Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage it inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. A.taught B. violent C. vigorous D. tackling E. contact F. meeting G. fixed H. on I. held J. to come K spread L. many M. throughout N. roused Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a (1) _____ game that could be played indoors in the winter. In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs.That year the school was trying (2) _____up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy between the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities (3) _____ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school. He first tried to adapt some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised from (4) ______ each other and being hit with equipment. So, he decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical (5) ______ . Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it required no equipment, such as a bat or racked to hit it. Next he decided (6) an elevated goal,so that scoring would depend on skill and accuracy rather than on strength only. His goals were two peach baskets, (7)_____ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic idea of the game was to throw the ball into the basket.Naismith wrote riles for the game. (8) ______ of which, though with some small changes, are still in effect. Basketball was a(n) immediate success. The students (9) _____ it to their friends, and the new sport quickly caught on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games (10) ______ the world.