Yao Ming is one of the most famous Chinese basketball players．2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登台)on October23，2002 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(天生的)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．”He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge(挑战) when he arrived in America．“I hope that I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games through very hard work．”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．And the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力)to the Rockets．

   Yao Ming has always tried his best to play since he was in the NBA．He has proven(证明)his ability(能力)．

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(优秀的)English      B．bring new energy

  C．make NBA games easy             D．make NBA games difficult

4．From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ___________．

  A．will work hard for his team

  B．made the highest score(得分)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(广告)            B．a notice

  C．a news report                    D．an instruction(说明)