Hello. I’m a boy. I’m Tony Smith. I’m thirteen years old. I’m in Class 2, not Class 3. My telephone number is seven five six, six two three one. I like summer best because(因为) I can go swimming in summer. This is my friend, Betty, Betty White. She is American. We are in the same(相同的) class. Her telephone number is two two four, five six one seven. She likes dogs very much. She has 3 white dogs and 2 black dogs. Our English teacher is Miss Li. Her telephone number is six eight one, four five two seven. Her favourite colour is green and she likes drawing.

1.What’s the boy’s name?

A. Tony White           B. Tony Smith              C. Betty White         D. Betty Smith

2.Betty has _________ dogs.

A. one                                 B. two                                  C. three                      D. five

3.What class is Betty in?

A. Class 1                  B. Class 2                             C. Class 3                     D. Class 4

4.What’s Miss Li’s favourite colour?

A. red                                   B. yellow                     C. white                      D. green

5.What’s Miss Li’s number?

A. 756-6213　           B. 671-4527　           C. 681-4527　　       D. 224-5617

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of ____.

A. her clothes 　　　　　B. her charm 　　　   C. her metal braces  　　　D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　  　C. the story 　　　        D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

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

A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　  B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　  D. An exciting experience.

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much ,and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, “they’d know soon enough ． Bad news travels fast．”

But Linda has promised that she would ring ． "However," she says, "it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it′s the other side of the world．It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

　"If you′re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says," And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．"

　"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers．

　She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings．Linda picks it up．

　"Hello, Mum ．Is that you ?" She says．

　"Six pence per second ," David reminds(提醒) her．

　“Hello, love．” It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It′s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time ,and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

　"Yes ,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

　"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat , when you were a little girl．And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

　"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

　Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

　"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee ," But you will write, won′t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass．and there is no stopping her．

“Four pounds fifty,”says David．

　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn′t long, was it ?"
　　" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers． " And you didn’t even say that we′ve arrived．"

1．Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news

B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother

D．say that she and David have left London

2．Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3．David says, “Nearly four pounds , ”because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ．

B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D．she is going to pay for the telephone call

5．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing

B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely

D．promising to write, and ringing off

Hello. I’m a boy. I’m Tony Smith. I’m thirteen years old. I’m in Class 2, not Class 3. My telephone number is seven five six, six two three one. I like summer best because(因为) I can go swimming in summer. This is my friend, Betty, Betty White. She is American. We are in the same(相同的) class. Her telephone number is two two four, five six one seven. She likes dogs very much. She has 3 white dogs and 2 black dogs. Our English teacher is Miss Li. Her telephone number is six eight one, four five two seven. Her favourite colour is green and she likes drawing.

1. 1.

   What’s the boy’s name?

   1. A.
      Tony White
   2. B.
      Tony Smith
   3. C.
      Betty White
   4. D.
      Betty Smith
2. 2.

   Betty has ______ dogs.

   1. A.
      one
   2. B.
      two
   3. C.
      three
   4. D.
      five
3. 3.

   What class is Betty in?

   1. A.
      Class 1
   2. B.
      Class 2
   3. C.
      Class 3
   4. D.
      Class 4
4. 4.

   What’s Miss Li’s favourite colour?

   1. A.
      red
   2. B.
      yellow
   3. C.
      white
   4. D.
      green
5. 5.

   What’s Miss Li’s number?

   1. A.
      756-6213　
   2. B.
      671-4527　
   3. C.
      681-4527
   4. D.
      224-5617

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
76. Betty is popular because of ____.
　A. her clothes 　B. her charm C. her metal braces D. her appearance
77. In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　 　C. the story 　　　D. the show
78. Which is the reason for the success of the show?
　A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.
　C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.
79.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
　A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.
　B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.
　C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.
　D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.
80. What can be the best title for the passage?
　A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　 B. A romantic story.
　C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　 D. An exciting experience.