During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.
小題1:
Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
A．Teach P.E in school.B．Write some books.
C．Work at a hospital.D．Take part in the Olympic Games.
小題2:
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
A．Summer.B．Winter.C．Spring.D．Autumn.
小題3:
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A．It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
小題4:
At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
A．Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C．Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D．Basketball was still played using footballs.

小題1:D
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小題1:C
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Why did Arthur Miller' s father move to the USA?
A．He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.
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B．we should invite our mom to a dinner for Mother’s Day
C．it’s good to send flowers to moms for Mother’s Day
D．moms aren’t worth special gifts for Mother’s Day
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A．pricelessB．worthlessC．uselessD．helpless
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A．make moms feel prouder
B．let moms free from illnesses
C．keep moms having a healthy diet
D．encourage moms to do more exercise
小題4: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
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