"How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?" How long did 1______ take people
to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now? You can google it 2_____ find the answer
immediately!
     Larry Page and Sergey Brin met in 1995, 3_____ they were both studying computer science at a university.
They dreamed of producing something that could answer 4_____questions in seconds. They decided to make
a better and faster search engine (搜索引擎) 5_____ January 1996. At that time 6_____ would give them
money for their project, so they had to borrow money from family and friends. Soon they started their own
company. Its name Google comes from math. A 'google' is  7_____ very high number -I followed by a
hundred zeros.
     The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide 8_____ it was fast, easy and
correct. By 2002 it became the 9_____ (big) search engine on the Internet. Google hopes that in the future all
the world's information 10_____ be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.

Peter: Look, it's Tom's family photo.
Jim: Is this his sister?
Peter: I don't know. Tom, is this your sister?
Tom: Yes, it's my elder sister. Her name is Linda.
Jim: How about this woman? Is she your mother?
Tom: No. She is my aunt. Her name is Carol. Those are my parents. My father Frank is a doctor
        and my mother Sarah is a professor (教授).
Peter: Who's this baby then?
Tom: It's my cousin. She is Allen and Carol's daughter. Her name is Sally. She is only 3 years old.
Jim: She is so cute. These two people are your grandparents, aren't they?
Tom: Yes, they are. They are both teachers. Their students call them Mr and Mrs Green.

     Sarah left school at eighteen, went to collage and then worked at a computer company. Four years later,
she got a new job as a manager in British Airways (英国航空公司). This is what she told us about her job:
     "My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air. I teach air-hostesses (空姐) and
help them with any problems I also go to lots of meetings.
     My hours are usually form 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. but sometimes I work from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. At work, the first
thing I do is check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the air-hostesses.
     Sometimes I go on long flights (飞行) to check how the air-hostesses are doing. That's my favourite part
of the job, but I like office work, too. Travelling can be hard work. When I get back from a long trip, all I can
do is eat something and then go to bed! I don't make much money, but I'm happy with British Airways and
want to stay there and continue to travel."

1. Sarah's first job was _____.

A. at a college
B. at a computer company
C. in British Airways
D. at Heathrow Airport

2. Sarah does most of her work _____.

A. in meetings
B. in the computer room
C. in the office
D. in airplanes

3. Most days, Sarah starts work at _____.

A. 8 a.m.
B. 1 p.m.
C. 4 p.m.
D. 9 p.m.

4. The first thing Sarah does after a long trip is _____.

A. go to bed
B. have a meal
C. go to a meeting
D. go to the office

5. Sarah would like to _____.

A. make more money
B. stop traveling
C. go to college again
D. stay in the same job

     Miss Wang is going for a trip in some cities in the country. She wants to go to Beijing or Hangzhou by
plane. But she doesn't know what the weather will be like tomorrow (明天). Now she is watching the weather
forecast (预报) on TV.
     "Good evening! And here is the weather report for the next twenty-four hours. Most of north China will
have a cold day with a lot of snow. There will be a strong wind to the north of the Huaihai River. In the south
it will be fine during the day, but at night it will be rainy. The rain will be very heavy in some places. Beijing
will have snow. The temperature (温度) will be from 0℃ to 3℃.Hangzhou will be foggy (有雾的) with the
temperature from 6℃ to 14℃."

1. What is Miss Wang going to do?

A. She's going for a trip in the country.
B. She's going to give the weather forecast on TV.
C. She's going to watch the weather forecast on TV.

2. When is she watching the forecast?

A. In the morning.
B. At noon.
C. In the evening.

3. What's the temperature in Beijing tomorrow?

A. From 6℃ to 14℃.
B. From 0℃ to 3℃.
C. From 3℃ to 14℃.

4. Can Miss Wang go to Hangzhou by plane tomorrow according to (根据) the weather forecast?
    Why or why not?

A. Yes, because it will be a fine day tomorrow.
B. No, because it will be rainy there tomorrow.
C. No, because it will be foggy there tomorrow.

5. Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A. It will be rainy in Beijing tomorrow.
B. It will be fine at night in the south.
C. Beijing and Hangzhou don't have fine weather for trips tomorrow.

(     )1. Robert likes thrillers but he doesn't like action movies.
(     )2. Maria likes comedies but she doesn't like thrillers.
(     )3. Michele likes comedies and documentaries.
(     )4. Guo Peng likes comedies and Beijing Opera.

     Being outgoing is good for your life.  rl'hose who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.
     You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of
friends.  But the real challenge comes when you meet strangers or new
friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile.  In this way, you may have some talks.
     Start a talk. Just a simple "Hello!" or "How is it going?" is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep
that in mind.
     The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the
most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that
you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.    

1. You should start to bP outgoing with____.

A. your parents    
B.your teachers    
C.your best friends  
D.your new friends

2. When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say "_         "

A. What's the matter?                        
B. What's your name?
C. How is it going?                          
D. Are you healthy?

3. The easiest way to be outgoing is -

A. talking      
B. smiling        
C. playing        
D. going out

4. Making new friends can make us ____________

A. more outgoing .    
B. healthier  
C. more athletic      
D. wilder

5. Which is NOT the writer's view?

A. Being outgoing is really difficult.
B. Being outgoing is good for our lives.
C. Being outgoing helps people have more fun.
D. Being outgoing with strangers is not easy.