These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy 26 have changed into computer game houses in order to get more 27 . These places are always crowded with people.

In the computer game houses, people 　28 a lot of money matching on the machines, It's 　 29　 for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. Peo?ple want to 　30　 when they play computer games. The more they 　31 , the more they want to win, and at last they even can't 　 32 　　 without it.

The result is that some people don' t want to 33 and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are 　34 . They don't want to have 35 . When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their 　 36 .

Some of them can get enough money from their 37 . Some of them are not　　 38 enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others' and become 　39 .

Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a 　40 problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

(　 )26. A. streets　 　 B. schools　　 　 C. towns　　　 D. cities

(　 )27. A. boys　　　 B. money　　　 C. computers　　 　　　 D. houses

(　 )28. A. take　　　 B. spend　　　 C. cost　　　　 　　　 D. pay

(　 )29. A. possible　 B. easy　　　　 　　　 C. good　　　　 D. hard

(　 )30. A. read　　　 B. learn　　　　 C. win　　　　 D. download

(　 )31. A. lose　　　 　　　 B. try　　　　 　 C. waste　　　 D. watch

(　 )32. A. come 　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　 　 C. study　　　 D. live

(　 )33. A. watch TV　 　　　 B. go out　　　 C. stay there　　 D. work

(　 )34. A. better　　 B. exciting　　　 C. even worse　 D. interesting

(　 )35.A. lessons　　 B. games　　　 C. families　　 　 D. sports

(　 )36.A. classes　　 　　　 B. rooms　　　 C. schools　　　 D. shops

(　 )37. A. classmates B. teachers　　　 　　　 C. sisters　　　 　 D. parents

(　 )38. A. lucky　　 B. unlucky　　　 C. careful　　　 D. polite

(　 )39. A. good　　 　　　 B. bad　　　　 　 C. rich　　　　 　 D. poor

(　 )40. A. important　 B. serious　 　　 C. unusual　　 　 D. wonderful

Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to Sydney to visit my sister. We had taken more

clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train.

In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, _16__ six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and 　17 , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously 18 themselves and they 　19 a foreign language.

As we went quickly 20 the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them got 21 , I relaxed a little. The rest of them 　 22 to laugh and joke in their own language.

When we finally arrived at our 　23　 , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously 24 too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李), he reached out and asked in English: “Want a hand with that, mate?”

He 25 the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

16. A. sat　　　 B. stood　　 C. lay　　 D. lived

17. A. polite　　 B. quiet　　 C. lazy　　 D. noisy　

18. A. helping　 B. enjoying　 C. teaching　 D. devoting

19. A. told　　　 B. spoke　　 C. said　　　 D. talked

20. A. above　　 B. onto　　　 C. over　　 D. through

21. A. off　　　 B. up　　 　　C. along　　 D. on

22. A. wanted　　 B. started　 C. stopped　　 D. continued

23. A. house　 B. hotel　 C. station　　 D. shelter

24. A. bored　　 B. worried　 C. excited　 D. frightened

25. A. carried　 B. left　 C. brought　　 D. bought

Mr Grant moved to another town. One day he went to see a doctor. He sat down in the waiting room and looked round. The doctor’s degrees (学位证书) were on the wall. Suddenly Mr Grant remembered there had been a classmate with the same name in his class at school, and he had become a doctor.

　　As he went in to see the doctor, he remembered a young, handsome student and he was sad to see how old this man looked. He said to him, “Good morning, Doctor. Did you go to King High School?”

　　The doctor answered, “Yes, I did.”

　　“Were you there from 1942 to 1946?” Mr Grant asked.

　　“Yes, I was.” the doctor answered. “How did you know?”

　　Mr Grant laughed and said, “You were in my class!”

　　“Oh?” the doctor said and looked at him carefully for a few minutes. “What were you teaching?” he asked.

　　( )1. Mr Grant went to see the doctor because _________.

　　A. he had nothing to do that day　　B. he was ill that day

　　C. he knew the doctor very well　　D. he was very busy that day

　　( )2. Mr Grant suddenly found the doctor’s name was the same as one of his ________.

　　A. teachers　　　 B. students 　　　C. classmates　　 D. friends

　　( )3. When Mr Grant found the doctor was old, he __________.

　　A. became worried　B. got angry at once　　C. felt very happy　D. was very sorry

　　( )4. Who was in King High school from 1942 to 1946?

　　A. Both Mr Grant and the doctor were in King High School.B. Only the doctor was there.

　　C. Neither of them was in King High School.　　D. Only Mr Grant was there.

　　( )5. Mr Grant thought the doctor was old, but the doctor thought Mr Grant _________.

　　A. was as young as he 　　B. was even older

　　 C. was much younger 　　　 D. was as old as he