Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual not to use
one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more
than a means of communication-having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
     The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some
doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile
phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried
about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your
health.
      On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use
mobile phones? Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning (掃描)equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss,
He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to
talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week,for a couple of years. His
family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
     What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can
detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some
radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
     As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use
your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it.
Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may
have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone
too often.

1. The world "detected" in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by _____.

A. discovered
B. removed
C. cured
D. caused

2. The salesman retired young because _____.

A. he disliked using mobile hones
B. he couldn't remember simple tasks
C. he was tired of talking on his mobile phone
D. his employer's doctor persuaded him to

3. On the safety issue of mobile phones, the manufacturing companies _____.

A. deny the existence of mobile phone radiation
B. develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiation.
C. hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry about
D. try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to health

     When you first meet a disabled person, what is your first reaction? Curiosity? Sympathy? If you experience
any of these emotions, you are not alone. Chances are that you don't regularly associate with someone who is
disabled. Here are four points to keep in mind if you should happen to meet a disabled person.
     Disabled people can lead active lives
     With few exceptions, a disability does not prevent someone from working, raising a family, or taking part in
social activities. Many sports and recreation programs have been adapted to a person with a disability. Instead
of concentrating on the disability, look at the person the same way you would look at any normal person.
     It's all right to ask questions
      Many people are afraid of offending someone by asking about their disability. When meeting them for the
first time, it's natural to be curious about who he or she is, and where they're from. Asking questions is usually
acceptable, as long as you use common sense. Don't, for example, ask a blind person how he feeds and bathes
himself.
     Offer help when necessary
      You see a woman in a wheelchair having trouble entering a building. It's usually appropriate to lend a hand
if someone is having obvious difficulty, but keep in mind that not everyone will be willing to accept your help.
Unless the woman in the wheelchair is in danger, you do your part.
     Remember that we all have obstacles to overcome
     No matter who we are, each of us has a weakness or challenge to face. Like you, a disabled person would
much rather be accepted for who they are, rather than be pitied. Many friends have said to me,"I often forget
that you are blind." To me, that is the top compliment.

1. Why are you curious when you first see disabled people?

A. They can't live normally.
B. You seldom deal with them.
C. You look down upon them.
D. They look quite different.

2. What should you do if you find a disabled person can manage it?

A. You had better lend him or her a hand.
B. You pretend that you haven't seen him or her.
C. You should encourage him or her to try.
D. You had better leave him or her alone.

3. From this passage we learn that _______.

A. the author is blind himself
B. a disabled person needs pitying
C. not everyone has a weakness
D. some people have no difficulty

    In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love
these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to
animal hospitals to give them injections (注射) so that they won't carry diseases. They have special animal
food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two
hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.
    When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud
of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are
welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any
animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished.
If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
    People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as
close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel
lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1. The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. how to keep disease from pets
B. pets in Canada
C. how to take good care of pets
D. life of the old in Canada

2. They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because _____.

A. the pets are sick
B. the pets are wild
C. they want to stop them from carrying disease
D. they want them to sleep on the way home

3. This passage shows that Canadians _____.

A. hate animals
B. often kill animals
C. love animals
D. don't keep pets inside houses

4. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because _____.

A. they don't love their parents any more
B. they can only find jobs far from their parents
C. their parents' houses are too small
D. they wouldn't depend on their parents any more

     If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them
again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that
memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he
keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means
that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we
know that it is his own fault (過錯(cuò)). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his
parents are to blame (受責(zé)備), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some
people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and
they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days,
names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good
memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

1. The main reason why one is poor memory is that _______.

A. his father or mother may have a poor memory
B. He does not use his arms or legs for some time
C. his memory is not often used
D. he can't read or write

2. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _______.

A. you can't use them any more
B. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again.
C. they will become stronger
D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don't give it enough chance for practice.
C. A good memory comes from more practice.
D. Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

4. Some people can't read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _______.

A. they have saved much trouble
B. they have saved much time to remember things
C. they have to use their memories all the time
D. they can't write everything in a little notebook

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Don't Stop Using Your Arms Or Legs
B. How to Have a Good Memory
C. Strong Arms and Good Memories
D. Learn From the People

     As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal
than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
     Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping (錄像) the families while they ate ordinary
meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their
children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents'efforts to control the
loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. "In general the more question-asking
the parents do, the higher the children's IQ scores," Lewis says. "And the more children there are, the less
question-asking there is." The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a
harder time in life than their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. "Middle children are invisible," says Lewis. "When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it's the middle child." There is, however, one thing that stops all
conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: "When the TV is on," Lewis says,"dinner is a
non-event."

1. The writer's purpose in writing the text is to ______.

A. show the relationship between parents and children
B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C. report on the findings of a study
D. give information about family problems

2. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _______.

