58. 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

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.

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 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.

57. According to the passage, what should the students not do?

A. they should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them

B. they should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money

C. they should not make friends, because making friends would take them absent

D. they should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money　

E

56. Why was the school master angry with him?

A. because he was too naughty　　 B. because he was too lazy

C. because he caused a big fire　　 D. because he stole something from the school

55.Where did Sarah smoke?

　 　A. in the classroom　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. in the Dinning hall　

　　 C. in the street　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the dormitory

54. Why did Sarah write to his parents ?

A. He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

　 　B. He told his parents what he had done in school.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.

　　 D. He thought he was old enough to help them do something.

53. From this article, we can learn that ____.

　　 A. we should share with others if we find something valuable

　　 B. we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life

　　 C. keep the lottery if you find one

　　 D. playing the violin could make you feel happy

D

Dear Mom and Dad ,

I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you . I have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me . She is going to write to you . You must come and take me away from here . She does not want me in the school any longer . The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed . As I was smoking , I heard footsteps coming towards the room .I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking , so I threw the cigarette away . Unfortunately , the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket . It caught fire .

There was a curtain near the waste --paper basket . It caught fire too . Soon the whole room was burning . The master phoned the fire brigade(消防队). The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived , the whole school was on fire . The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage . She will send you a bill for about a million dollars .

I'm very sorry for this .

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　Much love,

Sarah　

52. The artist didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself because he ____.

　　 A. chose to be honest

　　 B. didn’t need the money

　　 C. thought the lottery was worth nothing

　　 D. was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself

51. According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE?

　　 A. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.

　　 B. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.

　　 C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.

　　 D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.

50. Which sentence below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph two?

　　 A. Because the violinist loved to play the violin at the station.

　　 B. Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him.

　　 C. Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing.

　　 D. Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies.