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Basketball is a very popular g 1 in America. People and children all 1 2 it. Most people can play it.
A basketball is a r 3 and big ball. It's bigger and heavier than a f 4 . It's the biggest of all the balls.
There are f 5 players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China, too. Children often t 6 a
basketball to school and play it after school. In China, some girls can play basketball b 7 than boys.
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