ГДЗ по английскому языку 11 Класс класс упражнение - 188 р. 1

 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.     

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA all-time scoring champion, talks about his adolescence and achievements.

“I grew up in New York in the 50s with two parents who cared about me. If they 1) ….. (not/support) me so much, I would have got into trouble. But they taught me about discipline. 

My mum emphasised that school was a very important part of my life. If she hadn’t wanted me so much to do well, I 2) ….. (not/get) that message to heart. 

The first time I stepped in a basketball court I didn’t do well at all. But I kept trying. If I 3) ….. (not/try) so hard, I would have never got the ball up to the rim level. I started to get good at the 7th and 8th grades. That’s when I realised that basketball was going to play a big role in my life. However, if I wanted to become a good basketball player, I 4) ….. (have) to work hard. I worked hard. It was difficult but this experience helped me in many ways: had I not been there, I 5) ….. (not/become) what I am now.”