Can you understand the beginning of this essay? "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF."

The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phones text messages. Text messages (also called SMS)through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called "texting"

A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition,typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it's common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like "r" for "are," "u" for "you," and "2"for "to." Several letters can also represent a phrase, like "lol" for "laughing out loud." Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling "please" as "pls."

Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, "My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face."

Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which English is changing. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.

1.Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?

A. Using letters to represents words.

B. Using phrases to represent essay.

C. Using letters to represent phrases.

D. Using numbers to represent words.

2.Which of the following was most probably the title of students' essay?

A. My Smmr Hols

B. CU in LA

C. My GF

D. My G8 Tchr

3.Why aren't some people worried about the effect of texting?

A. Not many people use texting.

B. Spelling in English is too difficult.

C. Teenagers quickly become bored with texting.

D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.

He was a much older player but he had the great ____ of experience.

A. interest　 B. success C. advantage　 D. honor

---- I must apologize for ____ ahead of time .

　 ---- That's all right .

　　A . letting you not know             B . not letting you know

　　C . letting you know not             D . letting not you know

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 　36 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct yourself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to suffer 39 , leaving one half of it or keeping the text 40 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀) would stay before they start, 　41 the cutting would be halfway done when I find out the 42 result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 　43 . You can only take up one of them; the other has to wait or be 　44 up. But you know the future is unpredictable – the changed situation may not 　45 you to do what is left behind. Thus you are 　46 in a difficult position and feel sad. How come nice　 47 and clever ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 48 greatly on your preference of your one choice to the other.

In fact that is what 　49 is like; we are often 　50 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable(引人的) 　51 a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to the thing only 　52 we get into another. The 　53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 54 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不經意的) 　55 may not be a bad one.

36. A. same　　　 B. opposite　　　 C. either　　　　 D. front

37. A. get　　　 B. bring　　　　 C. lead　　　　　 D. keep

38. A. advice　　 B. news　　　　　 C. theory　　　　 D. report

39. A. damage　　 B. destroy　　　 C. hurt　　　　　 D. injury

40. A. on　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. off

41. A. or　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. for

42. A. satisfying B. regrettable　 C. surprising　　 D. impossible

43. A. courage　 B. patience　　　 C. strength　　　 D. attention

44. A. given　　 B. picked　　　　 C. held　　　　　 D. made

45. A. persuade　 B. agree　　　　 C. allow　　　　 D. tell

46. A. filled　　 B. struck　　　　 C. caught　　　　 D. attracted

47. A. chances　 B. conditions　　 C. wishes　　　　 D. ways

48. A. progresses B. goes　　　　　 C. changes　　　 D. improves

49. A. study　　 B. life　　 C. societyD. nature

50. A. supplied　 B. connected　　 C. fixed　　　　 D. faced

51. A. to　　　　 B. like　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. by

52. A. as　　　　 B. until　　　　 C. before　　　　 D. after

53. A. following B. former　　　　 C. above　　　　 D. next

54. A. still　　 B. also　　　　　 C. almost　　　　 D. once

55. A. treatment B. action　　　　 C. choice　　　　　 D. remark

A lesson will be repeated until ______ . It just takes a little patience .

A. learning　 B. learned　　 C. be learned　 D. has learned

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it is an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

　 Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.

　 The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.

　 When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.

　 In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.

　 Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.

62. It was ______that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.

A.    the workers in the chocolate factory　 　　　 　 B. the Spaniards

C. the people in England 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the owner of a chocolate factory.

63.According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.

B. The word “ chocolate” comes from a Mexican word.

C. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.

D. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.

64. The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because___________.

　 A. it was strong and bitter 　　　　　　　　　　 B. it was good for digestion

C. it cured man’s diseases.　　　　　　　　　　 D. it was a kind of drink for good health.

65. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?

　 a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.

　 b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.

　 c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.

　 d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.

　 e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together.

A. a-b-c-d-e　 B. c-d-e-b-a　　 C. c-d-a-b-e　　 D. c-d-b-e-a

66. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.

A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar.　 B. Mexicans like chocolate very much.

C. chocolate is a product of the cacao tree. 　　 D. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk.

The most of his time he _____ was what he spared from his playing time.

A. made to learning 　B. took to learn 　C. took to learning 　D. made to learn

Had you joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would have known what we _______about then.

A. had talked　　　　 B. have talked　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　 D. were talking