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　　When a person is curious about something, it means he is 1 in it and wishes to know more about it. There is 2 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.

　　Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their 4 are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 6 home or taking outside, or 7 they have come so early or late. To be interested in these things is 8 because they are 9 at all. It is none of their 10 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 11 not only 12 but also harmful. For most probably, it 13 to small talk which often brings harm, shame of disrespect to others, and thus 14 their feelings.

　　On the other hand, there is a 15 curiosity--the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to 16 all they can about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 17 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 18 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 19 a result of curiosity, 20 , the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have few or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

He has been called the "missing link." Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest.

　　 He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The___1___of the Snowman has been around for___2___. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they___3___ this creature and called it the "Yeti," and they said that they had___4___caught Yetis on two occasions___5___none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).

　　 Over the years, the story of the Yetis has___6___. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ___7___the tracks of a monkey or bear and___8___that the Abominable Snowman might really___9___.

　　 Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were___10___footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than___11___ animal tracks, which had been made___12___as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. ___13___, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was___14___and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ___15___, no evidence has ever___16___been produced.

　　 These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman___17___. But if they ever___18___catching one, they may face a real___19 ___: Would they put it in a ___20___or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event　　　 　 B. story　　　　 C. adventure D. description　

2. A. centuries　 　　　 B. too long　　 C. some time　 　 D. many years

3. A. heard from　 B. cared for　 　 C. knew of　　 D. read about　

4. A. even　　　　 B. hardly　　 　 C. certainly　 D. probably　　　

5. A. as　　　　　 　 B. though　　　 C. when　　　 　 D. until　　　　　

6. A. developed 　　 B. changed　　 　 C. occurred　　 D. continued　　　

7. A. entirely　　 B. naturally　 　 C. clearly　　 D. simply　　　　

8. A. found　　　 　 B. declared　　 C. felt　　　 　 D. doubted　 　　

9. A. exist　　　　 B. escape　　 　 C. disappear　 D. return　　　　

10. A. clearer　　 B. more　　　　 　 C. possible　　 D. rare　　　　　　

11. A. huge　　　　 B. recent　　　 C. ordinary　　 D. frightening　　

12. A. strange　　 B. large　　　 　 C. deep　　　 　 D. rough　　　　

13. A. In the end　 B. Therefore　　 C. After all　　 D. However　　　

14. A. imagined　　 B. real　　　　 　 C. special　　 D. familiar　　　　

15. A. so　　　　 　 B. besides　　　 C. again　 　　 D. instead　　　　

16. A. rightly　　　 　 B. actually　　 C. normally　　 D. particularly　　

17. A. lightly　　　 　 B. jokingly　　 C. seriously　　 D. properly　　　

18. A. succeed in　 B. insist on　　 C. depend on D. join in　　　 　

19. A. decision　　 B. situation　　 C. subject　　　 D. problem　　　

20. A. zoo　　　　　 B. mountain　　 C. museum　　 　 D. laboratory

 "Pop" stands for "popular", and pop singer has to   8   to become popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find   9    way of singing that will attract their attention.   10   when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot   11   . He must work harder than ever to    12    popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous.

  The life of a successful pop singer is   13   . He can only relax when he is   14   , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for   15   . They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him   16   . But they can be very troublesome, too. They sometimes   17   handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to    18     A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on   19   , because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And   20   he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.

1. A. Unfortunately　　 　　B. Therefore　　　　  C. Naturally　　　　   D, Luckily

2, A, important　　　　    B. enough　　　　      C. necessary　　　　 D, encouraged

3. A. still　　　　 　　     B, yet　　　　　　     C, even　　　　     D. also

4. A. good　　　　　　    B. old-fashioned    　　C. bright-colored      D. new

5. A. follow　　　　　　  B. get　　　　　　　　   C. change　　　　  D. agree

6. A. so　　　　　　　　 B. same　　  　　  　　C. true　　　　　　    D. also

7. A. artists　　　　　　   B. tailors　　　　　　    C. women　　　　 D, singers

8. A. act　　　　　　　　 B. work very hard　　    C. travel　　　　   D, sing

9. A. a new　　　　　　  B. an easy　　　　    C. a special　　　　   D. a strange

10. A. Even　　　　　　  B. Unless　　　　   C. If　　　　　　&n
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11. A. give up　　　　　　   B. become popular    C. relax　　　　　　      D. satisfy

12. A. become　　　　       B. remain　　　　　　   C. make　　  　　   D. gain

13. A. simple　　　　         B. not busy　　　　      C. exciting　　　　   D. not easy

14. A. tired out　　　　      B. old　　　　　　　　 　　   C. alone　　　　　　 D. famous

15. A. the public　　    　　   B. the show business C. the film star　　     　　  D. the singer

16. A, rich and famous 　　   B. excited　　　　   C. poor but happy 　　   D. satisfied

17. A. receive　　　　　　    B. steal　　　　　　  C. ask for　　　　    D. demand

18. A. sing　　　　　　    B. give in　　　　     C. hide　　　　   　　D. leave

19. A. traveling　　     B. clothes　　　　      C. food　　　　　　   　　 D. housing

20. A. thus　　　　　　   B. more or less　　     C. after all　　 　　      D. above all

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions.

Happiness（Romance）★★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people（Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy）who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.

I Scream（Thriller）★★

In I Scream, Paul（Colin Jacks）is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people who like thrillers.

Paul's Heroes（Comedy）★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two. Six soldiers（including Sammy Turblow）have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there.

______________（Drama）★★★★

This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr. Lloyd（Phil Driver）who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.

1. Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?

A. The 1st one.　　　 B. The 2nd one.　　　 C. The 3rd one.　　　 D. The 4th one.

2. The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by ______________.

A. date　　　　　　　 B. exchange　　　　 C. write　　　　　　 D. communicate

3. A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _______________.

A. frightening　　　　 B. instructive　　　　 C. humorous　　　　 D. interesting

4. Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

A. A Hard-working Truck Driver B. Medicine　 C. A Strange Illness D. Twelve Hours

We used to go into different chat rooms on different websites. If you wanted to meet someone on the Net, you had to go into the same chat room. But now regular Net surfaces chat in OICQ. OICQ is an online chat software which is invented by Tencent Computer System Company of Shenzhen in February, 1999. Since then it has swept the country. Its symbol is a penguin wearing a red scarf(围巾).

Net friends can be divided into a buddy list (for good friends), a stranger list (for people you don't want to talk with at once),or an ignore list (for people you want to avoid on the Net). You can also build up family lists, co-worker lists, etc.

You can know whether listed friends are online as long as you use it. The cartoon portrait(画像)of the person turns bright if he is online. And the portrait turns dim if he is not there.

Traditional public chat rooms are often chaotic. It is difficult to focus on a conversation. OICQ can conduct a focused talk without interruptions by other chatters.

OICQ acts as a regular daily communication tool. "What is your OICQ number?" has become a modern topic.　　　

1. OICQ is 　　　 .

A. a special chat room for all cyber citizens (网民)

B. a cartoon portrait to recognize friends on the Net

C. an online chat software that helps you talk on the Net more freely

D. a modern phone number used by more and more people

2. With the help of OICQ, if you don't want to chat with someone, you can put him in 　　 .

A. a buddy list 　　　 B. an ignore list　　 C. a strange list D. a co-worker list

3. In the fifth paragraph, the underlined word "chaotic" means 　　　.

A. crowded　　 B. disorderly　　　　 　 C. dirty　　 D. dark

4. The passage mainly tells us　　　　 .

A. how to chat with people in the Net

B. how to use OICQ

C. how to choose a regular daily communication tool

D. some advantages about OICQ