Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

    There are four parts in the book:

    Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetable and a test on text messages.

    Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal(正式的) English in biography(传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.

     Part 3 is Places: In this part, too, many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.

     Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.

    You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.

59. We can find the introduction to a product in ___________.

   A. part 1          B. Part 2            C. Part 3             D. Part 4

60. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?

   A. A letter of complaint.                                B. A computer handbook.

   C. A letter of a friend.                                          D. A story of a president.

61. The passage is most probably written for _________.

   A. test designers    B. students     C. test-takers    D. teachers

62. What is the best title of the book?

   A. Test Your Reading                                    B. Help with Your Writing

   C. Learn Different Kinds of English               D. Practice English in Different Ways

EVENTS(赛事)

Bicycle tour and race

　  A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

　　The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

　　Cost: 200 Yuan   Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

　　The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star　Romario ho has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

　　Ticket prices: 60,100,150 Yuan

　　Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.)   Telephone:  5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

　　Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

　　Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

　　Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _________.

   A. 35 kilometers          B. 55 kilometers   C. 75 kilometers     D. 110 kilometers

2. The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means ________.

   A. race 　    B. practice          C. part of the training   　  D. part of the tour

3. What is special about the Rock climbing competition?

   A. A foreign team takes part in it.      　　

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

4. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027　　　　B. 7143177         C. 5012372　　　　D. 7144850

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.         the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to         new staff. My son targeted a company that was        to hire only one person        there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later       one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite        and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two         arrived at the interview place on time,           the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably        . The interviewer only said to them,

“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our       . We will tell you the        in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very        .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me         on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole        ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also         of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s         was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope”        in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not         to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand        . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of         compared with others!

1.A.As to                 B. Due to               C. Instead of                  D. Contrary to

2.A.promote              B. train                        C. employ                    D. discover

3.A.encouraged              B. allowed                      C. supposed                   D. intended

4.A.while           B. since                       C. though                         D. if

5.A.meet                     B. attract                 C. decide                        D. represent

6.A.slowly          B. smoothly                C. secretly                   D. silently

7.A.members             B. students                 C. friends                         D. candidates

8.A.waiting for       B. watching over          C. thinking about        D. looking into

9.A.formal                  B. simple                 C. funny                          D. strange

10.A.information            B. notice                C. order                          D. return

11.A.result                 B. choice                C. mark                           D. idea

12.A.annoyed            B. puzzled               C. disappointed         D. shocked

13.A.doubtfully               B. excitedly               C. calmly                          D. worriedly

14.A.matter               B. cause                      C. conclusion                  D. interview

15.A.middle               B. ending         C. part                              D. course

16.A.way                 B. reply                      C. problem             D. question

17.A.changed            B. grew                       C. came                            D. developed

18.A.expect               B. forget                 C. dislike                         D. regret

19.A.generosity              B. curiosity                C. dignity                     D. personality

20.A.abilities              B. strengths                C. challenges                  D. opportunities

Science Daily (Apr 27, 2008) — Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean (地下的) and aboveground herbivorous (食草的) insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals through the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are warned that the plant is already “occupied”.
Aboveground, leaf-eating insects prefer plants that have not yet been occupied by subterranean root-eating insects. Subterranean insects send out chemical signals through the leaves of the plant, which warn the aboveground insects about their presence. This messaging makes it possible for spatially-separated insects to avoid each other, so that they do not compete for the same plant.
In recent years it has been discovered that different types of aboveground insects develop slowly if they feed on plants that also have subterranean residents and vice versa (反之亦然). It seems that a system has developed through natural selection, which helps the subterranean and aboveground insects to notice each other. This avoids unnecessary competition.
Through the “green telephone lines”, subterranean insects can also communicate with a third party, namely the natural enemy of caterpillars (毛虫). Parasitic wasps (寄生的黄蜂) lay their eggs inside aboveground insects. The wasps also benefit from the signals sent by the leaves, as these help them find more insects for their eggs.
The communication between subterranean and aboveground insects has only been studied in a few cases. It is still not clear how widespread this phenomenon is. But scientists are looking into it. This research was carried out at the Netherlands Institute for Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) by Roxina Soler, Jeffrey Harvey, Martijn Bezemer, Wim van der Putten and Louise Vet. The PhD project, in which this study was carried out, was funded by the Free Competition of NWO Earth and Life Sciences.
51. After finding a plant occupied by subterranean insects, aboveground insects usually ____.
A. send out warning signals             B. choose to give up the plant
C. compete for the plant               D. share it with the subterranean insects
52. Aboveground insects will develop more quickly if they ____.
A. feed on plants occupied by subterranean insects
B. feed on plants not occupied by subterranean insects
C. become cleverer through natural selection
D. compete with subterranean insects
53. Subterranean insects communicate with a third party through ____.
A. caterpillars     B. parasitic wasps    C. wasps’ eggs    D. a plant’s leaves
54. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Other animals may communicate in the same way.
B. There will be further research into this phenomenon.
C. Part of the study is a PhD project.
D. The Free Completion of NWO Earth and Life Sciences has the patent for these results.
55. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Insects use plants as a telephone.         B. Insects live in harmony with each other.
C. No species can live alone.               D. Plants and animals have an effect on each other.

EVENTS

Bicycle tour and race

      A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat & Sun.).  At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre-leg. from Yanjiao to Jixian. will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be takern from Jixian   to Changli.

      The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres.  Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost: 200 yuan          Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

      The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60; 100; 150 yuan

Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. )   Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing

     The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou

Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1.The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about_________.

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

2.If you take part in the bike tour. you will ride for ________.

A. 35 kilometres                       B. 55 kilometres

C. 75 kilometres                       D. ll0 kilometres

3.The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means_______.

A. race                              B. practice

C. part of the training                  D. part of the tour

4.What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes pan in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

5.If you want to find something to do for Saturday aftermoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027         B.7143177         C. 5012372            D. 7144850