To send and to read email has quickly become one of the most common daily activities around the world, either for business or pleasure.    【小题1】  
Several reasons why email has become a great tool is that it is fast, convenient, and affordable. 【小题2】 In the past, teachers often organized pen friends project where their students would exchange letters with another group of students in another country   【小题3】 And by that time, students might lose interest in the project or the class might and before a serious of meaningful exchanges can take place.   【小题4】 With email, however, messages can be sent at a click of a button at school, home, or an Internet café, and if you are using a free email account, the cost is free(not taking into account any Internet Service Provider fees that you have to pay).
 【小题5】 Email has a lot to offer, for language learners and teachers in the classroom.

In the past two years, his wife, Merlie, and their seven children have said “goodbye” to him four times, most recently last month. Each time it has been unnecessary.

  Mr. Smart had a hip (髋关节) replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding.

  “The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family, which includes children in Western Australia. “It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on .” he did.

  “The doctors were there 24 hours a day and they stopped the bleeding. They brought him back,” Mrs. Smart said.

“I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.”

  It was the second time Mrs. Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years. Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage (出血). Again, the family was called to say goodbye---twice.

 “I was given a 50-50 chance of coming out of it, ” Mr. Smart said.

 Going through the ordeal (苦难，折磨) then was trying on the family, who had prepared themselves for the worst.

But to face the same situation only two years later was hard. The Smarts said the support they received at the Burnie hospital helped them through.

  And it seems the experience has also left an impression at the hospital. Mrs. Smart said when she rang recently and mentioned her husband’s name, the reply was “ah the miracle man”.

1.The first time Mrs. Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr. Smart was when he had     .

A. a hip replacement         B. internal bleeding

C. a heart attack             D. intense pain caused by a hemorrhage

2.When Mr. Smart was rushed back to the hospital with internal bleeding,        .

A. only his wife believed he could survive  

B. no one believed that he could survive

C. he had given up hope of recovering

D. it didn’t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding

3.The experience Mr. Smart had at the hospital could be that of       .

A. concern                   B. puzzle                C. fear                           D. wonder

4.The underlined phrase “hung on ”in the third paragraph can be replaced by         .

A. beat the pain                                              B. came back to life

C. lived through                                    D. make his fortune

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Miracle Man.            B. The Kind Doctors and Nurses.

C. A Devoted Wife.             D. A Great Family.

To send and to read email has quickly become one of the most common daily activities around the world, either for business or pleasure.    1.  

Several reasons why email has become a great tool is that it is fast, convenient, and affordable.  2.  In the past, teachers often organized pen friends project where their students would exchange letters with another group of students in another country   3.  And by that time, students might lose interest in the project or the class might and before a serious of meaningful exchanges can take place.   4.  With email, however, messages can be sent at a click of a button at school, home, or an Internet café, and if you are using a free email account, the cost is free(not taking into account any Internet Service Provider fees that you have to pay).

  5.  Email has a lot to offer, for language learners and teachers in the classroom.

A．In addition, students have to pay imitational postage to send the letters.

B．However, the turn-arcund time for sending and receiving traditional letters can take up months.

C．Now, more students are using this form of communication to improve their language skills.

D．Students can develop friendships with people from around the globe.

E．While chatting online, never give out personal information including your age.

F．One particular activity that takes advantage of these points is a key pal exchange.

G．Instead of waiting days or weeks for a response, students can receive a reply quickly.

     In 2007．five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea. The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About eighty percent of all people are said to live within reach of a wireless telephone signal．   

    The idea was to use mobile phones and the Internet to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．

    Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)．Three of the founders were graduate students there．    ‘

    Assured Labo is an electronic market place．It has two parts．One is for；the United States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links people with employees offering temporary jobs．

    The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get mbfe permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities，and international companies in Central America.

    Assured Labor’s president David Reich，says the companies now place job advertisements on radio or in newspapers．Some even drive around in cars with loudspeakers announcing that jobs are available．He says the companies are interested．in having more modem hiring practices．

    Through Assured Labor, companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think

 they could do the job could reply by text messages or on their cellophanes．

    This is how the system works in Boston.

The jobs available include house cleaning．Dog walking and home repay. People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services．they offer，and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．

    The employer chooses workers they would like jot hire ,The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．

    After a job is completed，the employer and employee rate each other, The rating is kept for  future use．Assured Labor is not charging anyone，right now, but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．   

61．Assured Labor is founded by                

    A．David Reich                        B．five young people in Massachusetts

    C an unknown expert                D．three graduate students from MIT

62．what kinds of jobs does Assured Labor offer?

