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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.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball 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 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 undersand 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 inte
rest in him and they hope Yan Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston
have shown great interest 
in him and they hope Yan 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.
1. Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.
A .22
B. 23
C. 24
D. 26
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
3. The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will _____.
A. speak excellent English
B. bring new energy
C. make NBA games easy
D. face new challenge
4. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming _____.
A. will work hard for his team
B. made the highest score in his first NBA game
C. can't understand his teammates
D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself
5. The passage is probably _____.
A. an advertisement
B. a notice
C. a news report
D . an instruction
