Rome had the Forum（公共集会场所）. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.　　

Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s,have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.　　

Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists（会话者）,who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.　　

They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion（宗教）.So what’s the point?

“To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open communication.”　　

Shortly after the September11, 2001attack, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”　　

Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.　　

Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.

To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they’ll consider.

1．What did Liz and Bill start doing after September2001?

A． Chatting with people.                         B．Setting up street signs.

C．Telling stories to strangers.　　            D．Organizing a speaker’s corner.　　

2．What they have been doing can be described as         .

A．pointless             B．normal                C．crazy　　           D．successful　　

3．Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

       A．They knew Liz and Bill very well.

       B．They happened to meet the writer of the text.

C．They organized the get together in the city park.　　

D．They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4．What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

A．Go in for publishing.                           

B．Do more television programs.

C．Continue what they are doing　　        

D．Spend more time reading books.

5．How do they like the idea of writing a book?

       A．They have decided to wait a year or two.

       B．They will think about it carefully.

       C．They agreed immediately.

       D．They find it hard to do that.

Rome had the Forum（公共集会场所）. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.

Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s,have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.

Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists（会话者）,who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.

They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion. So what’s the point?

“To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open communication.”　

Shortly after the September11, 2001attack, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said．“We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”　　

Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.　

Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said．“To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained．

To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they’ll consider.

1．What did Liz and Bill start doing after September2001?

A．Chatting with people.                           B．Setting up street signs.

C．Telling stories to strangers.　　            D．Organizing a speaker’s corner.　

2．What they have been doing can be described as         .

A．pointless             B．normal                C．crazy　　           D．successful　　

3．Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

       A．They knew Liz and Bill very well.

B．They happened to meet the writer of the text.

C．They organized the get together in the city park.　

D．They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4．What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

A．Go in for publishing.                            B．Do more television programs.

C．Continue what they are doing　　         D．Spend more time reading books.

5．How do they like the idea of writing a book?

       A．They have decided to wait a year or two.    B．They will think about it carefully.

       C．They agreed immediately.                D．They find it hard to do that.

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.
Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .
　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup　34　to decide whether they had happened to　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road　38　he could turn around, then　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21   along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22  . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight 　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re 　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33  .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 　34　to decide whether they had happened to 　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 　38　he could turn around, then 　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

A．playing　   B．boating　　     C．fishing　　　　      D．walking

A．failure　       B．success　  C．disappointment D．interest

A．quarreled　 B．argued　      C．reasoned　      D．shouted

A．remaining　 B．staying　　     C．keeping　　    D．leaving

A．starting off　B．running out　   C．sending away　       D．giving up

A．winding 　 B．widening　       C．leading　　　  D．blocking

A．grassed 　　B．wooded　　　 C．iced　　　　   D．snowed

A．trunks　　　B．shadow　　     C．shade　　　　 D．shape

A．hat　　　　B．umbrella　 C．sheet　　　     D．overcoat

A．foggy　　 B．late　 　  C．early　　 D．rainy

A．almost 　　B．already　　     C．only　　　      D．fairly

A．escaped　　B．lost　 　　　C．gone　　　       D．missed

A．body　　　B．trap　 　　　 C．pile　　　　   D．stream

A．talking 　　B．hoping 　　 C．wanting　　    D．trying

A．come across B．turn out　　  C．bring about　   D．make up

A．loudly　　　B．quietly　　  C．quickly　　　  D．slowly

A．everybody　 B．somebody　　C．anybody　　　 D．nobody

A．until　　　 B．before　　　  C．after　　　    D．when

A．turned 　　 B．ran　　　　　C．headed　　　 D．walked

A．expected　　B．hoped 　　 　C．wished　　　  D．prayed

　—I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

　　　　—You ________ your temper but that’s OK.

　　A. have lost　　　　　　　　　　　B. had lost

　　C. did lose　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were losing