We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn’t come until the game time arrived. They looked ___13___ than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.
We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t ___14___ any practice against a team like that.It was already so late that no ___15___ could be given to them for a warm-up.The game began. One of our boys ___16___ the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward (前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt ___17___ the pass and with a beautiful form he shot and got two points. They ___18___ us. Then they got another pair of points in a minute. Soon it was all over. The country team ___19___ us.
We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another just a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the ___20___.
13. A. stronger B. younger C. worse D. less
14. A. get B. try C. use D. need
15. A. basket B. space C. ball D. time
16. A. got B. played C. missed D. carried
17. A. caught B. changed C. started D. stopped
18. A. surprised B. kept C. broke D. hit
19.A.won B.saved C.beat D.joined
20.A.T-shirt B.clothes C.places D.points
答案解析：
13. B. younger - 根据上下文，作者原本以为对方球队会比实际看起来更成熟，所以这里应该是指对方看起来比他们想的要年轻。
14. C. use - 这里的意思是他们觉得没有必要和这样的队伍练习，即不需要(use)任何练习。
15. D. time - 由于比赛已经晚了，没有足够的时间(time)给对方热身。
16. A. got - 这里指的是他们的一个队员拿到了球(got the ball)。
17. D. stopped- 一个穿着脏T恤的男孩拦住了(stopped)传球，并以漂亮的姿势投篮，得了两分。
18. A. surprised - 对方球队的表现让作者们感到惊讶(surprised)。
19. C. beat - 根据上下文，乡村球队最终赢了(beat)作者所在的队伍。
20. B. clothes - 这里的教训是不能通过一个人的衣着(clothes)来判断一个人或一个团队。
这篇文章通过一个小故事告诉读者，不能以貌取人，即使一支队伍看起来不起眼，也可能有着出色的表现。
