Dear Cassy,

   Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. In spite of the fact that you are only 15 years old, my wife and I would be willing to consider your application if you can meet a few modest requirements:

   1. Submit three letters from teachers who will prove that you have never failed to follow directions perfectly in class and never failed to hand in the homework on time.

   2. Submit a note from two doctors which says that you are in perfect health, have never been sick, and never will be sick.

   3. Submit a document (文件) from your physical education teacher or team coach that proves that you can do each of the following: Run two miles in less than nine minutes, climb an oily rope to a height of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing a glass of water on your nose, and walk in bare feet over hot coals and broken glass without complaint or injury.

   4. Submit letters from at least two mental health experts saying that you have never had a bad thought towards any living being or not living object.

   5. Play and defeat five expert chess players with your eyes covered after going without sleep for 48 hours.

   6. Wait patiently for two years while we make sure that all your documents are true.

                                            Your loving and trusting friends,

                                                    The Smiths

1. From the letter we can know that ______.

   A. Cassy wrote to the Smiths twice               B. Cassy loves children very much

   C. Cassy will be in perfect health          D. Cassy does very well in her studies

2. Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word “submit”?

   A. write            B. report                C. hand in         D. recommend

3. What can we infer from this text?

   A. Their children are hard to baby-sit.        B. Their children are well educated.

   C. Cassy is good at doing many things.       D. Cassy won't get the job as a baby-sitter.

4. Which of the following words can best describe the Smiths?

A. Humorous.     B. Patient.            C. Honest.        D. Kind-hearted.

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  What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 26  , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and  27  ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.

  The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets  28   and participate in activities  29   drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 30  , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated,  31   people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which  32   are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on  33  .”

  According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average  34   in the US spend  35   time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV  36   has made many kids grow fat.  37  , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most  38   generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

  Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV  39   poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or  40  , part of a healthy lifestyle”.

  “One of the great lessons of  41   TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that  42   I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

  TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a  43   . Recent US Census(人口普查)data  44   that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s  45   about 63 percent ten years ago.

26. A. drinking          B. sleeping         C. washing                D.playing outside

27. A. find out               B. go out            C. look out               D. keep out

28. A. away               B. off                 C. on                           D. beside

29. A. like                    B. as                     C. from                     D. such as

30. A. end                    B. event             C. beginning              D. total

31. A. besides            B. except for       C. including               D. except

32. A.governments     B. parents              C. organizers             D. businessmen

33. A. the light               B. the radio        C. life                          D. the Internet

34. A. grown-ups       B. kids                  C. clerks                    D. parents

35. A. less                    B. enough              C. little                     D. more

36. A.programmes      B. screen            C. hours                    D. watching

37. A. However             B. On the contrary  C. In fact                      D. As a result

38. A. overweight       B. overeaten       C. overgrown             D. overseeing

39. A. leads to            B.results from     C. develops                D. keeps away

40. A. will be             B. should be       C. may be                     D. could be

41. A. organizing          B. taking part in     C. participating             D. asking for

42. A. wherever         B. every day       C. every time             D. this time

43. A. living              B. choice            C. difference              D. sense

44. A. shows              B. says               C. reads                     D. writes

45. A. rising              B. down from     C. up to                     D. up from

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