If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a house! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t. So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes! Today SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second (秒钟),there are 410 messages being sent．

Look around you! People are watching their mobiles (手机), smiling or laughing．Thumbs（拇指）are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship．

      SMS is becoming more and more popular．It’s reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet (问候）each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I’m thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of the thumb, so much joy can be found．

1.SMS can help people do the following except       ．

A. knowing the weather report

B. sharing jokes and news

C. expressing love and friendship

D. spending more time traveling

2.The writer thinks that        ．

A. SMS helps people a lot                               B. young people dislike SMS

C. he makes SMS more popular                          D. he will buy a palace for his friend

3.         of young people like to send short messages to greet each other．

A.40%                    B.50%                   C.60%                     D.67%

4. The passage is mainly about       ．

A. how to search the Internet                           B. how to send short messages

C. the joy（快乐）of SMS                                 D. ways of saving money

5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. The writer has one million yuan

B.A short message costs ten fen．

C. More than 400 people send messages every second．

D. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people．

　 Tug-of-war（拔河）is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little 16　 from ours. They have eight men for each team, 17 we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.

　 For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick　 18 .Each team stands at one end of the rope, 19 it. Then they try to pull the 20 of the rope. The team which 　21 in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

　 Many foreign sports experts think we don't have to be tall, heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don't have endless energy for a match 22only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big, strong and hard hands. 23they start the match, they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so that they can hold the rope 24 .

　 Many foreign experts say the best hands for tug-of-war belong to the 25 .This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

16. A. different　 B. exciting　 C. enjoyable　 D. boring

17. A. because　 B. but　 　　C. so　 　　　D. until

18. A. road　　　 B. pen　　　 C. rope　　　 D. stick

19. A. holding　 B. using　 　 C. bringing　 　D. making

20. A. center　 B. bottom　 　C. end　 　　　 D. side

21. A. spends　 B. falls　 　　C. succeeds　 　D. fails

22. A. knowing　 B. beginning　 C. wasting　 　D. lasting

23. A. After　 　B. Since　 　C. If　 　　　 D. Before

24. A. worse　 　B. better　 　 C. more quietly D. faster

25. A. workers　 B. students　 C. farmers　 　 D. officers

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