　　There’s a modern African proverb I like to use when explaining why I feel it is so important to give back to my homeland：“When you take the elevator (lift)up to reach the top, please don’t forget to send the elevator back down, so that someone else can take it to the top. ”

　　As a young man, I was given a wonderful opportunity to pursue an education in the United States at Georgetown University. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would lead to a career in the NBA, which has allowed me to send the elevator back down to my people in Africa.

　　Africa has been described as a continent that is dying, a continent that is suffering, a continent that needs help.

　　It breaks my heart every day to think of all the children growing up in poverty (贫困), and without a sense of hope.

　　But there is hope. It’s hard for me to describe my feelings when I think about what NBA players are doing to spread good will to people all over the world, but especially in Africa.

　　I’ve waited so long for such a moment －seeing more NBA players participating and devoting their time and energy for the youth of the African continent. There’s nothing that brings more joy to my heart than this.

　　The kids that we were working with come from such deep suffering. Some have never even left their village before. To get an opportunity to board a plane and travel to another country to take part in Basketball without Borders, to meet and interact with NBA players and coaches, is like a dream come true. They got to eat wonderful meals. They’re given a uniform and basketball shoes. Some of them are so overwhelmed, they don’t even know what to say.

　　Pete Babcock, who was general manager of the Atlanta Hawks when I played for them, told me in all his years around basketball, he has never received as many thank you as he did in Africa. When I hear something like that, I feel such a deep sense of pride, because I know how truly appreciative these kids are for this experience.

(1)

What can we learn about the author?
[　　]
A．	He dreamt of being a NBA player when he was young.
B．	He has made a lot of contributions to his homeland.
C．	He has trained several famous African basketball players.
D．	He wants the African people to remember what he has done for them.

(2)

What the author has expected most is that ________.
[　　]
A．	he will return to his homeland after he is retired
B．	more and more African children get trained in Africa
C．	the African people can survive from poverty by themselves
D．	his NBA fellows are able to do something for the African youth

(3)

What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
[　　]
A．	All the African kids have never left their hometown.
B．	The author still plays basketball for Atlanta Hawks.
C．	Pete Babcock has been to Africa to help the people there.
D．	All the NBA players and coaches are eager to talk with African kids.

(4)

The underlined word “overwhelmed”in Paragraph 7 means “________”.
[　　]
A．	busy
B．	excited
C．	shocked
D．	confused

I feel such gatherings ________．

A.
are not worth to attend
B.
do not worth attending
C.
are not worth while attending
D.
are not worth attending them

I feel such gatherings ________．

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