Zhao Rurui, at 1.97 meters was the tallest player in the Women’s Volleyball World Cup．Thanks to her baby face, she was also the most beautiful player．

     But, more importantly, she was also the Cup’s best player! She attacked quickly, scored lots of points, and was a great striker(扣球手)．

     “She is young but she’s already an excellent attacker,” says Chen Zhonghe, the team’s head coach．

     Being tall sometimes makes Zhao’s life difficult．The 22—year—old girl finds it hard to buy trousers long enough．And sometimes people think she’s a boy．

     Still, she would never want to be short．“It’s a pity I can’t grow any taller,” she says, “I hope to be even taller, so I would be a better player．”

     Zhao works very hard to be good at volleyball．But when she’s not training, she likes to listen to pop songs and she likes drawing．

     She was very pleased to win the Cup．Now she wants to win the 2004 Athens Olympics．

     “I want to be the bet volleyball player in the world,” she says．“I still have a long way to go．”

1．Zhao Ruirui is a              player,

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

2．Sometimes             brings Zhao Ruirui some trouble in her daily life．

A．her baby face                                  B．her being tall

C．her age                                       D．her being good at volleyball

3．Zhao Ruirui doesn’t wish to             ．

      A．be shorter                                    B．win the Athens Games this year

      C．be taller                                D．be a girl

4．The last sentence “I still have a long way to go．”Means

      A．It is a long way from China to Athens．

      B．I have to go a long way to buy a pair of new trousers．

      C．I have to work harder to become the best player in the world．

      D．If I want to become the best player, I have to live longer．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

      A．Zhao feels sorry for being tall．

      B．Zhao is the best volleyball player in the world．

      C．Zhao enjoys nothing but playing volleyball．

      D．Zhao was the best volleyball player in the Women’s Volleyball World Cup．