2. Read and choose.
A. He was a member of Chinese men’s national basketball team in 1998.
B. In 2011, he left the NBA.
C. He was born in Shanghai in 1980.
D. Yao Ming played in the NBA for nine years.
Yao Ming was a very popular basketball player. 1) He is 2.26 metres tall. 2) In 2002, he joined the Houston Rockets because he could play basketball so well. 3) He became one of the most famous basketball players not only in China but also in the world. 4) And then he went to university to study.

1) C
2) A
3) D
4) B

1. 选项C介绍姚明的出生信息，符合介绍人物背景的逻辑顺序。
2. 选项A提到1998年成为中国男篮队员，根据时间顺序应在出生之后。
3. 选项D提到姚明在NBA的职业生涯长度，应在介绍加入NBA之后。
4. 选项B提到离开NBA的时间，应在职业生涯描述之后，最后是去大学学习。
根据题意和逻辑顺序，答案为1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B。

3. Read and choose.
A. You can choose the chess club.
B. So you can join the swimming club.
C. Yes, I do. But I don’t know which to choose.
D. You can join the running club.
E. The football club is a good choice for you.
Sam: Do you want to join a sports club?
Lucy: 1)
Joey: Can you jump high?
Lucy: No, I can’t. But I can run fast.
Sam: 2)
Joey: I can’t run fast but I can swim.
Lucy: 3) __________________________
Sam: I can run fast and control the ball very well.
Joey: 4)
Sue: I’m not good at any sports.

C D B E A

1) Sam问"Do you want to join a sports club?"，Lucy回答应是关于是否想加入及选择困难，选C。2) Lucy说"But I can run fast"，Sam推荐跑步俱乐部，选D。3) Joey说"I can’t run fast but I can swim"，Lucy应推荐游泳俱乐部，选B。4) Sam说"I can run fast and control the ball very well"，Joey推荐足球俱乐部，选E。5) Sue说"I’m not good at any sports"，推荐象棋俱乐部（非运动类），选A。