Katherine Hachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms. Hachinski, and architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Centre, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive, screamed and set off too.

But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure.

Amid the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the sound tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.

Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in the those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were doomed when the second jet crashed into the south tower, killing many and stranding many more in the floor above where the jet hit.

One of those caught in indecision was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.

Richard Jackbs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.

“I just don’t know what happened to them, ”Mr. Jacobs said.

1. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane 　　　　　　   .

A. at 8: 30

B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower

C. at around 9: 06

D. at 8: 48

2. The underlined words “stay put” mean 　　　　　　   .

A. stay in the building　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. leave at once

C. put everything back and then leave　　　　　　　　　　    D. keep silent

3. Which floor was hit by the second jet?

A. The 91st floor. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. The 103rd floor.

C. The 60th floor. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. The 79th floor.

4. Fewer people would have died if 　　　　　　   .

A. more announcement had been made

B. people hadn’t used the lifts

C. the incident had happened on a weekend

D. the people had obeyed the office rules

   Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.

There are several major(主要) language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.

1. The early language had ________.

　　 A. a lot of problems　 　　　B. words and easy grammar

　　 C. words but no grammar　　 D. grammar but not many words

2. In the next few hundred years we can expect language to _____.

　　 A. stay exactly the same　　 B. change a great deal

　　 C. change only a little　 D. ask more words and drop some grammar

3. What this article shows is that _____.

　　 A. languages change fast　

B. languages really don't want to change

　 C. language really with changes in society

D. Spanish and English change

Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.

　 There are several major(主要) language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.

65 The early language had ________.

　　 A. a lot of problems　　　　 　　　　 　B. words and easy grammar

　　 C. words but no grammar　　 　　　D. grammar but not many words

66. In the next few hundred years we can expect language to _____.

　　 A. stay exactly the same　　 　　　 B. change a great deal

　　 C. change only a little　 　　　　　 D. ask more words and drop some grammar

67. What this article shows is that _____.

　　 A. languages change fast　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. languages really don't want to change

　　 C. language really with changes in society 　 D. Spanish and English change

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone. This commnication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.

Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Do you have a few good friends or many good friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

What do you do when your parents don’t let you make friends with others?

Your answers are welcome.

1. When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually __________.

　 A. stay alone at home　　　　 B. fight with their parents

C. discuss it with their friends　 D. go to their brothers and sisters for help

2. The underlined sentence “Your answers are welcome.” In the last paragraph means “___________”

　 A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.

B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome.

C. Your answers are always right

D. You can give us all the right answers.

3. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude?

　 A. Parents should choose friends for their children.

B. Children should choose everything they like.

C. Parents should understand their children better.

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

4. Why is it important for teenagers to have some good friends? Because ___________.

　 A. they have no friends at home.

B. the friends can help each other when they are beaten.

C. they are easy to have a talk together.

D. the parents don’t like to communicate with them.

5. Where may this passage be chosen from?

　 A. A magazine　　 B. A newspaper　　　 C. The Internet　　　 D. A speech

New York: when the first jet struck World Trade Center at 8: 48 a. m. on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they, too, must do: get out fast.

Katherine Hachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms. Hachinski, and architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Centre, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive, screamed and set off too.

But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure.

Amid the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the sound tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.

Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in the those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were doomed when the second jet crashed into the south tower, killing many and stranding many more in the floor above where the jet hit.

One of those caught in indecision was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.

Richard Jackbs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.

“I just don’t know what happened to them, ”Mr. Jacobs said.

1. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane 　　　　　　   .

A. at 8: 30

B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower

C. at around 9: 06

D. at 8: 48

2. The underlined words “stay put” mean 　　　　　　   .

A. stay in the building　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. leave at once

C. put everything back and then leave　　　　　　　　　　    D. keep silent

3. Which floor was hit by the second jet?

A. The 91st floor. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. The 103rd floor.

C. The 60th floor. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. The 79th floor.

4. Fewer people would have died if 　　　　　　   .

A. more announcement had been made

B. people hadn’t used the lifts

C. the incident had happened on a weekend

D. the people had obeyed the office rules