A mobile phone is in fact a small radio.A radio sends a person’s voice over a long way to another radio.A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal.A radio signal travels very quickly.

　 Only a few years ago，mobile phones were very large.They needed large batteries.They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places.This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.

　 Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use.Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers，not just one.This means that each mobile phone doesn’t have to send its signal far away，so they don’t need to be so powerful.Mobile phones today use small batteries.A large city，where lots of mobile phones are used，can have hundreds of towers.

　 Do you know what use a mobile phone has? Yes，you can use it to do a lot of things.

　 Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.

　 Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.

　 Send or receive messages.

　 Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone.Many people use short forms of words，so the messages are quick to write and read.Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out.What do you hear?

　 RUOK?

　 CUL8r!

　 That’s EZ!

　 Will I C U B4 2moro?

　 That’s Gr8!

1.The writer talks about 　　　　 uses of a mobile phone.

　 A.three 　　　　 B.five 　　　　 C.seven 　　　　 D.nine

2.Why did the mobile phones need large powerful batteries some years ago?

　 A.Because most cities had only one antenna tower.

　 B.Because the mobile phones were too large.

　 C.Because the mobile phones could be used for a long time.

　 D.Because the mobile phones had to send their signal to faraway places.

3.What does the writer think of today’s mobile phones?

　 A.They are small but very powerful.

　 B.They are very popular and cheap.

　 C.They are very easy for us to use.

　 D.They are big enough to send a signal.

4.What does “Will I C U B4 2moro？” probably mean?

　 A.Will I see you before two past four in the morning?

　 B.Will I see you by 4∶02 in the morning?

　 C.Will I see you before tomorrow?

　 D.Will I see you by four tomorrow?

5.What does the writer write the article (文章) for?

　 A.To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone.

　 B.To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.

　 C.To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.

　 D.To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.

Waiting with her mother at the check-out stand，a little girl saw a circle of white pearls in a box.“Oh，please，Mommy.Can I have them？”The mother __1__the back of the box.“A dollar ninety-five.If you really want them，I'll __2__some extra chores (杂活)for you and soon you can save enough money to buy them for __3__.”

After she got home，Jenny did __4__her share of chores，and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.She wore it everywhere—school，park，__5__ to bed.The only time she took it __6__ was when she had a bath.

Jenny had a very __7__ daddy and every night when she was ready for bed，he __8__ stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a fairy tale.One night when he finished the __9__，he asked Jenny，“Could you give me your __10__，darling？”“Oh，no，please，Daddy.But you can have my toy horse __11__.”Dad kissed her and said good night.About a week later，__12__ the story time，Daddy asked for pearls again.“Oh Daddy，you can have my babydoll，”was Jenny's reply.And __13__，Daddy kissed her good night.

A few nights later when Daddy came in，he __14__ Jenny was trembling on the bed，crying.She said __15__ but lifted her little hand up to Daddy.And，when she __16__ it，there was her pearl necklace.“It's for you，Daddy，”she said.Tears in eyes，Daddy reached out with one hand to __17__ the necklace，and with the other hand he pulled out from his pocket a blue case with a __18__ of beautiful genuine(真正的)pearls.He had had them all the time.He was just waiting for her to give up the false stuff(东西) __19__ he could give her genuine treasure.

In our life，how many false things are we holding on to that __20__ us from receiving God 's genuine treasures?

1．A.found B．turned

2．A.smooth away 　 B．think of

C．take over 　　 D．cut down

3．A.ourselves 　 B．yourself

C．themselves 　 D．myself

4．A.so much as　 　　 B．no more than

C．more than 　　 D．less than

5．A.hardly 　　　 B．still

C．almost 　 D．even

6．A.in　 　　 B．up　

C．away 　 D．off

7．A.humorous B．loving

8．A.would 　　　 B．might

C．could 　 D．should

9．A.housework 　　　 B．work

C．bath 　　 D．story

10．A.kiss B．greetings

C．pearls 　 D．toy

11．A.instead 　　 B．also

C．probably 　　　 D．actually

12．A.after B．during

C．before 　 D．until

13．A.surprisingly enough B．once again

C．in return 　　　 D．as usual

14．A.remembered 　 B．noticed

C．realized D．expected

15．A.something 　　　 B．all

C．nothing D．much

16．A.opened 　 B．closed

C．removed 　　　 D．showed

17．A.reject 　　　 B．touch

C．take 　　 D．put

18．A.pile 　 B．piece

C．circle 　 D．set

19．A.until B．so that

C．in case D．though

20．A.stop B．protect

C．save 　　 D．get

As long as you don't lose ________ heart，you will get out of ________ trouble sooner or later.

A．/；/　　　　　　　　　     B．the；the

C．/；the     D．the；/

There was a very special teacher who made a far-reaching difference in my life.

Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs. McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?” He just 1 and said something about my being in 2 . Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of 3 that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for 4 . The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard 5 to the homework reading. We were 6 to write an in-class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would 7 the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called 8 to stand in front of the class and to 9 his/her essay. The class were required to criticize （评论） that essay, 10 the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.

The first time that I 11 her read-write-criticize method, I had not 12 to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. 13 the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates, 14 myself. No one laughed at me; no one would be 15 enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from 16 and along with it came a strong 17 not to let it happen again.

Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files; it was easy to see the 18 in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara 19 me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I 20 . Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.

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1..A.nodded　　　　 B. laughed　　　　 　 C. apologized　　 　 D. shouted

2. A. trouble　　　　 　 B. sorrow　　　　 　 C. danger　　　　 　 D. anger

3. A. behaviour　　　 　 B. evaluation　　　 C. activity　　　　 D. thought

4. A. review　　　　 B. performance　　 　 C. practice　　　　 D. homework

5. A. added　　　　 B. related　　　　 C. contributed　　 D. compared

6. A. expected　　　　 B. persuaded　　　 C. allowed　　　　 　 D. advised

7. A. collect　　　　 　 B. return　　　　　 C. send　　　　　 　 D. receive

8. A. on purpose　　　 B. at first　　　　 　 C. by chance　　　 　 D. in turn

9. A. talk through　　 B. hand over　　　 C. read out　　　　 D. show off

10. A. so　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. or

11. A. tried　　　　　 B. adopted　　　　 C. examined　　　 D. experienced

12. A. undertaken　　　 B. attempted　　　 　 C. bothered　　　 　 D. hesitated

13. A. Remember　　 B. Predict　　　　 　 C. Bear　　　　 D. Imagine

14. A. playing jokes on B. making a fool of C. setting a trap for 　 D.taking advantage of

15. A. brave　　　　　 B. careless　　　　 C. proud　　　　　 　 D. selfish

16. A. above　　　　　 B. within　　　　 　 C. behind　　　　 　 D. below

17. A. tendency　　　 　 B. preference　　 　 C. determination　 D. sense

18. A. improvements　 B. pains 　　　　　 C. difficulties　　　 　 D. advantages

19. A. trusted　　　　 B. invited　　　　 C. forced　　　　　 D. permitted

20. A. did　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　 　 C. had　　　　　 D. would

—My watch is out of order.

—Then why don’t you have ________ ?

A. repaired it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to repair it

C. it repaired　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it to be repaired