When is Yao Ming's birthday?____________

1．—When is your birthday?

—It ’s_________ ．

A． october 7th

B． may，5th

C． September 2nd

D． January 8

A. profession

B. professional

C. vocational

D. occupational

(A) It’s April 18th

(B) It’s Sunday

(C) It’s August

(D) I was born in 1988

Yao Ming is from Shanghai． Liu Xiang is from Shanghai， too．（合并为一句）

Yao Ming_____ Liu Xiang_______ from Shanghai．

Passage Four

2. 26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初资登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points (得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points 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 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.

46. Yao Ming got 13 points on October______, 2002.

A. 22

B. 23

C. 24

D. 26

I have just got an iPod as my birthday gift.()

A、 Good luck

B、 That’s right

C、 Congratulations

My father's birthday is on May the ______ (two)．

A.deceived

B.deserted

C.unfortunate

D.disappointed

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