Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food，Fresh air，Horse riding，Walking，Fishing，Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
【小题1】How did Henry find out about the farm?

Henry found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn't do anything but wanted to get rich. It was a cold morning. It _______ （snow） and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing  ______ （do）. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he  ______ （see） a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street. “It _____  （be） full of expensive things.” Henry said to himself. “I have to get it right now, or others  ______  （take） it away.” He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle （鸣笛）， but he didn't hear it and went on  ______ （run）. The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and  ______ （hurt） in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court. A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing. “But you  ______  （hear） me this time,” said the judge. “Oh, I'm sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.” “ ______ （cover） the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf one. Well, can you hear me?” “No, I can't, sir.” “You  ______   （tell） lies. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears.” The judge said.

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut（初次登台）on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points（得分）in another game.

   Yao Ming , 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really tough.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said

   Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem.

While Yao Ming faces this new challenge,  the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy （活力） to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1.On October 23, 2002, Yao Ming played his______ game in the NBA

A. first    B. second    C. third    D fourth

2.Yao Ming got __________ points in the two games for the Houston Rockets in October ,2002.

　　A. 6　　　 　B.13　　　　C.19　　　D.23

3.Yao Ming thinks that _____.

    A. it is boring to play basketball                 

B. playing in the NBA is not easy

    C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV       

D. he is an NBA star

4.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. Yao Ming will work hard for his team

B. Yao Ming often watches TV

　　C. Yao Ming is the best player in the team

D. The Rockets has lost several games