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It's not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we're doing.

I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, but my friend said “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!

Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we'd fax it immediately. Then along came email and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we live without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.

Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I'll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don't bookmark; I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”, so the verb comes from an adjective not a noun.

Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I haven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ ll start using it myself! 　

1.“I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means “____________”.

A. it was a firm arrangement

B. he prefers a pencil to a pen

C. the arrangement should be written as a diary

D. it was an uncertain arrangement

2.A website address can be easily found if it has been ____________.

A. favorited B. messaged C. emailed D. texted

3. Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet?

A. message B. mobile C. email D. fax

4. The best title for this passage is____________.

A. How to use verbs

B. Development of the English language

C. Origins of verbs

D. New Verbs from Nouns

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Recently I failed an exam．However, 　1 I came out of my teacher's office．I told myself: "Smile! It's not so serious. "

I smiled a big smile and　 2　 worked a little, really．Everyone gets 　3　（frustrate） sometimes．I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits．But one day I came 4 a sentence in the Bible: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will he anxious for itself．Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day．" It suddenly struck me: " 5 （worry） about a problem doesn't help．Why not just give a big smile and face up 6 the trouble?"

Now every time I want to cry, I remind myself that 　7　（laugh） is better than tears and anger．I 　8 （convince） that there's something magical about a smile．A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me 9 courage to move on．

Remember, whenever you're faced with a setback, whenever you've been treated unfairly, all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again．Smile at life． 10 it will shine on you．

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One day I told Mr Wang, our math teacher, was ill.　　　　　　　　　　 1.________

I was worried about him and went to see him after the school. 　　　　　　　2.________

When I enter his room, he struggled up to welcome　　　　　　　　　　　 3.________

me. I let him lay down again. Mr Wang looked pale.　　　　　　　　　　　 4.________

I asked about his trouble. He said he was having　　　　　　　　　　　 5.________

a bad cold. Then he had a bad cough. After take some　　　　　　　　　 6.________

medicine he was getting better. He asked me that we　　　　　　　　　　 7.________

liked the teacher who took place. When he heard　　　　　　　　　　　 8.________

everything was all right, I could see he was pleasing.　　　　　　　　　　　 9.________

Finally I asked him don’t to worry about the work　　　　　　　　　　　 10.________

and have a good rest.

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I do not know the city at all and 　1 , I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day seeing 　2 in the town centre, I decided to lose my 　3 deliberately (故意地) on my second day, since I 　4 that this was the best way to get to know my way 　5 . I got on the first bus that passed, and some thirty minutes later came to 　6 must have been a suburb (郊区). The first two hours passed 　7 enough. I discovered mysterious little bookshops in back streets and 　 8 arrived at a market-place where I stopped and had a coffee in an open-air cafe. Then I decided to 　9 back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about 　10 for some time, I made up my mind to ask 　11 . The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the 　12 of the street in which I lived and 　13 that I pronounced badly. The policeman 　14 me, smiled and gently 　15 me by the arm. There was a 　16 look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking 　17 the direction he told me. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting 　18 and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing 　19 for me to do was to find the 　20 railway station.

1. A. more or less B. what's more C. on the whole D. above all

2. A. sights　　　　　　　　　 B. boob　　　　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. anything

3. A. wallet　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meals

4. A. knew　　　　　　　　　 B. found out　　　　　　　　 C. came to see　　　　　　　　　　 D. believed

5. A. here　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. there　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. around

6. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

7. A. unhappily　　　　　　 B. stupidly　　　　　　　　　 C. pleasantly　　　　　　　　 D. difficultly

8. A. at once　　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadly

9. A. return　　　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　　　　　 C. run　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

10. A. happily　　　　　　　 B. aimlessly　　　　　　　　 C. correctly 　　　　　　　 D. carelessly

11. A. the way　　　　　　　 B. a meal　　　　　　　　　　 C. the name　　　　　　　　 D. people

12. A. name　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. people

13. A. even　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

14. A. stared at　　　　　　 B. came to　　　　　　　　　 C. listened to　　　　　　　　 D. nodded to

15. A. caught　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seized　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

16. A. mysterious　　　　 B. good　　　　　　　　　　　 C. foolish　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. distant

17. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

18. A. larger　　　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fewer　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

19. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. right

20. A. best　　　　　　　　　 B. smallest　　　　　　　　　 C. nearest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. biggest