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Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4
points per . 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 basket ball 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 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 stop playing 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 figure.


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 . 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 Houst on 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.