Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!
Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（v退役）until 1977. He played for Brazil（巴西）111 timesand he scored 97 internationalgoals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in thestreet, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international person.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（n半决赛）at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times.
1.In the passage, _____ is the youngest player.
A. Pele B. Yao Ming
C. Steffi Graf D. Martina Navratilova
2. _____ comes from the South America and is very famous all over the world.
A. Pele B. Yao Ming
C. Steffi Graf D. No one
3. In which year did Pele start playing for Santos?
A . In 1940 B. In 1956
C. In 1969 D. In 1977
4. From the passage, we know that _____.
A. Steffi Graf was bornin Wimbledon in 1985.
B. Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was only 16.
C. Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player.
D. Steffi Graf has won few of the main matches since 1985.
5.Which of the following is NOT true? ______
A. Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now.
B. Pele became famous soon after he was picked to play for Santos.
C. Steffi Graf was a famous tennis player.
D. Martina Navratilova lost the tennis final at Wimbledon in 1985.
Charlie is twenty-three now. He a university and found work in a factory last year. It’s and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he in a university. So he looks down upon （瞧不起）his . He always thinks he’s right and never agree with . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and Mr White, the boss of the factory, it meant. The boss asked him why. He made a few excuses to say for . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “Is it that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr White and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie his mind at once and said, “I made only one mistake in my !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“Just now, sir,” answered the young man. “When Mr White me acknowledge (承认) I was wrong!”
1.A. visited B. left C. built D. reached
2.A. small B. big C. new D. old
3.A. lived B. traveled C. arrived D. studied
4.A. parents B. teacher C. workmates D. classmates
5.A. another B. other C. the other D. others
6.A. see B. write C. understand D. read
7.A. told B. asked C. taught D. laughed at
8.A. when B. what C. how D. where
9.A. him B. himself C. them D. themselves
10.A. clever B. sure C. true D. able
11.A. sad B. sadder C. angry D.angrier
12.A. heard B. listened C. guessed D. reported
13.A. lost B. hated C. changed D. thought
14.A. life B. office C. family D. bedroom
15.A. helped B. made C. watched D. Had
It only ____ me half an hou to school every day last term.
A. takes; riding B. spent; to ride
C. cost ; walk D. took; to walk
— Have you heard of Weifang? — Yes, it __________ kites.
A. is known for B. is used for
C. is taken for D. is named for
—Excuse me. I’m looking for Be the Best of Yourself.
—Sorry. The book you ask for ______ out.
A. is selling B.was sold
C. was selling D. will be sold
—Does she like singing English songs?
—Yes. She _______ to sing English songs in her room.
A．often does B．is often heard
C．often hears D．often heard
