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 ·

He once observed that “All happy families ______ one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”.

A. like　 　　　 B. appear　　　 C. resemble　　 　　 D. represent

He once observed that “All happy families ______ one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”.

A. like　 　 B. appear　　　 C. resemble　　 　　 D. represent

Faced with a problem，you have to________it first，and then try to find a solution.

A．resemble 　　　 B．substitute　　　 C．concentrate 　　　D．analyze

During the 2008 financial crisis，the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to provide 2,000,000 millions dollars of emergency fund aid to help　　 unemployment．

A．release B．resemble　　　 C．relieve D．recommend