50．A．But                 B．Or                       C．Then                     D．Yet

A

2-26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次亮相) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game．The next day, he scored 16 points in another game．Yao Ming, 23, 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 difficult．" He said that joining the Houston Rocket 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．They all like him．

49．A．started                  B．made                     C．mentioned              D．asked