A: Hello!
B: Hi, is that Paul? This is Nick, your new classmate.
A: Hi, Nick! Where are you?
B: At home. There’s a new movie at the Capital Cinema（首都电影院）. Do you Know?
A: Yes, I do. Do you like going to movies?
B: Yes, very much. I usually go to movies with my parents on Sunday.
A: What kind of movies do you like?
B: Action movies. How about you?
A: I don’t often go to movies. I like watching TV or VCD at home.
B: That’s different from （不同）seeing the movie at the cinema（电影院）. Let’s go to the movie this evening, OK?
A: Sorry, I’m going to a concert（音乐会） with my mother this evening. What about tomorrow afternoon?
B: OK. See you after lunch tomorrow.
A: Bye-bye.

1. 1.

   Who is B?

   1. A.
      Nick, Paul’s new classmate. 
   2. B.
      Paul, Nick’s new classmate.
2. 2.

   What does Paul like?

   1. A.
      Going to movies.  
   2. B.
      Watching TV or VCD at home
3. 3.

   Paul and Nick are going to ________.

   1. A.
      the new movie this evening
   2. B.
      a concert this evening
   3. C.
      the new movie tomorrow
   4. D.
      have lunch at the cinema
4. 4.

   Where do they talk about the movies?

   1. A.
      At Nick’s home.
   2. B.
      At Paul’s home.
   3. C.
      At the cinema.
   4. D.
      On the phone.

   “How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.

  Sometimes, people don’t say what they mean, either. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might be thinking, “No, I disagree, I think you are wrong …” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

   People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve to go now.” often, the person who wants to stop gives an excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

  Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s all part of the game of language.

35. If you have different opinions from someone, it is polite to say “_______”.

   A. You’re wrong                        B. I’m not so sure if you are right

   C. Of course, I disagree                  D. No, I don’t agree with you

36. Which of the following is a polite way to finish a talk?

   A. I have no time to talk with you now.     B. I want to stop.

   C. I have to go now.                     D. I don’t want to talk any more.

37. According to the passage, when a person says “Something is burning on the stove”, it

means that _______.

   A. he is giving an excuse                      B. he is hurting someone’s feelings

   C. he is talking to a person at the door          D. he is going to another place

38. One of the rules of the game of language is probably ________.

   A. “Always say what you mean”               B. “Don’t disagree with people”

   C. “Usually say exactly what you are thinking”  D. “Be polite”

Can you imagine a world without the Internet ?  It’s surprising to think about it.
Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today, 66%of Chinese “netizens （网民）” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert(专家). Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said. In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.
【小题1】 _______ has the most Internet users in the world according to the article.