I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be canceled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone,“ Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room — if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”
Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. ” With that, she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
【小题1】 Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A.He was mad at the telephone.B.He was angry with his agent.
C.He was anxious about his wife.D.He was impatient with the secretary.
【小题2】What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?
A.She threw the phone away. B.She shouted at him.
C.She called the agent.D.She said nothing.
【小题3】What made the author laugh?
A.His changeable feelings. B.His wife’s suggestion.
C.His own behavior.D.His wife’s sweet kiss.
【小题4】 What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?
A.Smart words.     B.Anxious feelings.
C.Surprising looks.D.Unusual actions.

To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write.Lenin and his wife translated a long English book into Russian but when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand a word Lenin and his wife said, and Lenin and his wife couldn't understand what was said to them.This shows the importance of spoken language.
Speaking, of course can't go without listening.If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly.The sounds of Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same.If you don't listen carefully, you'll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.
Well, what about writing﹖ Like speaking, it's to exchange ideas.People usually use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing.
The important thing is to make your idea clear in your mind and then to write it in a clear lively language.
Chinese students read too slowly.If you read fast, you understand better.If you read too slowly by the time you have reached to the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about.When you meet with new words don't look them up in the dictionary.Guess the meaning to form the context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time but as new words appear again and again in different context their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word you'll never finish a book.
Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they're studying. They should study those subjects in the foreign language not only in translation.In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.
【小题1】In England Lenin        

A.could be understood by Englishmen
B.could understand Englishmen
C.and Englishmen couldn't understand each other
D.and Englishmen could understand each other
【小题2】In the first paragraph the writer told us        
A.how to speak English
B.how to read and write
C.why English people couldn't understand the Lenins
D.spoken English is important
【小题3】In the fifth paragraph the writer advised us on        
A.how to guess the meaning of the words
B.how to read fast
C.how to look up new words in the dictionary
D.how to read carefully
【小题4】“Kill two birds with one stone” means        
A.to get some particular knowledge
B.to get more than what one pays
C.the stone is very useful
D.the birds are blind enough
【小题5】In the last paragraph the writer advised us        
A.to kill two birds with one stone
B.to learn two languages at the same time
C.to study all the subjects in a foreign language
D.to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language we are studying

[1] Is the supermarket a place where you listen to music while dragging your feet into it ? Despite the music , supermarket shopping can be interesting . After all , once you’ve chosen those tasty foods , you get to eat them . Before you seize a shopping cart and head for the shopping areas , check out these tips for smart and healthy supermarket shopping.
[2]You can go to a supermarket almost anytime you want-many are open 24 hours . Choosing
        for your food shopping can help you shop smarter .
[3]Don’t shop when you’re hungry
If your stomach is empty when you enter the store , you’ll be crazy when you see all those tasty treats . Eat a healthy meal before you go to the supermarket.
[4]Pick the best supermarket for you
If you have a choice on where to shop , think about the kinds of things that you want the store to have . A salad bar? A great seafood department of bakery? Choose a supermarket that can make your shopping convenient and easy . And once you’ve found a store you like , stick with it . Knowing where to find the things you want in the store will help you find them faster.
[5]Shop during off-peak times
Did you ever get stuck behind a person pushing the cart slowly in front of you because the store was so crowded? Try to avoid stores when they’re likely to be the busiest-after work hours (weekdays between 5 pm and 7 pm ) and weekend mornings , for example . The best time to shop is very early in the morning or on a popular TV night-you can set your VCR, do your shopping , and watch the shows later.
【小题1】What does the passage mainly tell us ?(no more than 6 words)
                                                  
【小题2】Why do you avoid the peak times when shopping ? (no more than 6 words)
                                                  
【小题3】Complete the following sentence with words from paragraph 3. (no more than 3 words)
You’d better not            when you feel very hungry.
【小题4】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words . (no more than 5 words)
                                                  
【小题5】What does the word “them” (Line 5, Paragraph 4) probably refer to ? (no more than 4 words)
                                                  

One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t care for them herself, and so she gave to last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly.

     During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head, and couldn’t stand properly. Joyce thought, “He’s eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that sausage very bad…” she suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at office.

“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”

“You have? Two? Well, listen—don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and new he’s ill. Go to the doctor, Jim.”

“What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don’t take a chance with your health. I’m sure the sausages are bad. Please go…”

“Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine.”

Jim came back at lunch time and went to bed. “I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor” he told Joyce, “and the medicine made me very sick.”

The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again, too. At eleven o’clock milkman came with the milk.

“Morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said “How’s your dog this morning? I’ve been thinking about him…”

“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but...”

“Yesterday morning he and I had I a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”

67. Why did Joyce telephone Jim?

A. She wanted him to come home for lunch  

B. Jim’s dog was badly ill.

C. Jim was ill and needed to go to the hospital

D. She thought the sausage would do harm to him

68. Joyce’s husband ________.

A. took her advice that he should go to the hospital  B. didn’t believe her

C. knew why Henry kept shaking his head  D. didn’t eat any of the sausage

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. It was the sausage that made Henry ill.

B. Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right.

C. The milkman explained Henry’s illness

D. Jim felt unpleasant because of her wife’s telephone call.

70. The underlined word “him” probably refers to _________.

A. Jim     B. the milkman     C. the doctor      D. Jim’s dog

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