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　　　Can you imagine（想象）what life would be 　1　 if there were no telephone? You could not call 　2　　　your friends on the phone and talk to them, If fire 　3　 out in your house, you could not call the fire department（救火队）. If somebody were 　4　　　, you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily（日常）life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　5　　　by speaking to others and listening to 　6　 they have to say to us, and when we are 　7　　　to them we can do this very 　8　　　. But, our 　9　　　will not travel very far even when we 　10　　　, and it is thanks to the 　11　　　of the telephone that we 　12　　　able to talk with one another 　13　　　ask some-thing when we are in different places. We can 　14　　　each other as clearly 　15　　　we were in the same room.

　Alexander Graham Bell 　16　 this possible. He 　17　　　all his spare time experimenting（实验）. He worked 　18　　　hard in his 　19　　　that he had 　20　　　time to make money（挣钱）and was very poor at one time.

1．A．as	B．like	C．to	D．of	[　　]
2．A．on	B．for	C．in	D．of	[　　]
3．A．broke	B．took	C．looked	D．put	[　　]
4．A．excited	B．tired	C．sick	D．sad	[　　]
5．A．mostly	B．quickly	C．suddenly	D．early	[　　]
6．A．that	B．this	C．what	D．which	[　　]
7．A．friendly	B．close	C．nice	D．far	[　　]
8．A．slowly	B．easily	C．certainly	D．natural	[　　]
9．A．noises	B．lectures	C．talks	D．voices	[　　]
10．A．speak	B．smile	C．breathe	D．shout	[　　]
11．A．invention	B．making	C．research	D．improvement（改进）	[　　]
12．A．were	B．are	C．have	D．are going to	[　　]
13．A．so	B．nor	C．but	D．and	[　　]
14．A．see	B．hear	C．look at	D．listen	[　　]
15．A．as	B．than	C．only	D．if	[　　]
16．A．had	B．did	C．made	D．thought	[　　]
17．A．took	B．wasted	C．passed	D．spent	[　　]
18．A．so	B．very	C．too	D．such	[　　]
19．A．reseach	B．finding	C．looking for	D．finding for	[　　]
20．A．some	B．much	C．little	D．good	[　　]

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阅读理解：

Can You Make Short Phone Calls?

　　Phones are very useful to us, and we can’t work without them．But phones also bring troubles．For example, a friend wants to tell you his or her latest health problem on the phone．You are very busy, so you have to cut your friend off．What will you say?

　　When you answer a call, don’t ask questions like “How are things?” because these questions will make them think that you have time to talk longer．After “hello,” get right to the heart of the matter you want to say．

　　When you make a call, you should call at the right time．If you call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the work day, people will not talk too much．

　　When you call someone and do not want to talk longer, you may start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I want to talk to you about…” or, “I’d like to talk more, but I only have a few minutes before I have to go．”

　　If you don’t want to spend time talking to someone, you must say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I must say Goodbye．” Don’t wait for the answer．

　　If someone does not stop talking and you have to leave, you can ask someone in your home to help you．For example, you signal to your father, and your father says loudly, “Mary, I think the bread is burning!”

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When you want to make a short phone call, you should say：________ and then go right to the matter．
[　　]
A．	How are things?
B．	What’s new?
C．	How are you doing?
D．	I only have three minutes before I have to leave．

(2)

When you want to stop talking, you can say：________
[　　]
A．	I have to go now．Goodbye．
B．	I’m glad to talk to you．What can I do for you?
C．	So, what else is new?
D．	Hi．How are things?

(3)

If someone does not stop talking and you have to leave, you can ________
[　　]
A．	ask someone in your home to help you．
B．	shout to him loudly．
C．	cry loudly．
D．	Throw the phone to the floor．

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阅读理解

　　Every person should show their respect for their parents．Often this can be found

　　in many oriental countries such as China, Japan and Korea．

　　But I’ve been living in the US for 22 years．I actually grew up there and I’ve seen and heard a lot．I'd say that “respecting your parents” is not anything American people teach or tell their kids．If so, not much．

　　How many times have you seen kids call their parents by their names? How many times have you seen kids shout back at their parents? How many times have you seen kids make fun of their parents? I can go on and on about this．

　　If you were a Thai kid and did any of the above, you will probably get a fist in your face．Thai kids are taught that it's the important thing to respect parents．Kids try to do what their parents wish, be polite to them, listen to them, honor them, etc．

　　Your parents give you life, therefore, it's your duty to respect them．This is something that is often taught in Thai culture in places like homes and schools．

　　Don't just ask for respect．It's something that you must earn by your actions．

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