11. Sınıf Cem Yayınları İngilizce Çalışma Kitabı Sayfa 16 Cevabı 2017 – 2018 Yeni Müfredat
11. Sınıf Cem Yayınları İngilizce Çalışma Kitabı Sayfa 16 Cevabı
Read the text and tick the correct answer.
Kobe Bryant ( 1978 – )
Kobe Bryant, the famous basketball player, was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia. He is the son of former NBA player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant. In 1984, after ending his NBA career,
the older Bryant (1)……………the family to Italy and he played on the Italian League there. (2) …………… he grew up in Italy alongside two athletic older sisters, Kobe was an enthusiastic player of both basketball and soccer. When the family returned to Philadelphia in 1991, Kobe (3) ……………the Lower Merion high school basketball team there,
and he helped it become the state champion four years in a row. With an eye on the NBA, he wanted to be better than any basketball player in Philadelphia, so he worked very hard. He got good grades and high SAT scores, but Bryant decided to go straight to the NBA from high school. In 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers picked him and his real story began. In his second season, while he (4)………. ….as guard, at the age of 19, he became the youngest All-Star in NBA history.
Bryant went on to help the team win three consecutive NBA championships and he played in first team all-NBA in 2002 and 2003. In the 2009 NBA finals, the Lakers (5)……………the Orlando Magic to win the championship title. After this championship, he (6)……………to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers for several more years. Nowadays, he also (7)……………advertisement agreements with famous companies. He is very popular and people still love him. Especially young teenagers dream that one day they (8)…………… a basketball hero like him in the future. In almost all his interviews, Kobe says that he believes that every teenager (9)……………successful like him when they work continuously and enthusiastically. He adds that when he was a small kid, he (10) ……… …..very weak, but then, he tried hard and now, he is one of the strongest players in NBA, so people should trust themselves if they want the ultimate success.
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