Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words(2=to, 3=free, 4=for, 8=ate, h8=hate, etc. ). Here is an example :Im 3 nw, why nt gv me a cll? (I’m free now, why not give me a call?)

Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel. They are called emoticons(情感符号). To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message which is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why did t u cll me? Im so sad. ∶－)

　 Here are some others. Can you think of these text messages where you could use them?

　 ∶·)laughing∶ ·(sad∶·<really sad

　 ∶·v shouting| · | sleep∶ o shocked

　 8 · | surprised＼· o bored

1. The underlined word “sideways” in this passage means______ .

A. 从侧面地　　　 B. 从旁边地

C. 斜眼地　　 D. 颠倒地

2. What do you think of this text message “Whr hv U bn? Im wtng 4 U”means?

A. Where have you been? I’m waiting for you.

B. Where have you been? I’m looking for you.

C. What are you doing? I’m waiting for you.

D. What are you doing? I’m looking for you.

3. Which one means“laughing” in the text messages?

A. ∶·（　　 　　　　　　 B. ∶· )

C. ∶· <　　　　 D. 8 ·

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.
　　 Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.
　　 These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.
　　 As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.
　　 Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.
　　 On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.

　　 Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.

　　 These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.

　　 As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.

　　 Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.

　　 On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.

1.                A．the gift         B．an envelope     C．the wrestling   D．Christmas

2.                A．way           B．joy            C．music    D．fear

3.                A．buy            B．avoid 　        C．wear D．give

4.                A．beautiful        B．expensive　     C．special   D．new

5.                A．wrestling       B．weightlifting     C．shooting  D．boxing

6.                A．at             B．against 　　     C．for  D．on

7.                A．big            B．small 　        C．worn D．cheap

8.                A．because        B．if 　           C．so   D．while

9.                A．frightened      B．disappointed     C．pleased   D．surprised

10.               A．cover          B．surround　　    C．protect    D．hide

11.               A．carry          B．afford 　       C．design D．expect

12.               A．got            B．dressed 　　    C．turned    D．cheered

13.               A．defeat         B．evidence　　    C．charge    D．mistake

14.               A．gently          B．sadly　         C．nervously  D．gladly

15.               A．running        B．winning 　　    C．losing D．shaking

16.               A．workmates      B．parents 　　    C．friends    D．kids

17.               A．invitation       B．idea 　　       C．care  D．money

18.               A．return         B．sold 　　       C．bought    D．left

19.               A．gift            B．warning 　　    C．praise D．love

20.               A．brightest       B．funniest　      C．ugliest D．darkest

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.

　　 Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.

　　 These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.

　　 As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.

　　 Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.

　　 On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.

　　36. A. the gift       B. an envelope    C. the wrestling    D. Christmas

　　37. A. way         B. joy           C. music          D. fear

　　38. A. buy         B. avoid 　      C. wear           D. give

　　39. A. beautiful     B. expensive  　  C. special         D. new

　　40. A. wrestling    B. weightlifting 　 C. shooting        D. boxing

　　41. A. at          B. against 　　    C. for            D. on

　　42. A. big         B. small 　       C. worn          D. cheap

　　43. A. because     B. if 　          C. so             D. while

　　44. A. frightened   B. disappointed 　 C. pleased         D. surprised

　　45. A. cover      B. surround　  　 C. protect         D. hide

　　46. A. carry      B. afford 　       C. design         D. expect

　　47. A. got        B. dressed 　  　 C. turned         D. cheered

　　48. A. defeat      B. evidence  　　 C. charge         D. mistake

　　49. A. gently      B. sadly       　 C. nervously      D. gladly

　　50. A. running     B. winning 　　   C. losing         D. shaking

　　51. A. workmates   B. parents 　  　 C. friends        D. kids

　　52. A. invitation    B. idea 　　      C. care          D. money

　　53. A. return       B. sold 　　      C. bought        D. left

　　54. A. gift         B. warning 　  　 C. praise         D. love

　　55. A. brightest     B. funniest   　   C. ugliest        D. darkest

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___31___, but the commercial aspects of it. Knowing he felt this ___32___, I decided one year to___33___the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something ___34 __just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.

　Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was___35___at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___36___a team sponsored（资助） by a church.

　These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so___37___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___38___our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.

　As the match began, I was___39___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___40___a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not___41___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ___42___up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___43___.

　Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___44___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___45___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved___46___and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the ___47___for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___48___some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.

　On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his___49___from me. His smile was the___50___thing about Christmas that year.

31. A. the gift B. an envelope C. the wrestling D. Christmas

32. A. way B. joy C. music D. fear

33. A. buy B. avoid C. wear D. give

34. A. beautiful B. expensive　　　　　　　　　　　 C. special D. new

35. A. wrestling B. weightlifting　　　　　　　　　 C. shooting D. boxing

36. A. at B. against　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for D. on

37. A. big B. small　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worn D. cheap

38. A. because B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so D. while

39. A. frightened B. disappointed　　　　　　　　　 C. pleased D. surprised

40. A. cover B. surround　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. protect D. hide

41. A. carry B. afford　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. design D. expect

42. A. got B. dressed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned D. cheered

43. A. defeat B. evidence　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. charge　　　　　　　　　　 D. mistake

44. A. gently B. sadly C. nervously D. gladly

45. A. running B. winning　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. losing D. shaking

46. A. workmates B. parents　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friends D. kids

47. A. invitation B. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. care D. money

48. A. return B. sold　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bought D. left

49. A. gift B. warning　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. praise D. love

50. A. brightest B. funniest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ugliest D. darkest