4、Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

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It's something that most of us find annoying. We're on our way home after a hard day at school and trying to have a quiet chat with a classmate or get in a little reading, when our peace is disturbed by someone screaming into their cell phone: "I'M ON THE BUS!"

2．          

A survey published last week suggests Americans do not like the impolite use of today's electronic communication gadgets. Besides noisy phone users, sending and receiving e-mails while in company are also as very poor manners, reports MSNBC.com.

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One of the practices that participants in the survey most objected to was the use of phones, iPods and other devices during religious festivals. Some 90 per cent of those surveyed thought this was insensitive and disrespectful.

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The website quotes Dr Genevieve Bell, conductor of the survey and director of Intel's User Experience Group as saying: "Theses are issues about common sense." But she believes that the rights and wrongs of the public use of technology are still in the process of formation.

5．       

    The survey does suggest, according to MSNBC, that most Amencans accepted that the technologies are a fact of modern life. They had nothing against the use of laptops and cell phones in bathrooms. And an electronic thank-you note was just as acceptable as a handwritten one.

3、Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of a lift operator or the uniform of a five-star

general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?

　　Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes, Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lost professional identity than to step out of uniform?

　　Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes, They save on laundry bills. They are tax - deductible. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.

　　Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.

　　Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long - lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

1．What surprises us is that                               .

2．What are people likely to think of a man in uniform?

3．Why are some people against uniforms?

4．The underlined sentence tells us that                             .

2、Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the brackets.

1．通常来说，锻炼有益健康。（good）

2．父母有时会发觉难以与他们十几岁的孩子交流。（it）

3．为缓解交通阻塞已采取了不少措施，然而这个问题并非马上解决。（relieve）

4．不管他是在国外还是在国内，他们总是作为中国人而感到骄傲。（proud）

5．尽管训练要求高、挑战大，但我们相信只要坚持练习，终将梦想成真。（as long as）

1、Wire an English composition in 120 – 150 words according the instructions given below in Chinese.

你是一名高三学生，你父母与你经常为你看电视的事闹矛盾，请以书信的形式给他们写一封信，争取得到他们的理解和支持。

38、It is said that he will______ his uncle’s business when he is mature enough to deal with the pubic relations．

A．think over           B．hand over        C．take over        D．go over

37、--Has your teacher returned from America yet?

--Yes, but he _______ here for only three days before his company sent him to Africa．

A．was           B．has been          C．will be          D．would be

36、He told us whether _________ a picnic was still under discussion．

A．to have           B．having           C．have          D．had