Yao Ming is China’s most famous basketball player. He may have retired from the _______, but he continued to _______ young people with his hard work once more, this time _______ the classroom instead. This 38-year-old man first _______ Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2011 and graduated on July 8, 2018.

Yao Was born in a family of basketball player, _______ his father and mother insisted that Yao should get _______ education after his basketball career (职业). Yao’s first day at _______ was a big mess (麻烦，混乱), with hundreds of students _______ outside his classroom asking for _______ and signatures (签名). While many students lived in the university, Yao couldn’t — there was no bed to ________ the 2.26-metre-tall man.

In his commencement(毕业典礼) speech, Yao said, “If not for that promise to my father and mother, I might have ________ several times, especially since ________ had to take math. But over time, I came to believe that learning itself is more ________ than the result.” Yao also told his fellow graduates to think about what society needs ________ planning their next steps in life. Besides his role in the ________ management, Yao is also a wild Animal Aid ambassador as well as a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

1.A.army B.sport C.factory D.office

2.A.encourage B.interest C.require D.order

3.A.to B.above C.in D.along

4.A.entered B.reached C.knew D.visited

5.A.for B.or C.so D.but

6.A.longer B.wider C.higher D.poorer

7.A.cinema B.station C.airport D.college

8.A.singing B.waiting C.reading D.dancing

9.A.postcards B.paintings C.photos D.presents

10.A.fit B.cover C.protect D.accept

11.A.looked up B.given up C.grown up D.broken up

12.A.I B.you C.she D.he

13.A.funny B.reasonable C.popular D.important

14.A.after B.while C.because D.although

15.A.volleyball B.football C.basketball D.baseball

— It’s reported that human got the first picture of a black hole on April 10, 2019.

— ________

A.Good news. B.All right. C.So what? D.How come?

It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.

A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules

— Let’s go swimming this afternoon, shall we?

— Good idea. Nothing is more ________ than swimming in such a hot day.

A.friendly B.enjoyable C.hopeful D.difficult

We won’t forget the heroes ________ lost their lives while fighting against a forest fire.

A.who B.whose C.when D.why

The weather is fine. I’m sure ________ we can go camping this afternoon.

A.why B.what C.that D.if

It’s a pity that Notre Dame Cathedral (巴黎圣母院) ________ fire on April 16, 2019.

A.set B.made C.caught D.put

Bob works so hard at his lessons that he ________ wastes time playing computer games.

A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never

— What are you doing now, Li Ming?

— I ________ an article about China’s Change - 4 spacecraft.

A.was reading B.read C.am reading D.will read

Reading a large number of books ________ make us wiser.

A.should B.can C.need D.must