mother rushed down the steps and took me to another room. I recall I 19 for hours, not because of the pain but because I was taken away from my sister who was teaching me how to have 20 .

　　Growing up, my sister was the person I wanted to be. So I took up 21 in Grade Three, just like her. I was a reasonably 22 player, with the height and the stamina(耐力)to change up and down the court. But by the middle of the season, I had found myself 23 it. I didn't like the girls, the coaches, or the competitiveness of the game. I usually 24 to be sick so I could skip practice.

　　Finally my mom 25 this and told me that if I hated it so much, I should 26 . was she serious? I couldn't quit! My sister never gave up anything, and neither would I. 27 , when I finished the season hating each and every moment, I knew I couldn't 28 to play it anymore.

　　I turned to my sister, telling her that the 29 of stopping playing basketball seemed weird(奇怪的) 30 it was the only thing I could do. I told her I was 31 of my future, not knowing how to handle the rest of my life and that I needed her 32 .

　　To my 13-year-old self, this seemed like a big problem, but to my 17-year-old sister, the solution was 33 :take a risk. She asked me to do whatever interested me. So I did. Grade Eight I 34 basketball tryouts, and auditioned(试演)for the 35 of the queen in the school play and that brought me lots of fun.

　　16. A. goal B. support C. attempt D. decision

　　17. A. trained B. hit C. moved D. pulled

　　18. A. rolled down B. pushed against C. pointed at D. held back

　　19. A. cheered B. cried C. nodded D. joked

　　20. A. belief B. fun C. respect D. promise

　　21. A. basketball B. football C. volleyball D. baseball

　　22. A. equal B. talented C. single D. similar

　　23. A. ignoring B. improving C. hating D. grasping

　　24. A. regretted B. forgot C. feared D. pretended

　　25. A. expected B. admitted C. created D. realized

26. A. search B. prepare C. quit D. wait