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  Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife   1   two teenage children die something we haven't   2   for ages.It didn't require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries…or anything else for that matter.But we all   3   it so much we're thinking of doing ii again sometime.

  We had a conversation.The kind of real, live conversation that was   4   when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days.Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails…but we seem to be losing the   5   of communicating face-to-face.We all know   6   young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time   7   their mobile phones.And teenagers nowadays seem to   8   communicating wit their friends by sending text messages rather than actually   9   to them.

  If we carry on like this, in the future, we'll lose the use of our   10  .What do you think? E-mall me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

(1)

[  ]

A.

and

B.

or

C.

but

D.

after

(2)

[  ]

A.

made

B.

known

C.

done

D.

seen

(3)

[  ]

A.

acted

B.

blamed

C.

decided

D.

enjoyed

(4)

[  ]

A.

common

B.

careful

C.

extra

D.

enough

(5)

[  ]

A.

name

B.

art

C.

attention

D.

aim

(6)

[  ]

A.

because

B.

how

C.

when

D.

unless

(7)

[  ]

A.

buying

B.

collecting

C.

repairing

D.

answering

(8)

[  ]

A.

dislike

B.

prefer

C.

admire

D.

believe

(9)

[  ]

A.

writing

B.

introducing

C.

speaking

D.

hurrying

(10)

[  ]

A.

eyes

B.

voices

C.

mouths

D.

hand

阅读理解。

  Growing up means making my own decisions.When I was little, I left every tough decision for my parents or elder brothers and sisters.With time going by, I came to realize that they could not always stand by me; I had to learn to be completely on my own.Then I took every chance to exercise my wit(智慧)and judgment.I have both succeeded and failed, but I now learn that it calls for experience, wisdom, and sometimes even courage to make a major decision.

  The hardest decision that I ever had made was to visit America, joining the home stay program two years ago.I was stuck in a dilemma(进退两难).My family was so deep in debts(债务)at that time that I felt reluctant(不情愿的)even to bring up the matter with my parents.While my family's financial(金融的)difficulties perplexed(使迷惑)me, my enthusiasm(热情)for study encouraged me to go right ahead.At last I revealed my intention to my parents.They were more than ready to finance the trip, which cost them only a little less than $100,000.I was moved as well as regretful, wondering how I could ever pay them back.As I look back now, I feel it worthwhile; my interest in English was further spurred and could never be frustrated(受挫折的).

根据短文内容,回答问题。

1.According to the writer, what does growing up mean?

________________________

2.When the writer was little, who made decision for him?

________________________

3.What was the hardest decision that the writer had made?

________________________

4.How much did the trip cost the writer's parents?

________________________

 

Jerry and Alice had not been married long and didn’t have a lot of money.but they wanted to buy a car.Alice didn’t have a job,so she was always finding ways to save money.When she went shopping,she would always buy food that was on sale.Later,when she got home,she enjoyed figuring out how much money she had saved.

Every day Jerry took the bus to work.It was not a long trip but it was slow because of all the traffic.Jerry was sometimes impatient as he sat on the bus

One day.the traffic was even worse than usual.

“I could 17dn faster than this bus!,.thought Jerry.

The next day after work he decided to try.He went to the bus stop.but didn’t take the bus.He ran along beside it oil the sidewalk.He had to run quite fast to keep up wit}l the bus.

He arrived home,puffing and panting(气喘吁吁).He felt hot and tired.

Alice was surprised to see him panting.She was worried.“What’s the matter?”she asked.

“I ran along beside the bus,”said Jerry.“It Was just as quick and I saved two dollars and fifty cents by not paying the fare.”He was proud of what he had done and thought it would make Alice happy,but it didn’t.

“Why didn’t you run beside a taxi?”she said.“You would have saved six dollars.”

1.Which is true about Jerry and Alice?

A.They love money.    B.They don’t have a lot of money.

C.The are rich.         D.They need money to buy a house.

2.How does Betty save money?

A.She does not work.             B.She eats small amounts.

C.She makes her own clothes.      D.She buys things on sale.

3.How did Jerry save money?

A.He didn’t eat lunch.      B.He gave Betty his money

C.He had two jobs.         D.He ran home from work.

4.What does“figuring out”mean in line 4?

A.calculating    B.guessing from clues    C.showing openly   D.solving

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