Writing Test Task 1 Read the text. Choose the right answer (A, B or C).

From the History of Basketball

Basketball as a game appeared at the end of the nineteenth century. It (1) by James Naismith, a college coach during the winter of 1891-1892. He wanted (2)_ his students between the end of the football season and the beginning of the baseball season. He (3) fruit baskets on the walls at the opposite ends of the gymnasium and organized (4) teams who played with a ball used for football. Each team tried to throw the ball into the other (5)___ basket and at the same time (6) to keep that team from throwing the ball into their basket. The students had a lot of exercise, they moved a lot about the gymnasium, jumped and ran. They liked the game and called (7)____ basketball. Nowadays the game itself is the same but there are (8)___ changes in it. For example, now there (9)____ five players in a team. This game is very popular in Europe, where it (10) during World War I. It is interesting that at first basketball was an indoor game, and in America it (11) still indoors. But almost in all (12)_ countries it is an outdoor game.

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