●     AC Milan star Kaka says a foot injury（受傷）is still stopping him from returning to football．He has not played for 32 days． Kaka says he is in a lot of pain．“I hurt myself in an area that we always put pressure（壓力）on．” Kaka once played for a year with a knee injury, but the 26-year-old said this is much worse．

●     British actress Emma used to spend more time filming than at school． But today she is ready to pay more attention to her studies．This 19-year-old girl will start at the Yale University in the autumn．“I always loved school．I just want to go back and find what else there is,” she said．

●     Chinese 25-year-old sports star Liu Xiang returned to Shanghai in March．He had a successful foot operation（手術(shù)）in December in Houston, and spent the next three months there for recovery（康復(fù)） and basic training．It is said that a group of doctors are ready to help with Liu’s recovery．

●     Russian great tennis player Sharapova will not be playing in the MPS Group Championships, which begins in the US on Monday．Sharapova was missing the Sony Ericsson Open the week before last in Miami．She may continue training for the WTA Rome event at the beginning of May．

1． Liu Xiang’s foot operation was successfully done in December in ________．

   A． Miami               B． Rome                 C． Houston           D． Shanghai

2． How long has Kaka not played football because of his foot injury?

   A． More than a month．                    B． About a year．

C． Two weeks．                               D． Three months．

3． Which of the following is RIGHT?

   A． Emma started school at the age of 19．

 B． Sharapova may play in the WTA Rome event．

C． Kaka was hurt by other players．

D． Liu Xiang returned to Shanghai for an ad．

4． Among the four persons, _______ isn’t a sports star．

   A． Sharapova          B． Liu Xiang          C． Emma               D． Kaka