Great young stars make Chinese people proud, like Yao Ming in the NBA, and Liu Xiang in track and field（田径）. Now maybe we can add one more name: Ding Junhui.

The teenage player has become China’s hero at snooker（斯诺克）.

Two days after his 18^th birthday, Ding reached the top of the 2005 World Snooker China Open on Sunday. He’s the second youngest ever to win a world ranking title（排名赛冠军）！

In the final, Ding beat the world champion 9:5. He came from far behind to win.

“I didn’t feel nervous because I just looked at it as a practice match,” said Ding. “I was able to learn from the other players.”

Ding doesn’t talk much. Besides snooker, he hasn’t many outside interests. He says he doesn’t want anyone to beat him at snooker.

He has been in Britain since he was 16. He can play with the world’s best players there. He practices many hours a day.

“Every game is so different for me. I have to think a lot before I win. That’s why I enjoy snooker so much,” he said.

1. Liu Xiang is famous as a _______ player.

   A. basketball      B. football     C. track and field     D. tennis

2. Ding Junhui was born in _______.

   A. 1987          B. 1990       C. 1997             D. 2005

3. Ding Junhui didn’t feel nervous because ________.

   A. he didn’t want to win             B. he would be the first in the match

   C. he regarded it as a practise match    D. he was’t interested in the match

4. From the passage, we know that Ding _______.

   A. is a man with few words            B. has many outside interests

   C. is good at basketball               D. never learns from others

5. Ding has been in Britain since he was 16 so that _______.

   A. he can practise his English         

B. he can make many friends there

   C. he can play with the world’s best players there.  

D. he loves Britain

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）

1.Yao Ming is a great ______.

   A. pop singer                B. actor                C. basketball player

2.Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.

   A. music                 B. letters              C. books

3.The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.

   A. give comments on          B. make fun of          C. care little about

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

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.