Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks. he scored 32. 4
points pergame. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son
of' two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he  was young. Now, as one of
the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese
basketball players love this game too.
       Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil(巴两)in 1940. He started
playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't stop playing until 1977. He played for Brazil for
111 times and scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in
the street, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly
became an international figure.
       Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final (毕决赛) at Wimbledon in
1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova.
People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player
and she has won most of the main matches several times.

1. In the passage , _______is the youngest player. 

A. Pele                
B. Yao Ming
C. Steffi Graf          
D. Martina Navratilova

2. _______comes from South America.     

A. Pele                
B. Yao Ming
C. Steffi Graf          
D. No one

3. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Yao Ming is a table tennis player.
B. Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now.
C. Yao Ming's parents are not basketball players.
D. Yao Ming is playing for the Chinese Football Team .

4. Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Pele was born in a poor family.
B. Pele was a great football player.
C. Pele played football in the street all his life.
D. Pele became famous soon after he was picked to play for Santos.

5. From the passage, we know that ________ .   

A. Steffi Graf was born in Wimbledon in 1985.
B. Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player.
C. Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was only 16.
D. Steffi Graf has won few of the main matches since 1985.

     Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points
per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two
great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the
NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players
love this game too!  
     Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil (巴西) in 1940. He started playing
for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire (退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he
scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the street, like many
people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international person.
     Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final (半决赛) at Wimbledon in 1985
when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were
surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won
most of the main matches several times.

1. In the passage, ______ is the youngest player.

A. Pele
B. Yao Ming
C. Steffi Graf
D. Martina Navratilova

2. ______ comes from the South America and is very famous all over the world.

A. Pele
B. Yao Ming
C. Steffi Graf
D. No one

3. In which year did Pele start playing for Santos?

A. In 1940
B. In 1956
C. In 1969
C. In 1977

4. From the passage, we know that ______.

A. Steffi Graf was born in Wimbledon in 1985
B. Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was only 16
C. Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player
D. Steffi Graf has won few of the tennis players

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now.
B. Pele became famous soon after he was picked to play for Santos.
C. Steffi Graf was a famous tennis player.
D. Martina Navratilova lost the tennis final at Wimbledon in 1985.