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 ·

The middle-aged man said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to ________ his acceptance in writing.

A．confirm　　　　 B．convey　　　 C．convince　　 D．consider

The middle-aged man said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to ________ his acceptance in writing.

　 A．confirm　　 B．convey　　　 C．convince　　 D．consider

It’s hard to ______ my family that we can’t afford a new car.

　A. conceive B. convince 　 C. continue 　 D. consider

Lily was heading down the sidewalk towards her subway stop in Washington. She had a lot to do at work. But as she hurried down the 16 , she started to feel warm. By the time she 　17 to the platform. Lily felt sick – maybe it hadn’t been a 　18 idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She leaned 19 against a post close to the tracks.

Several metres away, John and his girlfriend Mary, found a 　20 close to where the front of the train would stop. Suddenly he 21 the scream, followed by someone yelling. “Oh, my God she 22 in!” John didn’t hesitate. Taking off and 23 the bag to his friend, he 24 down to the tracks and ran some 12 metres towards the body lying facedown on the 　25 . By the time John reached Lily, he could “ 26 vibration（震动）on the tracks and see the light 27 the tunnel,” he remembers. “The train was maybe 20 seconds from the station.”

28 ,a former high school wrestler who trains t a gym to stay in shape, 29 Lily under her ampits ,(腋窝). She was deadweight. “It was 　30 to lift her. She was just our,” he says. But he managed to raise her 1.2 meters to the 　31 so that by standers could grab her arms and drag her away from the edge. As the train closed in, John had to 32 himself onto the platform. He did so just seconds before the t rain passed by him and came to a stop.

When Lily woke up again, she felt herself being 33 along the ground, and saw someone else around her. Police and fire officials soon arrived and Lily 34 a series of operations on her face 35 fortunately she didn’t lose her life.

16．A．stairs　　　　　　　　 B．windows　　　　　　 C．platform　　　　　　 D．exit

17．A．moved　　　　　　　 B．arrived　　　　　　　 C．got　　　　　　　　　　 D．reached

18．A．had　　　　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　　　　　　 C．common　　　　　　 D．special

19．A．easily　　　　　　　　 B．stably　　　　　　　　 C．delightedly　　　　　 D．heavily

20．A．spot　　　　　　　　　 B．poster　　　　　　　　 C．door　　　　　　　　　 D．restroom

21．A．learned　　　　　　　 B．noticed　　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　 D．saw

22．A．ran　　　　　　　　　　 B．looked　　　　　　　　 C．took　　　　　　　　　 D．feel

23．A．receiving　　　　　　 B．throwing　　　　　　 C．breaking　　　　　　 D．losing

24．A．jumped　　　　　　　 B．walked　　　　　　　 C．went　　　　　　　　　 D．sat

25．A．paths　　　　　　　　 B．tracks　　　　　　　　 C．trains　　　　　　　　 D．seats

26．A．change　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　 C．feel　　　　　　　　　　 D．realize

27．A．going into　　　　　 B．making into　　　　 C．pulling into　　　 D．coming into

28．A．Lily　　　　　　　　　　 B．Joe　　　　　　　　　　 C．Mary　　　　　　　　 D．John

29．A．grabbed　　　　　　　 B．pushed　　　　　　　 C．woke　　　　　　　　 D．called

30．A．hard　　　　　　　　　 B．easy　　　　　　　　　 C．timely　　　　　　　　 D．possible

31．A．train　　　　　　　　　 B．platform　　　　　　 C．station　　　　　　　　 D．shop

32．A．take　　　　　　　　　 B．convince　　　　　　 C．tell　　　　　　　　　　 D．lift

33．A．beaten　　　　　　　　 B．stolen　　　　　　　　 C．pulled　　　　　　　　 D．worried

34．A．needed　　　　　　　 B．required　　　　　　　 C．asked　　　　　　　　 D．ordered

35．A．and　　　　　　　　　　 B．or　　　　　　　　　　　 C．but　　　　　　　　　　 D．so