It's not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we're doing.

    I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, but my friend said “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!

    Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we'd fax it immediately. Then along came email and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we live without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.

    Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I'll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don't bookmark; I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”, so the verb comes from an adjective not a noun. 

Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I haven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ ll start using it myself! 　

1.“I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means “____________”.

A. it was a firm arrangement

B. he prefers a pencil to a pen

C. the arrangement should be written as a diary

D. it was an uncertain arrangement

2.A website address can be easily found if it has been ____________.

A. favorited                          B. messaged                         C. emailed                            D. texted

3. Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet?

A. message                           B. mobile                              C. email                                 D. fax

4. The best title for this passage is____________.

A. How to use verbs

B. Development of the English language

C. Origins of verbs

D. New Verbs from Nouns

Recently I failed an exam．However, 　1 I came out of my teacher's office．I told myself: "Smile! It's not so serious. "

I smiled a big smile and　 2　 worked a little, really．Everyone gets 　3　 （frustrate） sometimes．I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits．But one day I came 4 a sentence in the Bible: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will he anxious for itself．Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day．" It suddenly struck me: " 5 （worry） about a problem doesn't help．Why not just give a big smile and face up 6 the trouble?"

Now every time I want to cry, I remind myself that 　7　 （laugh） is better than tears and anger．I 　8 （convince） that there's something magical about a smile．A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me 9 courage to move on．

Remember, whenever you're faced with a setback, whenever you've been treated unfairly, all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again．Smile at life． 10 it will shine on you．

When I began planning to more to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of job and cultural differences. Ignoring there 　1 , I got there in July 2010. Soon after I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job 　2　 my living experience.

Determined to do this 　3　 I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found little response (回应).

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 　4 there were my job opportunities (机会), The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 　5 . As I was about to leave, a man who bad been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 　6　 . Nearly ten minutes later, he returned, He asked me about my plants and encouraged me to stay positive. Then he offered me to Royal Oak to 　7 a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a 　8 feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had 9 resumes (简历). Seeing this, the man stopped at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 　10 copies. He also gave me some suggestions on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very 　11 . The following day I received a call from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always 　12 to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1. A. doubts　　　　 B. concerns　　　　 C. instructions　　　　 D. reasons

2. A. of　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　 D. with

3. A. on my own　　 B. on my way　　　 C. by any chance　　　 D. by the day

4. A. why　　　　　 B. wherever　　　　 C. whether　　　　　 D. whenever

5. A. director　　 　 B. attitude　　　　　 C. language　　　　　 D. manner

6. A. for ever　　　 B. at any time　　　　 C. as usual　　　　　 D. for a while

7. A. pick out　　　 B. search for　　　　 C. take on　　　　　　 D. give up

8. A. dull　　　　　 B. good　　　 　　C. guilty　　　　　　 D. general

9. A. made use of　　 B. taken care of　　 C. run out of　　　　　 D. become tired of

10. A. right　　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. former　　　　　　 D. different

11. A. lonely　　　　 B. funny　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　 D. satisfied

12. A. turns off　　　 B. goes over　　　 C. gives back　　　　 D. looks up