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A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth (来回地). It seems a little ___1._____ . The two people are close enough to talk, ___2._____too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they might use their hands.

In fact, playing catch is part of baseball practice—to make you 3. using a ball and glove. But ___4.___ American kid will teach you it’s much more than that.

Playing catch is a time to ___5._____ with your father. It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about ____6.____ catching a ball. It’s a time when words move as seamlessly (准确无误地) as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an ___7._____ to spend time together.

Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American ____8.____ activity. In the suburbs (郊区), most people have backyards—not ___9._____ enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those ___10._____ yards play in the street.

When adults are asked to talk about the good ___11._____ of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very___12._____ . A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has his or her dad’s __13.______. There is no work, no phone and no __14.______ people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it ___15._____ to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.

16.A. interesting B. boring C. amazing D. exciting

17.A. however B. and C. so D. but

18.A. get used to B. used to C. remember D. keep

19.A. an B. the C. any D. a

20.A. fight B. compare C. share D. be

21.A. except B. besides C. like D. by

22.A. chance B. excuse C. sport D. hour

23.A. children B. mom C. parents D. dad

24.A. large B. small C. clean D. tidy

25.A. with B. without C. outside D. in

26.A. memories B. experience C. part D. activities

27.A. serious B. brave C. busy D. kind

28.A. help B. love C. attention D. ball

29.A. another B. others C. all D. other

30.A. brings B. takes C. starts D. spends

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