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1. Madame Curie is a_______ scientist,who won two Noble Prizes.

2. He's a_______ but not very intelligent boy.

3. My computer has had a_______ and it doesn't work now.

4. I advise you to update the computer _______.

5. The machine is operated through the _______.

  E-mail is a new way of communication for professions in every area all over the world. It is a means of "meeting" people with similar research,inter?ests or problems. E-mailers " write" letters on their computers,then send them through their telephone line to an online terminal (終端) far away. E-mail addresses,either names or numbers,allow mail to be sent to the right places.

  E-mailing is not a live conversation,but,unlike the US "snail mail", as American e-mailers call their postal service,reply can be back at once or with?in hours,depending on how often the receiver checks in his computer.

  E-mail can also create friendship and draw families closer. E-mailers sit in comfortable chairs and "chat" with the unseen friends or relatives in other parts of the country or of the world in front of the screen,feeling like meeting pals over a cup of coffee. Linda,a first-year student at Oxford University in Britain,drops a few lines to her mother in New York whenever she is near a terminal. "It's funny," says her mother. "We talk more now than when Linda lived upstairs.” Sending e-mails is far cheaper than making long-distance calls and it may revive the almost lost art of letter writing. At the time when telephone service is becoming convenient and highly effective,people make calls instead of writing letters. Now e-mail has brought people back to their grammar,vocabulary and even spelling when their fingers are dancing over the keyboard.

  E-mailing brings people together and makes the world even smaller.

5. What's e-mail?

   A. A live conversation with an expert.

   B. A means of communication.

   C. A long-distance call service.

   D. A mail delivery system.

6. Which group of people,according to the writer,are most likely to use e-mails?

   A. Experts on computer all over the world.

   B. University professors and students.

   C. Those who have similar research,interests or problems.

   D. Those families whose members live far apart from one another.

7. Which is NOT true about e-mail?

   A. It is sent through the telephone line.

   B. It is received by means of an online terminal.

   C. Names or numbers allow mail to be sent to the right places.

   D. It is sent through radio signals.

8. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

   A. The development of e-mail in the world.

   B. The advantages of e-mail.

   C. The popularity of e-mail in people's life.

   D. A comparison between e-mail and long-distance calls.

  Online shopping started not so long ago. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1990. The first online bank opened in 1994. In 1995,Amazon started operating and is now one of the largest online shopping malls. Then in 1996,eBay started its online shopping site.

  By sitting at home you can now buy anything from knives to cars. The worry you may have about travelling and parking can be avoided (避免) while you shop online. With online shopping,you need not worry about the weather. Online shops have no holidays,closing time or any other problems. You can shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Some online shops also keep customers' opinions about each product,so you can easily find out what other customers think about the product before buying it.

  When you go for real-world shopping,you can actually touch and feel it,but in online shopping you can only see the pictures. Also if you are shopping online,you have to be careful with your credit cards.

  The first step in online shopping is to search for what you want to buy. Once you find the required product,put it in a "shopping cart" and continue shopping. After you have got enough in your " shopping cart", check out the products. You can add or take out the products in your " shopping cart". The next step is to log ( S >ji) using a username and a password. Enter the address where you want the products to be sent to. Some sites even ask for your e-mail,phone number,etc. Then wait for the confirmation (確認) of your or?der. You can also cancel(取消) the order if needed. Online shopping is a differ?ent experience and you can make shopping online easy when you get used to it.

1. When shopping online,you can ________.

   A. park your car where you want to

   B. buy anything wherever you go

   C. touch anything you want to buy

   D. know what others think of the product

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us _______.

   A. people can do online shopping at their own homes

   B. the things people can buy in online shops

   C. the advantages people can have through online shopping

   D. people can know different opinions of customers

3. From the text,we can know that _______.

   A. once customers put the products in their" shopping carts", they can't change them

   B. customers should be careful with their credit cards when shopping online

   C. customers must give their e-mails as well as their phone numbers

   D. people can know different opinions of all customers

4. If you want to buy a cup online,what is the right order of the following things you can do?

a.Put the cup into your "shopping cart".

b.Wait for the confirmation of the order.

c.Search for a right cup.

d. Enter the address.

   A. b-c-d-a   B. c-a-db   C. a-b-c-d   D. c-d-a-b

 make up of， break down， come up with， consist of， go down 

1. At the meeting,Professor Lin        some good advice and all the people present agreed with him.

2. Our computer        at nine this morning and we haven't been able to do anything.

3. The Group of Eight (G8)        the eight richest countries in the world.

4. ―The price of the oil has        three times this month.

―Good news. I am considering buying a car.

5. Tom's team is         55 players while Mary's consists of 70

players.

5. ―Who      the steam engine? -"James Watt.

4. Over two thirds of the population were believed To have no access                the health care in the west rural area.

3. Leonardo Da Vinci was not only known        an artist,but also known        his inventions.

2. I don't think        possible to master a foreign language without much work.

1.         Internet is really        invention that has changed the whole world.

10,It's        （know) as the most beautiful part of the city.