Kobe Bryant，one of （36）　　famous basketball players in NBA of America．He was born in the USA．He is 1.98meters tall．He can speak English，Italian and （37）____　　 French．Kobe is the only son in his family．He started （38）　　basketball when he was only a child，because his father （39）　　was once a basketball player influenced his life deeply．His good playing skills brought （40）　　a lucky life．

Kobe Bryant became a professional player at the （41）　　of 18．Ever since then，he has been a top player in Los Angeles Lakes（ 洛杉矶湖人队）in the USA．（42）　　the leader of his team，he played an important （43）　　in NBA championships．In the 2007﹣2008season，he received the prize of the most valuable player﹣the highest honor for the basketball players．At the same time，he led his team and won the basketball gold medals in Beijing．

Kobe is a superstar in many people's hearts．Almost every basketball lover （44）　　 him．He has a lot of fans all over the world．Kobe's life is （45）　　of success and challenges．He retired from Los Angeles Lakes in April this year．But there is no doubt that he is an excellent basketball player in history．

36．A．more	B．the most	C．much
37．A．a few	B．a lot	C．a little
38．A．playing	B．played	C．was playing
39．A．where	B．why	C．who
40．A．his	B．him	C．her
41．A．age	B．year	C．number
42．A．So	B．As	C．But
43．A．game	B．basketball	C．role
44．A．knows	B．know	C．known
45．A．fill	B．fall	C．full