Choose the best answer:
36. Bob was _______ at a new school. A. sorry
B. happy
C. worried
D. sad
37 Some students thought _______. A. John was Peter
B. Bob was John
C. Bob was Peter
D. Peter was John
38. Bob saw Peter _______.
A. in Peter's house B. at school 39. John knew the story from_______. A. the newspaper B. a book
C. other people
D. his parents
C. on the way
D. in the classroom
40. Bob, Peter and John were_______. A. friends Passage 2
When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words. By Jack
B. classmates
C. brothers
D. twins
41. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because______. A. the manager asked him to do so C. the couple wanted him to do so 42In Jack’s hometown, ______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old B. he respected the elderly D. he wanted more pay
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 43. After this experience, Jack ______. A. lost his job in the restaurant C. no longer respected the elderly 44 Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 45. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. Different countries, different customs B. Old people, old customs
C. Different restaurants, different services D. Differences between old and young Passage 3
Mr. King was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.
Mr. King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. King said the room would be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.
Mr. King soon began to feel sorry. \thought. He called his assistant over and said, \I asked too much for their room.\
The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, \divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr. King will never know. \each man.
Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had paid
B. made friends with the couple D. changed his way with older people nine. There were three men, $ 9 ×3 = $ 27. The assistant kept $ 2. $ 27 + $ 2 = $ 29 Where is the missing dollar?
46 The three men were not happy because_________.
A. there was a large meeting
B. it was weekend
D. they wouldn't have a place to stay
C. there was only one small room
47 With the help of the manager, the three men________.
A.went to another hotel
B. each got a small room for the night C. stayed together in a small room
D. got a small room Mr King kept for himself 48 At first_________.
A. $ 27 was paid by the three men B. $ 30 was paid by each of the three C. $ 25 was paid by the three men D. $10 was paid by each of the three 49 The assistant_______.
A. helped the men to divide the money B. kept two dollars for himself C. returned three to the three men and two to the manager
D. kept three dollars for himself 50. Where is the missing dollar?
A. there wasn’t any missing dollar. B. It was taken by the assistant, too. C. It was taken by Mr King
Passage 4
We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we'll call it e-talk.
People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are: BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back) LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are: info (information) puter (computer)
D. It was taken by the three men.
pic (picture) sec (second)
We usually don't see people when we communicate(交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw \
:-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised) These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example:
(happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)
There are even whole new words, like \write something bad about someone else, it's called \
It takes time for people to get used to(适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change. Choose the best answer:
51. Why do people type acronyms?
A. To show their feelings. B. To make jokes. C. Because people can type them quickly. D. In this way newbies won't understand them.
52. What does, BTW, my putter is not working well. :-( mean? A. The person is happy about getting a new computer. B. The person has to go away from their computer. C. The person is angry at somebody.
D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems. 5 3. If someone is angry, what may he type?
A. B. C. LOL D. BRB. 54. E-talk will probably____________.
A. keep changing B. stay the same
C. be used by people on the telephone D. be easy for newbies to understand 55. The best title for this passage is________.