阅读理解
Yao Ming was born in 1980. Both his parents were basketball players. Yao Ming was not much taller than the other boys in his class before grade 4. But later,he was much taller, taller than any other boys in his school. At the age of 10, he started to play basketball. He loves this game and became very good at it.  But he had other hobbies. He liked swimming too, but not very good at it. He once played table tennis.  He liked making model planes too. He was not the best student in school. He liked some subjects but disliked others. For example, he liked science and history, but not maths. When he was young, he wanted to become an archaeologist. Did he learn English in primary school? Well, yes, he did. He started learning English at grade five. We all know that Yao Ming is very tall. But when people asked him “Do you prefer to be clever or to be tall?”, guess what he said? “Clever,” he said.
（1）What did Yao Ming’s parents do?
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（2）Was Yao Ming much taller than the other boys when he was in grade 1?
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（3）At what age did Yao Ming begin to play basketball?
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（4）What other hobbies did Yao Ming have? 
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（5）Was Yao Ming the best student in his school?
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（6）What subjects did Yao Ming like in school?
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（7）Did Yao Ming learn English in primary school?
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（8）Does Yao Ming prefer to be tall or clever?
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