PHUKET, Thailand—— Narkis Koral, 23, and Oren Mesika, 24, had no sense of the terrible tsunami that hit Southeast Asia: They were having “a good time ”on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand and only learned of their present situation hours later, through friends who received phone calls from home.

Even though the pair, both from Arad, escaped the tsunami’ s anger, it did not change the fact that their parents were worried  

“Our mothers worried a lot, ”says Koral. “They asked us to leave immediately and return to Israel. They offered to arrange flights, anything we wanted, just return. ”

Dana Kuchansky’ s father is also worried. Kuchansky, 28, and her partner were in Kofun, a small island hit hard by the tsunami. After a night spent on the top of the mountain in the center of the island, the two were taken for free to Bangkok, where they were expected to fly to Israel.

On the telephone, the worried father made sure his daughter received the replacement tickets lost in the tsunami 15 minutes later, he called her again, to remind her of the flight number.

Most of the Israelis visiting Thailand are young and on a limited budget. Their parents are used to having insufficient contact with their children. In most cases, this contact is when the phone call or the use of the Internet is cheap, even if the difference between "expensive" and "cheap" is less than 50 agorot, or cents.

In one case this past week, a mother called the mobile telephone of each of the six embassy（大使馆）staff in Thailand, one after the other. The same duty officer answered all six.

The common reaction of both parents and children, once telephone contact was made, was sobbing with relief that the ordeal（严峻考验）had left them unharmed.

According to the text, Narkis and Oren________.

A . called their friends to tell them what had happened

B . had great fun even if they knew the tsunami had come

C . knew nothing about the tsunami until their friends rang them up

D . turned out calm in face of the tsunami

Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A. Kuchansky and her partner had their tickets missing in the tsunami.

B. All the parents mentioned are worried about their children’ s safety.

C. Most embassy staff were too busy in their work to answer mobile phone calls.

D. The parents of the young Israelis don’ t have enough time to contact their kids.

The underlined word “insufficient” in Paragraph 6 probably means________.

A. unsuitable         B. not enough              C. unnecessary             D. irregular

It can be inferred that ________.

A . 50 agorot is too little an amount for the ordinary Israelis

B . as an official in charge, the mother made so many calls

C . the writer may come from Israel rather than from some other country

D . all the young couples traveling in Thailand remained safe and sound

PHUKET, Thailand—— Narkis Koral, 23, and Oren Mesika, 24, had no sense of the terrible tsunami that hit Southeast Asia: They were having “a good time ”on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand and only learned of their present situation hours later, through friends who received phone calls from home.
Even though the pair, both from Arad, escaped the tsunami’ s anger, it did not change the fact that their parents were worried  
“Our mothers worried a lot, ”says Koral. “They asked us to leave immediately and return to Israel. They offered to arrange flights, anything we wanted, just return. ”
Dana Kuchansky’ s father is also worried. Kuchansky, 28, and her partner were in Kofun, a small island hit hard by the tsunami. After a night spent on the top of the mountain in the center of the island, the two were taken for free to Bangkok, where they were expected to fly to Israel.
On the telephone, the worried father made sure his daughter received the replacement tickets lost in the tsunami 15 minutes later, he called her again, to remind her of the flight number.
Most of the Israelis visiting Thailand are young and on a limited budget. Their parents are used to having insufficient contact with their children. In most cases, this contact is when the phone call or the use of the Internet is cheap, even if the difference between "expensive" and "cheap" is less than 50 agorot, or cents.
In one case this past week, a mother called the mobile telephone of each of the six embassy（大使馆）staff in Thailand, one after the other. The same duty officer answered all six.
The common reaction of both parents and children, once telephone contact was made, was sobbing with relief that the ordeal（严峻考验）had left them unharmed

1. 1.

   According to the text, Narkis and Oren________

   1. A.
      called their friends to tell them what had happened
   2. B.
      had great fun even if they knew the tsunami had come
   3. C.
      knew nothing about the tsunami until their friends rang them up
   4. D.
      turned out calm in face of the tsunami
2. 2.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

   1. A.
      Kuchansky and her partner had their tickets missing in the tsunami
   2. B.
      All the parents mentioned are worried about their children’ s safety
   3. C.
      Most embassy staff were too busy in their work to answer mobile phone calls
   4. D.
      The parents of the young Israelis don’ t have enough time to contact their kids
3. 3.

   The underlined word “insufficient” in Paragraph 6 probably means________

   1. A.
      unsuitable
   2. B.
      not enough
   3. C.
      unnecessary
   4. D.
      irregular
4. 4.

   It can be inferred that ________

   1. A.
      50 agorot is too little an amount for the ordinary Israelis
   2. B.
      as an official in charge, the mother made so many calls
   3. C.
      the writer may come from Israel rather than from some other country
   4. D.
      all the young couples traveling in Thailand remained safe and sound

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．

I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．

Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．

The next six months were   49   ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．

Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．

Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

A．hope             B．job           C．faith               D．house

A．torn            B．divided         C．taken              D．fallen

A．down              B．against              C．in                  D．over

A．equipped          B．armed          C．decorated            D．filled

A．examined          B．inspected        C．investigated          D．checked

A．general          B．usual           C．ordinary             D．regular

A．turn in             B．give in          C．bring in             D．take in

A．hesitated           B．turned          C．promised           D．determined

A．searched         B．observed        C．found              D．watched

A- thankful            B．excited         C．delighted           D．truthful

A．reward            B．prize            C．award              D．praise

A．so                B．even            C．ever                D．such

A．changed           B．spoiled         C．helped              D．missed

A．fortunate           B．merciful      C．inspiring           D．miserable

A．employment       B．settlement      C．fulfillment          D．disappointment

A- However           B．Therefore      C．Thus                D．Besides

A．threw             B．spread         C．put                 D．lost

A．got over          B．came over      C．turned over         D．knocked over

A．surprise            B, blessing        C．mistake             D．misfortune

A．set               B．brought        C．took                D．picked

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．
I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．
Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．
The next six months were   49  ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．
Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．
Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．

I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．

Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．

The next six months were   49   ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．

Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．

Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

1.A．hope             B．job           C．faith               D．house

2.A．torn            B．divided        C．taken              D．fallen

3.A．down             B．against              C．in                  D．over

4.A．equipped          B．armed          C．decorated            D．filled

5.A．examined          B．inspected        C．investigated          D．checked

6.A．general          B．usual           C．ordinary             D．regular

7.A．turn in            B．give in          C．bring in             D．take in

8.A．hesitated          B．turned          C．promised           D．determined

9.A．searched         B．observed        C．found              D．watched

10.A- thankful          B．excited         C．delighted           D．truthful

11.A．reward           B．prize            C．award              D．praise

12.A．so              B．even            C．ever                D．such

13.A．changed         B．spoiled         C．helped              D．missed

14.A．fortunate         B．merciful      C．inspiring           D．miserable

15.A．employment     B．settlement      C．fulfillment          D．disappointment

16.A- However         B．Therefore      C．Thus                D．Besides

17.A．threw           B．spread         C．put                 D．lost

18.A．got over        B．came over      C．turned over         D．knocked over

19.A．surprise          B, blessing        C．mistake             D．misfortune

20.A．set             B．brought        C．took                D．picked