完成一篇题为“Yao Ming”的文章，但不要逐字翻译。

1.姚明，1980年出生于上海，身高2.26米；

2.九岁开始打篮球，十八岁进入国家队，22岁加入NBA打球；2011年从NBA退役，然后成为上海篮球队的老板，他让上海篮球队越来越厉害。

3.爱好：玩电脑游戏和阅读；

4.对人有礼貌、友好，是青少年的偶像，也是中国人的骄傲。

Yao Ming

There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18   to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

1.A. time        B. day         C. week             D. year

2.A. turned      B. driven     C. pulled          D. threw

3.A. harder      B. tougher    C. easier           D. worse

4.A. sticks     B. knives       C. nails            D. forks

5.A. happy          B. sad          C. excited         D. angry

6.A passed          B. came         C. returned         D. happened

7.A. some           B. many         C. all              D. most

8.A. house          B. nails       C. room             D. wall

9.A. badly       B. well       C. sadly            D. kindly

10.A. never       B. sometimes      C. often         D. always

11.A. politely     B. carefully   C. happily        D. angrily

12.A. must          B. need        C. can           D. should

13.A. how much    B. how long     C. how many times   D. how far

14.A. cry           B. jump         C. lose         D. smile

15.A. refuse      B. want           C. fail          D. learn

Dear Sigmund Friend

I am a Grade 9 student. I have 　21 problem, and I do not know how to deal 　22 it.

I have a lot of homework every day, and I have no choice 　23　 to do it. I often stay up late to complete 24 , and then feel tired the next day.

Sometimes, I want to 　25 to do so much work, but usually I just accept it. I understand that it is important to do my homework and 　26　 on time. However, I hardly have any spare time for my hobbies 　27　 playing volleyball and ping-pong. I really feel bad about that. I often doubt whether it is worth　 28　 so hard.

I am 　29　 a holiday without homework so that I can relax and have some time for my hobbies. What should I do? Can you offer me some suggestions? They will be of great value to me. I hope to 　 30　 you soon.

Best wishes

Millie

21. A. an　　　　　　 B. a　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　　 D. (不填)

22. A. with　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. on

23. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　 　D. then

24. A. the housework　 B. the exercise　　 C. exercises　　　　　 D. the exercises

25. A. accept　　　　 B. refuse　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. agree

26. A. hand it on　　 B. hand it in　　　　 C. hand in　　　　　　 D. put it in

27. A. as　　　　　　 B. such so　　　　 C. such as　　　　　　 D. as much as

28. A. reading　　　 B. playing　　　　　 C. walking　　　　　 D. working

29. A. looking for　　 B. looking forward to C. looking after　　　 D. looking up

30. A. hear of　　　 B. hear about　　　　 C. hear from　　　　 D. hear