A Nice Clean Plate
It’s Saturday evening. Bruce is having a birthday party. There are a lot of children at the party. They play together for an hour. Then Bruce’s mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Sam any.
Sam feels wronged(委屈) but then he remembers his mother’s words, “Be polite.(礼貌). Don’t ask for food.” So he waits for a few minutes, then he holds his plate up over his head and says loudly, “ Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”
【小题1】What day is it?

A．Sunday

B．Saturday

C．Monday

D．Friday

【小题2】What are the children doing in the afternoon? They are ___.

A．reading

B．singing

C．playing

D．dancing

【小题3】They play for ___.

A．an hour

B．ten minutes

C．half an hour

D．twenty minutes

【小题4】Who gives them some food?

A．Bruce’s father

B．Bruce’s uncle

C．Bruce

D．Bruce’s mother

【小题5】Sam’s mother tells him not to ___.

A．play in the street

B．ask for food

C．play with girls

D．swim in the river

 
Jeremy Shu -How Lin is an NBA player on the New York Knicks. He is an Asian-American NBA rising star. He was born on August 23rd, 1988. He is 1.91meters tall. He weighs 91 kilos. He is also a graduate of Harvard University. Months ago, few people knew of him, but in February, 2012, Lin started to shine. He led his team to a series of (一系列)wins. He surprised everybody and quickly became famous in the sports world.
US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote an article about Lin for Time. He said Lin breaks lots of wrong ideas. One of them is that Asian Americans can’t play basketball well. Another is that you can’t be a great sports player and an excellent student at the same time.
Duncan also noted that Lin’s success was not an accident(偶然). He worked hard and stayed humble(谦虚的). He lives the right way. He plays the right way.
What makes Lin stand out from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.
【小题1】 Which team does Jeremy Shu-How Lin play for?

A．The Houston Rockets.	B．The Los Angeles Lakers.
C．The New York Knicks.	D．The New Jersey Nets.

【小题2】. How old is Jeremy Shu-How Lin this year?

A．He is twenty.	B．He is twenty-two.
C．He is twenty-four.	D．He is twenty-six.

【小题3】 Which university did he graduate from?

A．Taiwan University.	B．Harvard University.
C．Oxford University.	D．Cambridge University.

【小题4】. According to the passage, do you think a person can be a great sports player and a good student at the same time?

A．Yes, I think so.	B．No, I don’t think so.
C．Yes, I don’t think so.	D．No, I think so.

【小题5】What makes him a great success?

A．Hard work and his height.

B．His coach and his weight.

C．His character(性格) and his family.

D．Hard work and never-give-up spirit.

Yao Ming is a famous basketball player in NBA. He was born on September 12^th 1980, his favourite city is Shanghai .But now he lives in Houston , USA, because he plays for Houston Rockets. Yao Ming likes to play basketball .He’s good at basketball , and he plays it almost every day . He also likes to play computer games and surf the Internet .Yao Ming is more than two meters tall . Yao Ming’s favourite colour is blue , but he wears red or white shirts when he has basketball match , and his favourite animal is dog . This year -2012 is Yao Ming’s twentieth year in NBA. We hope Yao Ming will be the best player in NBA.

1.Which city is Yao Ming’s favourite ?

A．Beijing

B．Shanghai

C．NewYork

D．Houston

2.What is his favourite sport ?

A．go swimming

B．play basketball

C．play football

D．play computer games

3.When is his birthday ?

A．September 12th 1980	B．September 12th 1981
C．September 12th 1979	D．September 12th 1982

4.How long does Yao Ming play in NBA?

A．fifteen years

B．twenty years

C．sixteen years

D．forty years

5.What team does Yao Ming play for ?

A．Huanghe Football Team	B．Huanghe Basketball Team
C．Houston Rockets	D．China Basketball Team