He tried to solve the problem, but he (quick) ________ gave up.
He tried to solve the problem, but he (quick) ________ gave up.
quickly
He tried to solve the problem, but he (quick) ________ gave up.
quickly
In 1891. Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained【C4】______ education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying【C5】______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy【C6】______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities【C7】______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem for the school. He first tried to【C8】______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too【C9】______ . The men were getting bruised from tackling each other and【C10】______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact. Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it【C11】______ no equipment, such as a hat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 【C12】______ an elevated goal, so that scoring would depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 【C13】______ only. His goals were two peach baskets,【C14】______ to ten-foot high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic【C15】______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith wrote rules for the game,【C16】______ of which, though with some small changes, are still【C17】______ effect. Basketball was an immediate success. The students【C18】______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly【C19】______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games【C20】______ the world.
【C1】
A.particular
B.especial
C.special
D.specialty
听录音,回答下列各题:
A. She thinks the exercise is easy.
B. She can't solve the exercise either.
C. She can help the man with the exercise.
D. She hasn't tried to solve the exercise yet.
A.The technical specialist should improve the software.
B.The software can not solve the students' problems at all.
C.The software is designed for editors and writers, not the students.
D.Students should have their own judgment when using the software.
How did the artists react to the buildings at the Paris Exhibition?
A.They tried to copy them.
B.They laughed at them.
C.They praised them.
D.They refused to pay to see them.
Mrs. Edwards' husband tried to ______.
A.make her unhappy
B.cheer her up
C.stop her buying things
D.fill all her cupboards