    A．Temporary jobs．              B．Permanent jobs．

    C.Free jobs                              D. Both A and B?

63．Which is NOT one of the means for Assured。Labor to advertise jobs available?'

    A．Radio     B．Newspapers    C．TV programmers     D．Cars with loudspeakers

64．Which of the following is the proper procedure to seek a job through  Assured Labor?

    a. People can look online at a list of jobs

    b．Companies will list open positions on the Intemet．

    c．The company sends the workers a text or e-mail message．

    d．The workers can respond to an offer．

    e．The employer’ chooses workers they would like to hire．

    A．acdbe         B．baecd        C．bedae          D．abdea

 65．What can be inferred from the passage?

    A．The present hiring practices need to be improved．

    B．Employers don’t need to pay Assured Labour．

    C．Universities also join Assured Labor for financial help

    D. Assured Labor only offers household jobs．

66．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

    A．An Electronic Market Place

    B. Mobile Phones and Markets

    C. Getting Into Job Market by Mobile Phone

    D .Job Seekers and Markets

In spite of the instructions he had been given，Tommy did not hurry straight round to Mrs. Blakey’s house with the note．Reaching the toy shop window with its decorated Christmas tree．he could not tear himself away from it until he had spent ten minutes staring at the gift he most wanted．Where the road began to run downhill to Mrs. Blakey’s house，he met some of his friends who were throwing snowballs．He joined in the fight，and by the time it finished．another twenty minutes had gone by．Ten more minutes were lost looking for the note for Mrs. Blakey，which had somehow dropped from his pocket during the fight．When he finally found it, it was not only very wet，but he found that part of it was torn away and missing That meant a further search，but without results So Tommy reached Mrs. Blakey’s house nearly an hour late．carrying a dirty piece of paper that contained only the words：

    —for tea this afternoon—important to talk

    about—u．If it is convenient，— tell Tommy：

    otherwise．—Hr house at；four o’clock—

Yours sincerely．

Al ice Hendry

    Mrs. Blakey puzzled over the note for a while，then，imagining she knew what the missing words were，told Tommy to tell his mother it would be all right

    Tommy arrived home not long before four o’clock，only to find his mother very angry and already putting her hat on．“You naughty boy, where have you been?”she cried, and without waiting for all answer,“What did Mrs. Blakey say?”

    Tommy told her．

    “All right, you’d better come with me，”Mrs. Hendry said．And so once again Tommy found himself oil the downhill road to Mrs. Blakey’s．

    At about the same moment that Mrs. Hendry and her son Tommy reached Mrs. Blakey’s door, Mrs. Blakey herself, having taken a different road，was waiting outside the Hendry’s home．wondering why there was no answer to her knock．Who could blame her for thinking that the torn note was all invitation to tea at the Hendry’s，instead of which Mrs. Hendry had in fact been asking herself out to tea with Mrs. Blakey’s．

1．Tommy’s mother told him __________．

    A．not to drop the note on his way to Mrs. Blakey’s house

    B．to look at the toy-shop window．

    C．to hurry straight round to Mrs. Blakey’s house with the note，

    D．to look for the note

2．Which of the following notes did Mrs. Hendry send to Mrs. Blakey?

    A．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

       Will it be all right if l visit you for tea this afternoon? I have something important to talk about with you If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise，I shall come to see you at your house at four o’clock．

Yours sincerely,

Alice Hendry

    B．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

       I should be very glad if you would come here for tea this afternoon I have something important to talk about with you，If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise I shall expect to see you at our house at four o’clock．

Yours sincerely，

Alice Hendry

    C．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

      Tommy would be glad if you could come here for tea this afternoon．There is a gun that he thinks is important to talk about with you If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise we shall expect to see you at our house at four o’clock

Yours sincerely，

Alice Hendry

    D．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

    I should be grateful if Tommy could stay with you for tea this afternoon．I want to go out as I have something to talk about with Mrs. Morris．If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise，I will send him to your house at four o’clock．

Yours sincerely,

Alice Hendry

3．When Tommy returned home，his mother was very angry because ________．

    A．she was worried that it was too late for them to reach Mrs. Blakey’s house

    B．the naughty boy was an hour late for supper．

    C．He lost the note on his way to Mrs. Blakey’s house

    D．He came home without a reply from Mrs. Blakey

4．Which of the following is Not true according to the story．

    A．After giving the note to Mrs. Blakey, Tommy hurried straight home．

    B．Tommy looked for the missing part of the note but failed in finding it．

    C．Mrs. Blakey inferred correctly what the incomplete note meant

    D．Mrs. Blakey expected to find Mrs. Hendry at home at four o’clock