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“ Some day, there ’ ll be no Americans left in the NBA, -year-old Xing” Tsaido,

12 who joined his school team two weeks ago after watching Yao Ming in a televised

NBA game,“ The players will all be Chinese, like Yao.”

To China, Yao is a homegrown- superstar who helped make the world’ s first basketball league closer to Chinese players. To the NBA, the 2.23-meter center offers

an opening of a different sort into the world’ s largest new market. Yao appearance against the Indiana Pacers in October reached 287 million families in the

US. That game might have been a bit of a letdown to Yao’ s fans: He played the 48 minutes, had two rebounds(篮板 ) and got no points. Comparing that with

his performance on December 19, also against Indiana, Yao won 29 points and 10 rebounds. “ This was one of the most exciting games I’ ve had,” Yao said Houston ’ s -9583 victory. The NBA has to be excited about his on-count success. In all

his games, he ’ s averaging 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, quite good for a new star.

“ Yao Ming has brought the NBA closer to the Chinese,” said NBA spokeswoman Cheong Sau Ching,“ That makes the dream seem practical for other people in China and proud to be Chinese.”

What’ s the direct reason for Xing Tao to join the school basketball team?

He watched an NBA game. B. He liked basketball.

How many points did Yao Ming win in his first game in the NBA?

zero B. two C. 29 D. 10

What does the word“ letdowninline”6, paragraph 2 mean?

failure B. surprise C. disappointmentD. sadness.

Why does Yao Ming win more popularity than Wang Zhizhi at home?

He has performed excellently. B. He is modest

C. More and more Chinese people like to watch his games.

D. both A and B

What’ s the main idea of this passage?

Middle school students want to play basketball. B. Yao Ming makes NBA closer to China.

There ’ ll be no Americans left in the NBA.

There are many new stars from China in the NBA.

B

In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further

her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

She couldn ’ t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further

her education in Paris

A serious eye problem stopped her

It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters.

C. She couldn ’ t graduate from medical school

D.She. couldn ’ t set up

her hospital.

How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?