1. A. very　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. far　　　　　 　　　　 D. little

7. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　　　　　 D. small

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What do you usually use mobile phones for? Sending text messages for fun? Playing games? Well mobile phones can do 　1　 more than that. 　2　 this year’s Asian tsunami (海啸), mobile phones saved many lives. More than 10,000 international phones were 　3 __when the tsunami hit. Police sent text messages to them and found more than 2,000. But how? People 　_4__ the signal and found out where the tourists were. So, how can 　5　 so small be so smart? Well here’s how! When you turn the phone on, it tries to find a signal. This signal comes from the telephone network.

If you have a signal you can see it on the phone’s screen. Sometimes, if the signal is weak, 　__6　 can be difficult to make a phone call. When the phone is finding a signal, it also sends a 　__7　 　to the telephone network. This message tells the station where the phone is. When you start to make a phone call, the telephone network tells telecommunications offices where you are. The office will find out who you’re calling then put you through to your friend!

6. A. again　　　　　　　　　　 B. once　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily　

5. A. frightened　　　　　　 B. frightening　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sad

4. A. began　　　　　　　　　 B. carried　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. started

3. A. Finally　　　　　　　　　 B. First　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Last　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Slowly

2. A. excited　　　　　　　　 B. grateful　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　　 D. glad

1. A. offered　　　　　　　　 B. allowed 　　　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　 　　　 D. afforded

7. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and yet　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

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Mr. Lee had never been up in an airplane before and he had read a lot bout accidents. So one day when a friend came to his house and _ 1 _to take him for a ride in his own small plane, Mr. Lee was very __ 2__. He thought to himself, “If I don’t agree, my friend may not be happy. But if I agree, I am really afraid that there might be some danger.” _ 3__, his friend made him believe that it was very safe and Mr. Lee got on the plane. His friend __4 _the engine and the plane began to move along the runway. Mr. Lee was very __5_ and closed his eyes. After a minute or two he opened them __ 6__, looked out of the window of the plane, and said to his friend, “Look at those people down there. They look as __7__ as, don’t they?”

“Those are ants,” answered his friend. “We are still on the ground.”

6. A. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. regarded　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　　　　　 D. pronounced