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Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small—much smaller than the other kids at school. But he had a big dream—he wanted to play in the NBA.

In middle school, Spud tried out for the school team, but “no” was the answer he got at first because he was too small. ___________ When he finally got the chance(机会), he got 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was the star of the team.

In high school, Spud often had to sit in the stands because of his height. But he practiced even harder and got the teacher to change(改变) his idea. Spud went on to be the head of the team. In his last year of high school, he was named Player of the Year in Texas.

Unluckily, no university(大学) would invite him to play basketball just because he was only 170cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college(大专). There his team got the national championship(冠军). This made him successfully get into North Carolina State University.       

Spud was a great player at university, but the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20cm taller than he was. After he left school, he was made to play in another basketball team. He stayed there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him. In1985, he joined the NBA as the shortest player at that time. He has many great performances, but his most wonderful moment came in 1986—he won the Slam Dunk Contest.

Spud Webb worked really hard and he showed that the body size does not matter. You can do almost anything if you never give up.

1．Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 2?

A．He was very sad.

B．He did not lose heart.

C．He was really angry.

D．He couldn't believe himself.

2．Which is the correct order of the following events about Spud?
a. He won the Salm Dunk Contest.            
b. He was named Player of the Year in Texas.             
c. He made his team be the national championship.       
d. He got 20 points in his first game in middle school.     
e. He joined the NBA.

A．d-b-c-e-a

B．b-c-e-d-a

C．b-d-a-e-c

D．d-b-a-c-e

3．What does the underlined phrase “sit in the stands” probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Spud wasn’t good at playing basketball.

B．Spud liked to watch others play basketball.

C．Spud was the most important player in the team.

D．Spud didn’t have many chances to join in the game.

4．What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．You can’t be a basketball player if you are short.

B．We can be successful after we get into a good university.

C．Your dream will come true if you work hard and never give up.

D．The dreams of most basketball players are to be players in the NBA.