The retired basketball star Yao Ming ,whose basketball career was cut by injury, has started classes at Shanghai Jiaotong University, one of the top universities in his hometown of Shanghai.
Yao Ming said that he studied for himself, not as a show for others. He also joked to reporters after his first day of classes that “ The teacher showed me some mercy(宽容) and did not leave me any homework.”.
At the former Houston Rockets center, Yao Ming played in three Olympics. He increased the NBA’s influence in China. He’s studying math, English, and modern Chinese history, hoping they will help his business career. Unlike other students, Yao Ming has chosen to study different subjects, including finance(金融)，because he hopes to _apply_ the knowledge to his business.
【小题1】Why did Yao Ming choose to go back to school?

The retired basketball star Yao Ming ,whose basketball career was cut by injury, has started classes at Shanghai Jiaotong University, one of the top universities in his hometown of Shanghai.

Yao Ming said that he studied for himself, not as a show for others. He also joked to reporters after his first day of classes that “ The teacher showed me some mercy(宽容) and did not leave me any homework.”.

At the former Houston Rockets center, Yao Ming played in three Olympics. He increased the NBA’s influence in China. He’s studying math, English, and modern Chinese history, hoping they will help his business career. Unlike other students, Yao Ming has chosen to study different subjects, including finance(金融)，because he hopes to _apply_ the knowledge to his business.

1.Why did Yao Ming choose to go back to school?

A．To find a job easily.                      B．To help his business career.

C．To increase the NBA’s influence.           D．To make a show for others.

2.Which statement is _not mentioned_?

A．Yao Ming has studied in Shanghai Jiaotong University.

B．Yao Ming retired because of injuries.

C．Yao Ming is studying history, biology and art.

D．Yao Ming played in three Olympics.

3.Which word is the most similar to the word “_apply_” according to the text?

A．Choose.           B．Help.             C．Use              D．Ask.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Yao Ming is still in NBA.

B.Yao Ming chose the same subject as others.

C. Yao Ming has worked for Houston Rockets.

D. Yao Ming’s teacher left him homework.

The retired basketball star Yao Ming ,whose basketball career was cut by injury, has started classes at Shanghai Jiaotong University, one of the top universities in his hometown of Shanghai.
Yao Ming said that he studied for himself, not as a show for others. He also joked to reporters after his first day of classes that “ The teacher showed me some mercy(宽容) and did not leave me any homework.”.
At the former Houston Rockets center, Yao Ming played in three Olympics. He increased the NBA’s influence in China. He’s studying math, English, and modern Chinese history, hoping they will help his business career. Unlike other students, Yao Ming has chosen to study different subjects, including finance(金融)，because he hopes to _apply_ the knowledge to his business

1.Why did Yao Ming choose to go back to school?

1. A.
   To find a job easily
2. B.
   To help his business career
3. C.
   To increase the NBA’s influence
4. D.
   To make a show for others

2.Which statement is _not mentioned_?

1. A.
   Yao Ming has studied in Shanghai Jiaotong University
2. B.
   Yao Ming retired because of injuries
3. C.
   Yao Ming is studying history, biology and art
4. D.
   Yao Ming played in three Olympics

3.Which word is the most similar to the word “_apply_” according to the text?

1. A.
   Choose
2. B.
   Help
3. C.
   Use
4. D.
   Ask

4.What can we learn from the passage?

1. A.
   Yao Ming is still in NBA
2. B.
   Yao Ming chose the same subject as others
3. C.
   Yao Ming has worked for Houston Rockets
4. D.
   Yao Ming’s teacher left him homework

For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry’s parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn’t do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn’t find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
【小题1】Harry’s hiccups lasted ____.