（), he has earned himself a lot of respect, yet he is always modest and accessible.

A.has earned

B.has failed to earn

C.has rendered

D.has failed to render

When a man is taller and stronger than other men, he is sometimes called a giant. Many people think of Chamberlain as a giant. He is so tall that he has a special, extra-long bed to sleep in and a special car with enough space for his long legs. During his playing days, Wilt was paid about $200 000 a year. That was what the president of the United States earned for being president. At that time, it was more than any other athlete in the entire history of sports had ever been paid. Wilt played for the Los Angeles Lakers team. He helped to make it the best team in the Western Division of the National Basketball Association, which is a group of the very finest professional teams in the world. Wilt owns a beautiful apartment building in Los Angeles and another one in New York. He owns racehorses (赛马). He wears fine clothes. He owns an English Bentley car. When Wilt was just seven years old, he took a job. He did not tell his mother or father, but one day his mother found out. She looked out into the street and saw Wilt lifting crates for a milkman. Mrs. Chamberlain told the milkman that Wilt was only seve n. She said he shouldn’t be lifting those heavy milk crates. “I thought he was twelve “, said the milkman.

1. According to the passage, people called Wilt Chamberlain a giant.

A. T B. F

2. Wilt Chamberlain played for the Seattle Seahawks.

A. T B. F

3. The president of the United States earned as much money doing his job each year as Wilt earned playing basketball.

A. T B. F

4. Wilt Chamberlain could be such a famous basketball player only because he played for the finest professional team.

A. T B. F

5. According to the passage, the word “honesty” best describes Wilt ‘s desire to work when he was seven.

A. T B. F

He worked __ hard __ he earned a lot of money.

A.such .. that

B.as .. as

C.so .. that

D.so .. as

Last year mike earned ______ his brother, though his brother has a higher position.

A) twice as much as B) twice as many as

C) twice than D) twice as more as