[单项选择]What happened to Wilt Chamberlain in 1972
A. He lost the final chance to win a championship.
B. He was knocked out during one contest.
C. He broke a bone in the wrist during a match.
D. He was awarded with a $1.5 million house.

[单项选择]What happened to Wilt Chamberlain in 1972
A. He lost the final chance to win a championship.
B. He was knocked out during one contest.
C. He broke a bone in the wrist during a match.
D. He was awarded with a $1.5 million house.

[单项选择]What was Wilt Chamberlain determined to do before he retired
A. To break the previous records.
B. To buy a luxury house.
C. To win one more championship for his team.
D. To play against the New York team once again.

[单项选择]What happened
A. Ken didn’t get Jane’s phone-call.
B. Jane went out.
C. Ken was ill.

[单项选择]Why is Wilt Chamberlain considered a famous basketball player
A. Because he led his teams to many championships.
B. Because he set as many as 65 different records.
C. Because he still played the game after he retired.
D. Because he didn’’t stop playing even when he was seriously injured.

[单项选择]In the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of only three players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) listed at over seven feet. If he had played last season, however, he would have been one of 42. The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years, and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growing numbers of bigger, longer frames.
The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped growing. Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today’s people—especially those born to families who have lived in the US for many generations—apparently reached their limit in the early 1960s. And they aren’t likely to get any taller. "In the general population today, at this genetic, environmental level, we’ve pretty much gone as far as we can go," says anthropologist William Cameron Chumlea of Wright State University. In the case of NBA player
A. illustrate the change of height of NBA players
B. show the popularity of NBA players in the US.
C. compare different generations of NBA players
D. assess the achievements of famous NBA players

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In the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of the only three players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) listed at over seven feet. If he had played last season, however, he would have been one of 42. The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years, and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growing numbers of bigger, longer frames.
The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped growing. Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today’ s people—especially those born to families who have lived in the U. S. for many generations--apparently reached their limit in the early 1960s. And they aren’t likely to get any taller. "In the general population to- day, at this genetic, environmental level, we’ve pretty much gone as far as we can go," says anthropologist William Cameron Chumlea of
A. the garment industry will reconsider the uniform size
B. the design of military uniforms will remain unchanged
C. genetic testing will be employed in selecting sportsmen
D. the existing data of human height will still be applicable