A. they are busy serving food to their children
B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family

3. By saying "Middle children are invisible" in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children ______.

A. have to help their parents to serve dinner
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children

4. Lewis' research provides an answer to the question ______.

A. why TV is important in family life
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

5. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

A. It is important to have the right food for children.
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner

     Many students want to find friends on the Internet as a way of practising their language skills and learning
more about new cultures. Traditional pen pals were the primary source for such contacts, and students could
write each other letters. With the Internet, finding friends has become much easier, and such relationships are
called key pals.
     However, care and consideration should be given when finding friends on the Internet:
     ◎Search the Internet for reputable (有信譽(yù)的) services. Look for reviews(評(píng)論) of such sites to learn more about other students' experiences. Don't join a service until you have done your research.
     ◎Check to see if you can use a nickname (綽號(hào)) instead of __________, to protect your identity(身份).
     ◎Never give personal information to anyone, including your home address, phone number, and birthday.
     ◎Stop contact with others if you feel uncomfortable with the topics of conversation. Again, if you protect
your identity, this will be easier to do. Tell your teachers, parents, or even local law enforcement if problem
arise.
     ◎Try to use the language you are studying in the classroom in your communication(交流) with others.
     ◎Ask proper questions that will also help you learn about other cultures. Remember that someone's
personal experience might help you to understand a whole culture. You have to talk to many different people,
and this will get you started.

1. Please give this passage a proper title. (Please answer with 10 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Please fill in the blank with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
      Pen friends used to write letters to keep in touch with each other.
4. Please translate the underlined sentence.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Why do many students want to find friends on the Internet? (Please answer within 30 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________

      Healthy and Fit
     The first goal common to all of us is health and energy.   1   Today, with the incredible advances in medical
science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan (壽命), is largely determined by design, not by
chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than
people who have poor health habits.
     Excellent Relationships
         2  Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships at each stage, and
in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you,
has more impact on the quality of your life than perhaps any other factor.
     Do What You Love
     The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it.   3  You want to earn the very most that is possible for you at each stage of your career, whatever you do. 
        4    
     The fourth goal we all have in common is to achieve financial independence.  5   You want to be completely
free of financial worries. You want to be able to order dinner in a restaurant without using the price listings to
determine what you want to eat.

A. We don't want to get the job that we aren't well paid and don't promote faster.
B. Achieve Financial Independence
C. Money is the most important for we can't go without it.
D. You want to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have to worry
     about money again.
E. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted faster.
F. The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships with the people we like
    and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn.
G. We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness.

                                                                      Mr Perfect
     With a healthy image, handsome face and Japan's coolest haircut, Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武) is one of
Asia's most attractive stars.
     When "Turn Left Turn Right" (<<向左走向右走>>) opens in Chinese cinemas next month, there's no
doubt the 29-year-old boy will get even more attention.
     Takeshi stars as John, a lonely violin player who falls in love with a translator called Eve, played by Gigi
Leung(梁詠琪). Many of Takeshi's fans like to copy his haircut, clothes and even his smile. But they will find
it hard to copy the way he plays the violin in the movie. He impressed his director To Keifung (杜琪峰) by
learning to play the violin in a few weeks.
     This attitude to hard work is one of the reasons why Takeshi is such a good role model for young people.
Like many young people, he values friendship more than anything else. "My best friends are my former
schoolmates," he once said,"We became close when we were at school and will be friends forever."
      Besides his good looks and hairstyle, he is well known for his healthy image. He started his acting career at
the young age of 15 but, unlike other pop stars, he has rarely behaved badly. He stays away from drugs,
alcohol and cigarettes. Violence, rude words and dirty jokes seldom appear in his movies.
     "I hated foreign language classes when I was in school, but now I find speaking several languages helps me
a lot in my career," he said. For someone who only took up acting, Takeshi has come far. No doubt his star
will rise even higher.

1. The title "Mr. perfect" suggests that _____.

A. Takeshi always plays a perfect role in the film
B. Takeshi impressed his audience and fans with a perfect image
C. Takeshi acts perfectly in all the films
D. Takeshi can speak Chinese perfectly

2. According to the passage, which of the following is right? 

A. Takeshi has become even more attractive because of the film "Turn Left Turn Right".
B. Takeshi falls in love with Gigi Leung
C. Fans like to copy his life style including the way he smokes.
D. Takeshi will be more successful in the future.

3. Why is Takeshi thought to be "healthy"?

A. He works hard.
B. He is seldom ill.
C. He behaves in a healthy way.
D. Both A and C

4. The reason why Takeshi took up acting is that ______. 　　

A. he wanted to buy a motorbike 　　
B. he loves movies more than anything else 　　
C. he was attracted by some movie stars when he was 15 　　
D. none of the above