3.(　 )The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will　　　 .

A. speak excellent English　　　　　 B. bring new energy to the Rockets

C. make NBA games easy　　　　　 D. face new challenge

2.(　 )Yao Ming said that　　　 .

A. playing in the NBA was difficult　 B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C. he was an NBA star　　　　　　 D. it was boring to play basketball

1.(　 )Yao Ming got13 points on October　　　 , 2002.

　　　 A.22　　 B.23　　 C.24　　　 D.26

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登台)on October23, 2002 and got 6 points(得分)for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points is another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basket-ball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He asked 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.

5.(　 )Which of the following is True?

A. Jack had an umbrella shop.　

B. The woman’s umbrella was Jack’s.

C. The woman thought Jack was a thief.

D. Jack bought eight umbrellas from the shop again.

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4.(　 )The next day Jack saw the woman　　　　 .

　　　 A. in the shop　　　 B. at home　　　 C. on the train　　 D. on the bus

3.(　 )That evening the old woman’s umbrella was almost taken by　　 .

　　　 A. the shopkeeper　　 B. Jack’s wife　 C. Jack　　　 D. the driver

2.(　 )　　　 had the broken umbrellas mended in the umbrella shop.

A. Jack’s wife　　　 B. Jack　　　　 C. The shopkeeper　　 D. The old woman

1.(　 )Jack’s wife found 　　　　umbrellas in the closet.

A. eight broken　　　 B. broken eight　　 C. eight new　　 D. new eight

5.(　 )Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Henry wanted to find another piece of work.

　　 B. Henry would soon be sent away again.

C. Henry would be given a piece of important work.

D. The manager would be afraid of Henry.

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One day Jack’s wife was cleaning out a closet(壁橱).

“Look at all these umbrellas,” she said to Jack. “There are eight and they are all broken.”

“I’ll take them to the umbrella shop and have them mended,” Jack said.

Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. “They’ll be ready tomorrow,” the shopkeeper said.

That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. He sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor near her.

When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. “Hey!” the woman said. “That’s my umbrella!”

“I’m sorry,” Jack said, and at the same time he gave the umbrella to her. “I wasn’t thinking. Please excuse me.”

The next day he got back the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus.

As he sat down, a voice behind him said, “You certainly have a successful day!”

He turned around and saw the woman whose umbrella had almost been taken by him the day before.