At university I play a Dutch sport __1__ (call) korfball. This is a team sport with eight people on each team, four boys and four girls. It's the only __2__ (true) mixed sport with both genders on the court at __3__ same time. The aim is to shoot the ball into the hoop, which is like a netball or basketball hoop, only __4__ (high) than that! All players get a chance __5__ (attack) and defend during the game and it's very fast-paced.

　　When I __6__ (start) korfball, I wasn't very good at it. I could throw and catch but I was not very fast on my feet. Shooting was also difficult for me because I'd played netball in school and was used __7__ a shorter post. Moreover, you often have to shoot on the move in korfball, and I found __8__ hard to balance and shoot straight while running backwards away from my defender!

　　However, I really enjoyed the sport and made friends in the club, so I attended __9__ (train) twice a week, every week. Two years later I am in the first team for my university and have played in many matches and tournaments, even scoring some __10__ (goal) for my team! This just shows that hard work pays off — if you train hard, you can succeed.

　　解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者在大学里参加的一项运动——korfball。

　　1.called

　　考查非谓语动词。call与sport之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填called。

　　2.truly

　　考查副词。设空处修饰形容词mixed，故填副词truly(真正地)。

　　3.the

　　考查冠词。at the same time意为“同时”。

　　4.higher

　　考查形容词比较级。由than可知，设空处应用比较级，故填higher。

　　5.to attack

　　考查非谓语动词。chance后常跟动词不定式作定语，故填to attack。

　　6.started

　　考查动词时态。由主句时态可知，设空处表示的动作发生在过去，故填started。

　　7.to

　　考查介词。be used to ...意为“习惯于……”。

　　8.it

　　考查代词。设空处作形式宾语，真正的宾语是to balance and shoot straight ... my defender，故填it。

　　9.training

　　考查名词。设空处作宾语，表示“训练”，故填training。

　　10.goals

　　考查名词复数。goal在此意为“得分”，是可数名词，且由some可知，应用复数，故填goals。

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