Basketball can be fun， or it can be trouble． People gather around a ball， but their reactions （反应） often go （1）　　 the object． It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court． Silently， we （2）　　 up and played， as always． The sun was a big " squeezer （挤压者）"， as it not only squeezed out of us sweet （汗水） and （3）　　， but also our unhappy feelings． Body contact became more and more often， and we could all （4）　　 the attacks of elbows （肘部）． After another round of game， one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time． From his burning eyeballs． I could see a （5）　　 was almost unavoidable．

    It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground， about an inch away from me． "Buddy， hot down here． What about a （6）　　？" I said to him． （7）　_　 I rolled （滚动） one to him， looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression． "I guess I'm quite fine． Lucky no （8）　　bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said．

    Other players watching nearby all laughed． I could clearly see some movement on his face． My （9）　　 did work! He picked the Cola up， tried to open it， and walked over． As he passed by my side， he （10）　　 his left hand， and smiled at me． I smiled back， took his hand， and gave him a light shake．

    A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court． The sun continued to provide （11）　　 for us． What could be better than a group of school students （12）　　basketball skills on a warm， sunny afternoon？

（1）A． towards	B． about	C． beyond	D． for
（2）A． teamed	B． cheered	C． cooked	D． caught
（3）A． time	B． energy	C． health	D． pride
（4）A． accept	B． afford	C． smell	D． feel
（5）A． match	B． fight	C． touch	D． risk
（6）A． game	B． talk	C． drink	D． ball
（7）A． Angrily	B． Equally	C． Guiltily	D． Carefully
（8）A． lazy	B． hidden	C． medical	D． broken
（9）A． humor	B． chance	C． advice	D． trust
（10）A． looked at	B． thought of	C． put away	D． held out
（11）A． worry	B． warmth	C． stress	D． peace
（12）A． protecting	B． encouraging	C． exchanging	D． comparing