Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. Naismith wanted to make a game that could be played indoors. He remembered a game he used to play in his childhood. He developed that game to make basketball.

Basketball is played on a basketball court. There is a backboard with an iron basket at each end of the court. The basket is 10 feet high. The only other equipment is a basketball.

Naismith made 13 rules to guide the game. There are 5 people on each team .Basketball players must dribble the ball. The goal of this game is to put the ball into the other team’s basket and to earn points. The team with the most points wins the game.

Basketball is now very popular all over the world. America has very good teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1. The word “indoors” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. at the door B. inside a building

C. out of the door

D. through the door

2. The word “He” in line 2 refers to __________.

A. Basketball

B. Basketball Association

C. James Naismith

D. America

3. The purpose James Naismith invented basketball was __________

A. to remember his childhood.

B. to make a game that could be played indoors.

C. to develop it into a popular game throughout the word.

D.to make 13 rules to guide the game.

4. There are __________ players on each team

A. five

B. thirteen

C. eleven

D. ten

C. to teach people how to play basketball . D. to show how popular basketball is now.

5. All of the following are true about basketball EXCEPT

A. Basketball is enjoyed everywhere in the world.

B. There are 13 rules to follow when playing basketball

C. The equipment of the basketball game is a court and a basketball

Rewrite these sentences , using given words , so that the meaning stays the same

1. " We will go out with you if it doesn't rain" they said to me.

They told me ........................................................................................

2. His mother takes him to school everyday.

It ..........................................................................................................

3. The girl is very good at biology. Her mother is a physician.

....................................... whose ..........................................................

4.The man was very kind. I got the present from him.

.......................................... from whom .................................................

5. " If you did not come, they would be very disappointed" the man said to his son.

The man told his son ...............................................................................

6. We have an apartment which overlooks the park.

……………………………………..overlooking ………………………