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　　Radio and television are very   1   in the world today.

　　They can be   2   everywhere.   3  people watch TV. Perhaps even   4   People listen to the radio. TV is, of course, more useful than radio. On TV you can see and hear   5   is happening in the world. But radio isn't disappearing (消失). It is   6   with us. And the   7   of listeners is becoming large. One reason(原因) for this is the invention of the transistor(晶体管). It can be made very small. It is very easy to   8  . You can put it in your Pocket and listen to it in the bus or on your bike when you go to work. Besides, radio is   9   for blind (瞎的)people.

　　When people are working, they can' t   10   TV but can listen to music or news over the radio. Radio is much cheaper than TV.

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________ people will watch Beijing Olympic Games on TV in 2008.

　　A.Million　　B.Millions of　　C.Five millions　　 D.Millions

Happy Farm is an online game. It is very popular among people in China. The game offers you a piece of empty land and some seeds (种子) at first. You are like the farmer. If your land is small, you can spend some money to make it big. And you must harvest your things on the farm on time, or some other farmers will steal your fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs and so on. Of course, you can steal theirs. If you want to make money, you must sell your things out.

Some Chinese websites have offered this game to its users. So far, it is said that about 16 million Chinese people are playing this game. Some people were so crazy (疯狂的) that they even get up in the midnight to harvest their crops and steal others’.

Happy Farm brings happiness to people. It is really a fascinating game. But it also brings many problems. It is reported that a baby died in a hospital just because the doctor didn’t give him timely treatment. Do you know what the doctor was doing? He was playing Happy Farm! There are many stories like this.

1.According to this passage, what is very popular in China?

2.Which is the right order to play the game Happy Farm?

a. Plant some crops.         b. Harvest your crops on time.   

c. Sell your things out.       d. Get land and some seeds.

3.Many people are so involved in the game Happy Farm that they get up in the midnight _____.

4.What does the writer think of this game?

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1. What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　  

B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.     

D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. Curious