Who do you admire(崇拜)?Different people may have different ideas.
If you’re a sports fan, perhaps the person you admire most is a great basketball player, and Yao Ming is probably the one in your mind. If you study music or play an instrument, perhaps the person you admire most is gifted musician like Mozart, who began to write beautiful music at a very young age. Or maybe you admire great scientists, for example, Yuan Longping.
We have many reasons to admire famous people and we often give much of our respect to them. However, we shouldn’t neglect those who are common, such as nurses, train drivers, firemen, cleaners and so on. They may be working in a corner of the world without being noticed, but all these people spend their working days serving the public. They show great dedication(奉献).However, what they do is often unnoticed by us. Have you ever thought of what our life will be like if they stop working?
So next time when you appreciate famous people, don’t forget those who are common around you.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
【小题1】Yao Ming is a great ______.
A. pop singer                B. actor                C. basketball player
【小题2】Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.
A. music                 B. letters              C. books
【小题3】The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.
A. give comments on         B. make fun of          C. care little about
【小题4】In Paragraph 3,the writer mainly points out ______.
A. the reasons why we admire famous people
B. the importance of common people’s work
C. the places where common people are working
【小题5】What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Famous people are admired by most of us in our life.
B. Common people should also be given respect as the famous ones.
C. Common people should be given the most respect in our society.

A. 根据句意或中英文提示，写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。(8 分)
1. He is my ________ (双胞胎) sister, Kate.
2. Lucy is going to the ____________（博物馆）this winter holiday.
3. Kitty is small and she loves to  ____________（跳舞）.
4.There are two ___________ (图书馆) in my school.
5. Tom is a ________ (有礼貌)boy. He always says "hello" to his teachers.
6.Would you like to be a m__________ of the Reading Club?—Of course..
7. He enjoys c_____ with his friends on the Internet .
8.Listen to me and a_____________ my questions.
B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。(7分)
9. Sunday is the ____________(one) day of a week.
10.. June 1^st  is ____________ Day. (child)
11. Yao Ming is a very good basketball ____________. (play)
12. It’s time ____________(have) lunch.
13.Thank you for ____________(call) me.
14.May I ____________(borrow) your ruler?
15. I spend about an hour a day ____________(clean) the room.

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.
【小题1】On October 23, 2002, Yao Ming played his______ game in the NBA
A. first    B. second    C. third    D fourth
【小题2】Yao Ming got __________ points in the two games for the Houston Rockets in October ,2002.

用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空一词）。

1.Our English teacher ________ (飞) to England last year.

2.The teenagers in China like to celebrate __________(西方) festivals.

3.While watching Top Ten Figures touching China, we couldn’t stop clapping with ________. (激动)

4.At weekends, the shops are much _________(吵闹) than usual.

5.The police knew the _________(强盗) names very well.

6.Yao Ming is one of my _________ (hero).

7.I’m _________ (terrible) sorry about being late again.

8.The students in Grade Nine are looking forward to _________ (win) the final-exam.

9.Young girls should learn to protect ________ (they) from all kinds of danger.

10.It’s a pity that the poor student always answers the questions __________ (correct).