）．Basketball has not onlu become a pilular sport to play，but it has {#blank#}5{#/blank#}become a popular sport to watch．Although America's NBA games are {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（famous） in the world，the CBA games are becoming more popular in China．{#blank#}7{#/blank#}number of foreign players，including Chinese players，in the NBA has increased．There {#blank#}8{#/blank#}also more and more foreign players in the CBA．Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（they ）These  stars encourage  young people{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（work ） hard  to achieve their dreams．

——通过听磁带。

—{#blank#}1{#/blank#} {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Tom{#blank#}3{#/blank#} English?

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