Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friends your parent don’t like?
 46.    Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.
  A. friends          B.    teachers             C. brothers and sisters       D.    classmates

47.     When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A. go to their friends                    B. talk with their parents

C. have a discussion with their family       D. talk with their friends on the phone

48.     Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.”?

A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

B. Some parents may even ask their chil­dren to stay away from their good friends.

C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

49.  Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Parents should like everything their chil­dren enjoy.

B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

  50. The main idea of this passage is that ___________.

    A. Teenagers need friends

    B. Friends can give good advice

    C. Parents often choose their children’s friends for them

    D. Good friends can communicate with each other  

A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. ‘There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and honor” are American.

These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

41.  According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.

A.       British people cannot understand him

B.       American people cannot understand him

C.       the grammar is too hard for him

D.       the spelling is too hard for him

42.  American English and British English are different in ________.
       A. spelling        B. pronunciation          C. grammar             D. all of the above

43.  What is not mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.

B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.

C. How the differences between British Eng­lish and American English came about.

D. How important the differences are.

44.  Most ________ say “Do you have a watch?”

A. British people        B. Americans         C. children       D. teachers

45. According to this passage, British people and Americans have _________ difficulty in understanding each other.

A. little                   B. much             C. some            D. great

People have always communicated with __21___ . In the past when they couldn’t write ,they used simple symbols ( 记号) to send their message . Some groups of North America Indians were experts __22__ messages . For example , a small stone on top of a large one meant “ This is the way .” If there was another small stone on the right , it meant “Turn right .” Some grass with a knot ( 结)meant “ Danger ”__23__ .

    Maybe you know that in the forests of Africa , it _24___ to travel from village . But drum ( 鼓 ) __25__ from many kilometers away . So , some groups of Africans made their drums __26____ like people .

      The Incas ( 印加人 )of South America used to send messages by typing knots in a rope. Messages have been found , but __27___ can understand __28___ they mean . And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of ___29__ but only _30____ people __31___ to understand them .

      Today , we also use __32___ . When we are in a car and we see a red light , we stop the car . When a mother says to her child ,” Eat your cake!” the child eats the cake sometimes . The red light and the words of the mother are __33___ . And it is a ___34__ that the basic means of communication between people is , of course , sounds .

      Maybe you know that there are more than __35___ languages in the world today . And about 13 of them are spoken by large groups of people . Languages of the world are both similar ( 相似) __36__ different . They are similar because we can talk and write about the same things and they are different because we talk and write about these things in __37___ ways and we use different __38___ .

       It is __39___ that we have to learn a second language _40___ communicate with people who do not speak our language .

      21. A. one other     B. each another     C. one another     D. anothers

      22 .A. at sending    B. is spreading      C. at publishing    D. is giving

      23. A. and other    B. and so on        C. and the rest     D. and like

      24 . A. used be difficult  B. used be easy  C. used to be difficult  D. used to be easy

      25 . A. will be heard  B. heard          C. could hear      D. could be heard

      26. A. “say”       B. “speak”         C. “tell ”      D. “shout ”

      27. A . anybody      B. somebody      C. everybody      D. nobody

      28. A. that           B. how           C . what’s        D. what

      29. A. hearing       B. speaking         C . writing       D . reading

      30 . A. little        B. a little           C. few          D. a few

      31. A. were learned  B. were taught    C. were teaching    D. had been learned

      32. A. a lot of symbols  B. a lots of symbols   C . lot of symbols  D . a lot of symbol

      33. A. examples     B. orders        C . language        D. symbols

      34. A. matter       B. fact           C . reality          D . situation

      35.A. 1000         B. 2000          C .3000           D. 5000

      36. A. or           B. but           C. and            D. as

      37. A. same         B. similar        C. different       D. special

      38.A. symbols       B. signs         C. expressions     D. words

      39. A. no wonder     B. not wonder    C . not matter for wonder  D. a wonder

      40. A. in order that    B. in order to     C. so that         D. so as

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