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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.

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really　 16 memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could　 17　 get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was 　18　 . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my　 19　 . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I 　 20　 going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21　 with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we　 22　 up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going　 23　 the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a 　 24　 shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China 　 25　 sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe,　 26　 we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write　 27　 a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.

Three weeks later, I arrived home and　 28　 my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had　 29 the post office all these years. Today I　 30　 send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1. A. bad　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　 D. short

2. A. easily　　　　　 B. simply　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　 D. specially

3. A. weighing　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. selecting　　　　　 D. accepting

4. A. friend　　　　　 B. aunt　　　　　　　 C. mother　　　　　　 D. owner

5. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　 C. hated　　　　　　　 D. considered

6. A. wedding　　　　 B. return　　　　　　 C. success　　　　　　 D. birthday

7. A. broke　　　　　 B. woke　　　　　　 C. grew　　　　　　　 D. stood

8. A. around　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　 D. down

9. A. cold　　　　　 B. dirty　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. modern

10. A. Traffic　 　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　 C. Police　　　　　　 D. Post

11. A. because　　　　 B. though　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　 D. when

12. A. him　　　　　 B. me　　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　 D. them

13. A. bought　　　　 B. repaired　　　　　 C. painted　　 　　　 D. opened

14. A. missed　　　　 B. influenced　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　 D. visited

15. A. just　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　 still　　　　　　　 D. never

　　We were looking for somewhere to eat and my father saw an interesting restaurant. We went inside. As I was reading the menu, the man who __1__ the restaurant came to our table. He was a very __2__ man. He __3__ a little English, but he mostly __4__ to us in Chinese. When he was __5__ to my parents, I noticed something. The restaurant was new.

1．________2．________3．________4．________5．________

A fish that lives in America can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.

The Mangrove Rivulets, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.　　　　　　　　　　　　

The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.

The new scientific discovery came during a trip.

　 “We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out.” Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.

In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.

Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish (肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active (活波的) way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulets and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.

More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.

“These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land.” Wright said.

(　 )61. The Mangrove Rivulets is a type of fish that_________.

A. lives on land in Africa　　 　　　　　　

B. can stay alive for months out of water

C. prefers living in dry places　　 　　　

D. is the longest living fish on earth

(　 )62. Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulets?

A. Scott Taylor.　 B. Some reporters. C. Patricia Wright.　　 D. Scientists from Europe.

(　 )63. According to the passage, lungfish can___________.

A. breathe through its skin　　　　 　　 B. be found in Asia

C. keep alive out of water　　　　 　 D. keep alive and walk on land

(　 )64. Which one of the sentences below is not true?

A. The Mangrove Rivulets fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat.

B. Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.

C. Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way.

D. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.

(　 )65. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulets?

A. ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New York.

B. It was helped by an American magazine.

C. It was helped by Patricia Wright.

D. It was made by a researcher while travelling.