Question

Sophie is a 14-year-old girl. She is fond of sport. She talks about the rules of netball.
Fill in the gaps with an appropriate word from the box and find out how to play netball.
Netball is my CO) favourite   sport. I play netball for my school.
The first game of netball was (1)__________________ in the UK
in  1895.   Netball  has a  few (2)__________________ to basketball.   That's  because  it  started   off   as   a   women's   version   of
(3)_________              _ in America. The really big (4) _
__________ between  netball   and  basketball   is   that   you   can't
dribble   (вести)   with   the   (5)___________________.   A   netball
(6)__________   _______is divided into three sections with seven
(7) _        _____________in each team. You can't (8)
__________ the ball the whole length of the court, it has to be passed through
every section.  Netball is a (9)__________________sport and the defenders have
to be 0.9 (10)__________________ away from the player with the ball. To keep
the game really fast, if you've (11)__________________ the ball, you only have
three seconds  to pass it on again.   Netball was (12)________.__________as an
Olympic sport in 1995. Although it's traditionally been a (13)_________________
sport, some boys are now playing it too. I like playing netball because I get to
(14)__________________by doing something that I (15)__________________. Boys
have their sports like rugby and football, (16)__       ____________some girls play
those games too. But for me netball is a (17)__          ___________ girls' sport.

Answer 1

1) played; 2) similarities; 3) basketball; 4) difference; 5) ball; 6) court; 7) players; 8) throw; 9) non-contact; 10) metres; 11) caught; 12) recognised; 13) girls'; 14) keep fit; 15) enjoy; 16) although; 17) proper