Here are five letters from readers listed in 1-5. All the greetings and signatures are left out. Suppose you are a secretary of the magazine CR (Crazy English Reader), for each one find a suitable reply from A-F. Mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra reply which you don’t need to use.

   1. I am a reader of CR. Recently I found students translate some articles of CR. I appreciate your offering an opportunity to us beginners to practise using English. So I want to ask how they can obtain these articles and translated them for you, and what qualities you require. Thank you.

   2. I love your Crazy English Reader magazine! It provides valuable data for work in our English teaching. My wife and I are teaching Conversational English so I’ve been giving you a bit of a plug at our middle school. I told the students to “get a copy!” It’s good stuff! Fantastic!

     3. I’m one of Yao’s fans from Guangzhou. I have read the Yao Ming articles in No.7 Crazy English Reader. I want to know his correspondence address and the official website. Could you please tell me? Thank you very much indeed.

     4. First of all, I must say thank you very much to all the CE Reader editors who gave us a really good English magazine. Secondly, I want to give you a piece of advice. In each passage, you gave us some new words with their Chinese translation. However, as far as my knowledge, I think you should give us not only the Chinese meaning but also the English meaning so as to know the words more accurately. Thank you!

     5. I am an editor of the English Monthly of our school. I have a question that is how to say the position of the paper e.g., 总编 责任编辑 and so on. I hope you can help me to tell me the word in English. The more the better. Thank you so much! I love the book very much. Now, I do this work, I need study more information about this work, if you have time, please email me. Thank you.

Thank you for your suggestion. We may try that in some future issues of CR. I think the best way to improve your reading vocabulary is to be able to guess the meaning of the word from the other words around it. Also, if you have an English dictionary, it’s good to look up the words and then mark them down in a notebook and review them later on. Then if you really want to learn how to use the words, try using them in conversation or in writing. Hope this helps.

The best way for you to learn the different positions in a newspaper or magazine is to get a copy of an all-English magazine or newspaper and then copy down the different positions. There are also titles such as Managing Editor, reporter, Copy Editor, Photo Editor and Layout Editor. I hope this helps. If you have some more specific questions, you can send them to me and I’ll try to answer.

C．The best way to reach Yao directly is through his home team, the Shanghai Sharks. You can write him at 2570 Xietu Road, Shanghai. For more information on Yao, you can look at the sports section in sina. com. I hope this helps. Another idea is that you can try to write Yao while he’s living and playing in Houston. You can try to reach Yao in the US at:   Yao Ming   Compaq Centre 10  Houston, TX 77046

Thank you for being such a careful reader of CR. Yes, you’re right we made a mistake in the writing of that Chinese word. Each issue we try to read very carefully each article and its translation to make sure there are no mistakes, but unfortunately a few mistakes always get by. But you encourage us to keep improving, so thank you.

Yes, we do have several students who help us translate some of the articles in our magazine. We contact these translators directly after interviewing their translation work. Afterwards we assign the articles to them for translation. If you are interested in being one of our translators you can send us some information about yourself and a sample of your translation work.

Thank you for helping us to promote CR. We’re glad it’s helpful to your students. We always try to include articles that reflect real life. It’s our hope that CR will not only improve student’s English but also open up a different worldview.

第二节:完形填空：（共20小题；每题1分，共计20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A girl used to turn her cell phone off and put it by her photo on the desk every night before going to bed. This habit has been with her ever since she _41_the cellphone.

The girl had a boyfriend .When they couldn’t _42_ ,they would either call or send messages to each other.They both liked the type of_43_.

One night the boy really _44_the girl. When he called her, however ,the girl’s cell phone was off because she was already_45_. The next day , the boy asked the girl to _46_her cell- phone on at night, because when he needed to reach her and could not, he would be _47_.

 From that day on ,the girl began a new_48_. Her cell phone was never _49_at night. Because she was afraid that she might not be able to_50_the phone ring in her sleep, she tried to _51_very alert. As days went on, she became thinner and thinner. Slowly, a gap began to_52_between them.

 The girl wanted to revive their relationship. One night, she called the boy. However , what she got was a sweet female _53_: ”Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off.” The girl knew that her _54_ had just been turned off.

 After a long time, the girl had a new love. No matter how well they got along, the girl _55_ to get married . In the girl’s heart ,she always_56_ that boy’s words and the night_57_that phone was power off.

