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．

    Hello, my name is Alan. I'm 12 years old. Look! I have a picture. In the picture{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be)two boys and a dog. Do you know（认识）{#blank#}2{#/blank#}two boys? I know them. They are Tom and Jack.

    They are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(English). Tom and Jack are{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(brother). They have yellow hair and big blue eyes. They are my good friends. Now they are in China{#blank#}5{#/blank#}their parents. We are in the same（相同的）middle school{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the same class. Their mother Mrs. Brown is our English teacher. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(her) is very nice.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(I) classmates love her. Harry is the name{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the dog. He is yellow and big. He is my friend,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. We four often play together on Sunday.

    At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. One day, there was a test to see if I could reach a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (high) level than before.

    Fifteen of us were asked to take {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (turn) to swim from one side of the pool to the other. I watched my classmates tried and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fail) one by one. I was the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (twelve) person to swim. W{#blank#}5{#/blank#} it was my turn, I was very nervous. It was about halfway that I got choked (呛水). I immediately stopped and caught the side of the pool. I ended my test. Our instructor, (教练) a college student, was standing next to  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (I). "Why did you stop?" he shouted {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (angry). "I got water in my nose," I explained.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} instructor said that as soon as you met a few difficulties, you gave up trying your dream. How could you become successful? You must learn to overcome the difficulties in your life. Only {#blank#}9{#/blank#} this way, can you r{#blank#}10{#/blank#} your dream. From then on, I decided to face everything bravely.