The New Hoop

Marco looked at the basketball hoop and threw the ball up． "Score!" Marco shouted as the（1） 　 　went through the basketball hoop． "You won this time， but next time I'll （2） ___you， Marco!" said Kim， as the two friends walked home， "I wish we could play at the park too， instead of only at school．"But the basketball hoop in their neighborhood park had been ruined （毁坏）by a fallen tree．"I feel so（3） 　 　，" said Kim， "I guess there's nothing we can do．"

Marco and Kim walked（4） 　 　the city's recycling center． They saw Mr． Morse was collecting plastic， paper and metal things．Marco looked at all the old stuff （ 物 品 ） for a long time．"That gives me an idea!" he said，"Mr． Morse， do you have anything we could（5） 　 　to make a basketball hoop？"

Mr． Morse picked up a plastic basket． "We are going to recycle this basket， but I think you can take it．"

"It looks useless， old and broken． I want a new basketball hoop!" said Kim．

"Why？" wondered Marco， "reusing things is a great way to （6） 　 　 waste． And don't you think that will be meaningful to make something on our own？"

"That sounds interesting! I guess we can try，" said Kim， "but I still don't （7） ___it will be as good as a new one．"

They took the basket to Marco's house and found some wood in（8） 　 　old garden．   Together they tinkered （焊） with the old things and made a post （柱） and a backboard． When all the parts were ready， they took everything to the（9） 　 　and managed to set up the hoop．

"It looks better than I thought it would!" said Kim， "Here's the real test!" He shot （ 投 ） a perfect basket． He was（10） 　 　．

"Wow， I was wrong．" Kim said． "This basketball hoop is really great． Now we can play whenever we want!" The two friends played until dinner time． The hoop stood the real test and the boys had the true joys．

提示词： hoop 篮圈； metal 金属； reuse 重复利用

（1）A．bag	B．ball	C．card	D．book
（2）A．hit	B．help	C．beat	D．teach
（3）A．excited	B．tired	C．satisfied	D．disappointed
（4）A．on	B．under	C．past	D．above
（5）A．win	B．throw	C．sell	D．reuse
（6）A．stop	B．make	C．increase	D．collect
（7）A．hope	B．believe	C．remember	D．decide
（8）A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
（9）A．park	B．garden	C．school	D．house
（10）A．regretful	B．painful	C．cheerful	D．peaceful