One night, the girl fell ill._58_calling her parents, she dialed the new boy’s cell phone.The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still _59_.

Later the girl asked the boy, ”Why don’t you turn your cell phone off at night?”

 The boy answered “I’m afraid that if you need anything at night and aren’t able to find me, you will be worried ”.The girl finally_60_ the boy.

41.A.bought      B.used            C.had          D.left

42.A. meet       B.work           C.eat           D.rest

43. A.style       B.communication   C.emotion       D.habit

44..liked        B.missed           C.hated         D.needed

45.A.sleepy      B.tired             C.asleep        D.alone

46.A.remain     B.expose           C.leave         D.take

47.A.delighted   B.relieved          C.scared        D.worried

48.A.friend      B.habit             C.career        D.hobby

49.A.shut down  B.slowed down      C.broke  down  D.stepped down

50.A.see        B.feel             C.smell          D.hear

51A.leave       B.take             C.stay          D.hold

52. A.form      B.fill              C.work          D.discount

53.A.person     B.voice            C.image         D.photo

54. A.phone     B.power           C.love           D.fan

55. A.pretended  B.agreed           C.decided        D.refused

56.A. realized   B.understood        C.remembered    D.appreciated

57.A.when      B.why             C.where         D.which

58.A.Apart from   B.As a result of     C.In place of      D.Instead of

59.A.on        B.off              C.away          D.in

60.A.left       B.married          C.visited         D.received

---May I move your bag a little and take this seat?

   --- ___.

  A.Don’t mention it    B.It doesn’t matter   C.Take it easy   D.Go ahead

.After trying hard, they _______ the hope of finding an effective way to solve the problem.

A. abandoned          B. released         C. discouraged     D. resigned

 Mike told me that you would pay a visit to Japan, ______?    

  A. would you            B. wouldn’t you            C. did you                    D. didn’t you

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入白处的最佳答案。

   One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36 you can just wait until we make a quick 37 at the grocery store. I have something 38 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 39 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 40 your question.” I put one apple of each 41 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 42 look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all 43 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44, some of the apples may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 46 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 49 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 50. See if that helps you 51 which one is which. ”

He took 52, and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 53 like apples! They are all different, but once you 54 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 55 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

36. A. although      B. so       C. because      D. if         

37. A. stop      B. start    C. turn    D. stay        

38. A. expressive    B. encouraging       C. informative       D. interesting     

39. A. bought  B. counted      C. saw     D. collected      

40. A. check   B. mention     C. answer       D. improve       

41. A. size      B. type    C. shape  D. class        

42. A. worried       B. satisfied     C. proud  D. curious       

43. A. ordinary      B. normal       C. different     D. regular       

44. A. outside B. whole C. table   D. inside        

45. A. still      B. even   C. only    D. ever        

46. A. examining    B. measuring  C. drawing     D. packing       

47. A. keeping       B. placing       C. pulling       D. giving        

48. A. on B. toward       C. for      D. in         

49. A. mustn’t B. can’t   C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t       

50. A. each one      B. each other  C. the other    D. one another    

51. A. admit   B. consider     C. decide D. believe

52. A. big bites      B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold D. close look 

53. A. just      B. always       C. merely       D. seldom

54. A. put away      B. get down    C. hand out     D. take off 

55. A. made    B. took    C. got     D. did

       It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).

       “No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”

       After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.

       As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”

       Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

46. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_________ .

       A. carnations were nicer than roses

       B. roses were saved for John

       C. roses were more expensive than carnations

       D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

47. John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.

       A.$5                     B.$25             C.$30             D.$55

48. The young man cried at the cemetery because he

       A. had spent all his money on the roses

       B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself

       C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

       D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

49. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to

       A. tell his mother he loved her himself

       B. ask his mother for more money

       C. tell his mother the young man's story

       D. ask his mother if she liked roses

50. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us

       A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

       B. Let your mother know how much you love her

       C. Work hard to get more money for your mother

       D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

---What do you think of the book?

  ---Oh,excellent. It's worth____a second time.

  A.  to read  B.to be read

  C,  reading  D,being read

----Excuse me, could you tell me the time?

   ----Sorry. I don’t have a watch with me.

   ----_____.

A. It’s a pity                        B. Thanks a lot      

C. I’m sorry to hear that.             D. Thanks anyway.