Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 　 36　 machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted (联系)500 famous people but only three of them 　 37　 to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 　 38　 that even the E! network made a show about his show!

　　　 Michael’s show is 　 39　 from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents 　 40　 the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 　 41　 , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 　 42　 the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his 　 43　 in the dining room.

　　　 Michael’s fame (名气) is 　 44　 , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 　 45　 , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.”

36. A. radio　　　　　 B. video　　　　 　 C. washing　　 D. Internet

37. A. forgot　　　　 B. refused　　　 　 C. remind　　　　　　 D. agreed

38. A. strange　　　 B. popular　　　 　 C. serious　　 D. famous

39. A. recorded　　 B. discovered　　　　 C. introduced　 D. drawn

40. A. help out　　　　　　 B. look after　　　　　 C. take out　　 D. pick up

41. A. up　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　 　　 D. down

42. A. run　　　　　　 B. mend　　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　 D. bring

43. A. family　　　　 B. audience　　　　　 C. customers　 D. boss

44. A. falling　　　　 B. disappearing　　　 C. growing　　 D. flying

45. A. advice　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. story　　　 D. history

根据句意和首字母提示完成单词

　　1．The giraffe often eats the l______ of the trees．

　　2．We call ten hundred a t______．

　　3．The animals come from all around the w______．

　　4．In Africa camels live in the d______．

　　5．The e______ is the biggest animal on land (在陆地上)．

Read the passase and fill in the blanks with the proper words.

　　Have you ever h ________ of e-books? E-books are electronic books. They are no larger than an ordinary book, with a screen on which you can read.

　　How does the e-book work ?

　　First, you call up websites on your computer and c ________ books that you want. There are thousands of books provided by different websites on the Internet. Then download the books you like onto your e-book. You can download about ten books at a time. Now you can just sit back and e ________ yourself reading.

　　Compared with ordinary books, e-books have many advantages. First of all. e-books save space. You can put as m ________ as ten books into a thing no bigger than a pocket radio and then carry it everywhere. You can renew reading materials in your e-books as many as you 1 ________. With the development of e-book technology, probably an e-book library will appear. Then you just take your e-books there and download w ________ you want to read. You no longer need to worry about whether your books are over-due（逾期）or not.