Why do people play football? It’s a(n)  __16__ game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight __17__ ninety minutes to make  __18__ many goals as they can. They get __19__ black eyes and broken bones than they do for points. Football players must be mad. And __20__ do people watch football? They __21__ be mad too. They certainly __22__ and scream like __23__. I’m afraid __24__ near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are __25__.

I’d __26__ stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it   __27__ ? They are showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I __28__? The __29__ football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview with __30__ players, and scores of football games.

　1.A. stupid        B. funny         C. exciting             D. wonderful

　2. A. for            B. by             C. in                  D. against 

　3. A. so             B. to             C. as                  D. very 

　4. A. much               B. many              C. most                D. more 

  5. A. why       B. when            C. where              D. which

  6. A. mustn’t      B. must         C. can’t                D. can

　7.  A. cry           B. laugh               C. run                  D. shout 

　8.  A. gentlemen        B. ladies              C. madmen           D. madams 

  9.  A. of going      B. for going   C. going              D. to be going 

　10.A. angry       B. dangerous  C. sad                   D. tired 

　11. A. rather        B. better               C. like               D. fairly 

　12. A. off            B. down               C. up                  D. on 

　13.A. listen               B. listen to     C. hear                D. hear of 

　14.A. late           B. latest         C. later                D. lately 

　15.A.  basketball   B. volleyball    C. tennis            D. football

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　　    Timothy, a ten-year-old boy, did not like doing his homework, because he preferred to do other things in his free time.He seldom did his homework, and when he did he always made a lot of mistakes.Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Timothy's homework and saw that he had got his sums right. He was very pleased — and rather surprised. He called Timothy to his desk and said to him, "You got your homework right this time, Timothy. What happened? Did your father help you?" "No, Sir," answered Timothy. "He was busy last night, so I had to do it myself."　　

1. The best title for this story is ____________.

[　　]

A. A Teacher's Surprise　　　　

B. A Stupid Father and His Lazy Son 　　

C. Father and Son　　　　

D. A Help or Not　　

2. Timothy's teachers expected to find _________.

[　　]

A. Timothy's homework amusing　　　　

B. he got all the sums right 　　

C. his homework full of mistakes 　　

D. he was helped by his father　　

3. The math teacher was surprised because __________.

[　　]

A. the homework that he had handed in was unusually good 　　

B. he had found out that Timothy's father had helped him 　　

C. he was the only pupil who got all the right sums 　　

D. he had done his homework with somebody else's help 　　

4. The boy usually did his homework _____________.

[　　]

A. all by himself　　　　　　

B. in his free time　　　　

C. with his father's help　　

D. when he liked to　　

5. What do you suppose the story is trying to tell us?

[　　]

A. Helping a clever child with his homework is unnecessary. 　　

B. A child without help can't get all his homework right.

C. Some children are brighter than their parents. 　　

D. Children can work very well if they are pleased.

Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt,　 ____ is a stupid thing to do in such weather.

A. this　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. which

Despite all the reports of Internet security attacks over the years, including the recent ones on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug（耸肩）.

　　Mr. Shulman and his company examined a list of 32 million passwords that an unknown hacker stole last month from RockYou, a company that makes software for users of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The list was briefly posted on the Web, and hackers and security researchers downloaded it.

　　The list provided an unusually detailed window into computer users’ password habits. Typically, only government agencies like the F.B.I. or the National Security Agency have had access to such a large password list.

　　Some Web sites try to keep back the attackers by freezing an account for a certain period of time if too many incorrect passwords are typed. But experts say that the hackers simply learn to trick the system, by making guesses at an acceptable rate, for instance.

　　To improve security, some Web sites are forcing users to mix letters, numbers and even symbols in their passwords. Others, like Twitter, prevent people from picking common passwords.

　　Still, researchers say, social networking and entertainment Web sites often try to make life simpler for their users and are reluctant to put too many controls in place.

　　Even commercial sites like eBay must weigh the consequences of freezing accounts, since a hacker could, say, try to win an auction(拍卖) by freezing the accounts of other potential buyers.

　　But owing to the reality of our overcrowded brains, the experts suggest that everyone choose at least two different passwords — a complex one for Web sites where security is vital, such as banks and e-mail, and a simpler one for less risky places, such as social networking and entertainment sites.

　　Mr. Moss relies on passwords at least 12 characters long, figuring that those make him a more difficult target than the millions of people who choose five- and six-character passwords.

　　“It’s like the joke where the hikers run into a bear in the forest, and the hiker that survives is the one who outruns his companions,” Mr. Moss said. “You just want to run that bit faster.

59.   The underlined sentence “Many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug” shows that many people ______.

don’t take seriously the hacker’s break-ins

are worried and frightened at the hacker’s break-ins

don’t know what to do with the hacker’s attacks

are eager to get helps from the experts

60.   According to the passage, which of the following web sites needs a more complex password?

A social web site.

An entertainment web site.

A commercial web site.

A government web site.

61.   The Internet users are advised to______ in order to keep back the hackers.

mix letters, numbers and symbols as well

choose passwords with at least 12 characters

choose passwords with 5 or 6 characters

choose at least two different passwords

62.   Which would be the best title for the passage?

Password, Simple or Complex?

Popular Passwords, High Risk!

Clever Hackers, Stupid Netizens.

Hacker, the Enemy of Internet Security.