Maggie was a new student in the class. It was a Tuesday, and Maggie _____ Tuesdays because there was a gym class and she would be picked last. Maggie sat on the gym floor, feeling _____.

Mr. Murphy, the gym teacher, asked for volunteers to pick the basketball teams. Three students _____ their hands.

Maggie looked to her right. She _____ Jasmine. Jasmine seemed a little sad, too. Sometimes Jasmine was picked last, too. Maggie had a(n)_____.

Maggie put up her hand _____.

“Maggie?” Mr. Murphy smiled.

“Yes. ”

“Great. You get first pick, ” he said.

“Jasmine, ” said Maggie.

The class laughed quietly. Was this a(n)_____?Jasmine often scored on the wrong basket!

Jasmine stood beside Maggie. She felt very _____.

“_____ else?” Mr. Murphy asked.

“I choose Sally.” Sally couldn't throw or catch!

So it went. And then there was Maggie's team—a group of five kids all doing ______ in basketball. “I have chosen the worst team in the world, ” she ______.

The other students called out the names of the ______ players in the class.

Game on!

They did what any worst team would do, ______ they felt pretty happy. They ______. But losing a basketball game doesn't make you a loser. Maggie knew that much. When the group sat together, Maggie was happy ______ her new friends.

【1】A.cared B.hated C.missed D.wasted

【2】A.sad B.excited C.angry D.lucky

【3】A.cut up B.put up C.spoke out D.took out

【4】A.taught B.heard C.felt D.saw

【5】A.score B.idea C.purpose D.race

【6】A.properly B.lively C.slowly D.freely

【7】A.problem B.secret C.exam D.joke

【8】A.mad B.surprised C.nervous D.popular

【9】A.Where B.Who C.What D.When

【10】A.politely B.freely C.carefully D.badly

【11】A.laughed B.shouted C.wrote D.thought

【12】A.strongest B.best C.closest D.tallest

【13】A.until B.but C.because D.if

【14】A.managed B.lost C.won D.died

【15】A.dancing with B.running with C.talking with D.working with