【1February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin'sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBA】
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February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.
AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin'sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBAandheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.
Lin'senjoymentofbasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin'sfathermovedtoU.S.hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbasketballtohissonintroducinghimtothegameattheageoffive.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.
InhighschoolLindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollegehewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.HoweverafterhisadmissiontoHarvardhewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.
DuringLin'stimeatHarvardhisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1482pointsmakinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.
WhenhegraduatednoprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontractbuthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeague.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysigningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.
Atfirst，playinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowlytheexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.InafewverydifficultmonthshewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.
Buthehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdreamsoheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocome.ThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary42012，onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.AfterthatheledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhim"Linsanity"(林发疯）.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100"MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld"JeremyLinincluded.
1.Which of the following is of little help in Lin’s success?
A. his father’s influence B. his devotion to basketball
C. his years of hard work D. his graduation from Harvard University
2. What does the phrases "wore off" in seventh parag