5 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yao Ming was born in 1980. When he was young, he ate a lot, so most of his parents’ salary (工资) 1 (spend) on food. He was already 1.47 meters tall when he attended primary school. Yao Ming was a student, 2 liked reading, but because of his height, 3 (play) basketball became his first choice. In 1989, at the age of 9, Yao Ming began his part-time basketball training at the youth sports school.
In 2002, he entered the NBA Draft and 4 (select) by the NBA Houston Rockets 5 the first pick. On July 20, 2011, Yao Ming 6 (official) announced his retirement due to injury. He is modest and persistent, loyal and hard-working, and has the spirit of 7 (cooperate). And we all know he is a 8 (remark) player. We can find almost all the characteristics used 9 (describe) the advantages of a traditional Chinese man in Yao Ming.
If Jordan is regarded as the founder of basketball in the United States and the world, then Yao Ming is undoubtedly the 10 (influential) player in the world after Jordan.