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YaoMing, a Chinese eminent figure（杰出人物） in the filed of b_____, who once played for the Houston Rockets of NBA in the U.S.A..
YaoMing raised his fame(名誉) swiftly after he went to America. S______ then, There was an increasing number of people who knew him. N______ only did the Chinese people know him, but also the American and other foreign countries’ people as well. Today, he still enjoys a high level of popularity as a boss. He is referred to as ‘Big Yao’, because he is 2.26 metres t_________
Big Yao never failed to attack the attention of everyone. He always tried his best to play in each m__________, he plays basketball by heart.
Recently, he returned to China for the basketball match. Few matches can be more fantastic than the match b_________ China and Australia. I have watched this match which made me feel so exciting. It was the 4^th part of the match and only several seconds l______.
Catching the ball from one of the team, YaoMing jumped to the air, throwing the ball as quickly as p_______. All the spectators are looking at the basketball. Excitedly, the ball was t_____ into the net! There was no more time for Australian to throw the ball. China won the great match.
Though YaoMing is by no means considered to be a great basketball player, his name will probably r_________ immortal(不朽的).