Yao ming is an international basketball player and he is playing ____ basketball better and better.

球类运动或棋类游戏不加定冠词 the ，这里不填，下面是那些名词不加定冠词的用法,觉得还是不用加定冠词的,这里的意思是:姚明是一个国际篮球运动员,他的篮球越打越好了,这里play basketball还是打(玩)球的意思.虽然上半句话出现了basketball ,如果要表强调的话可以加 the ,但是个人认为这里不加也不算错,你在去问一下你们老师了

名词前不加冠词的几种情况

1．泛指的复数名词前：

People have always dreamed of flying high up into space．人们一直梦想能在高空中飞翔。

2．泛指的抽象名词前：

Life is always presenting new things to children．生活总是不断地呈现给孩子们新的东西。

3．泛指的物质名词前：

Iron and steel play an im portant role in industry．钢铁在工业生产中起到重要的作用。

4．一日三餐的名称前：

Have you had breakfast？你吃过早饭了吗？

5．语言或学科的名词前：

He can speak not only English but also Japanese．他不但会讲英语而且还会讲日语。

6．季节、月份、星期、节日等名词前：

Autumn is the season of harvest．秋天是收获的季节。

June 1st is Children's Day．六月1日是儿童节。

We have English classes on Monday and Thursday．我们周一和周四有英语课。

7．球类运动或棋类游戏名称前：

They all like to play football．他们都喜欢踢足球。

8．有物主代词、指示代词、不定代词等修饰的名词前：

Each age has its pleasures and pains．每个年龄层次有不同的乐趣和苦恼。

I want this car，not that car．我想要这辆小汽车，不是那辆。

There is some water in the cup．杯子里面有些水。

9．大多数专有名词前：

Do you know Nanjing Road in Shanghai？你知道上海的南京路吗？

10．用作称呼语或表示头衔的名词前：

W hat are you reading，Boy？孩子，你在读什么？

He is head of the factory．他是工厂的厂长。

11．用于表示家庭成员或 nurse，cook，teacher等具有our nurse（cook，teacher）意义时：

Teacher was very pleased with our work．老师对我们的工作很满意。

M other was being m ade up looking like the ideal，m iddle-aged housewife．妈妈慢慢变成了典型的中年家庭主妇。

12．用于固定词组中：

M y son has gone to school．我儿子已经去上学了。

Did you travel by train？你是乘火车旅行的吗？

They walked on foot covering great distances．他们步行走了很远的路。

We had a good time in town last Sunday．上个星期天我们在小镇上过得很愉快。

You shouldn't use such bad language in

front of the children．你不应该在孩子们面前说这样难听的话。

I wish I could do something for you in return．作为回报我希望能为你做些什么。