In recent years many football clubs ____________as business to make a profit．

A．have run                                         B．have been run

C．had been run                                     D．will run

—I am wondering whether you can remember the name of the place．

—I'm afraid that ____________me for the moment．

A．reminds               B．serves             C．disturbs             D．escapes

For the youth，the differences with their parents，when properly ____________can’t become barriers to communication between them．

A．to settle               B．settled                  C．a(chǎn)re settled             D．settling

Study shows that scary movies，easy access to weapons and improper internet games greatly ____________campus violence．

A．contribute to            B．a(chǎn)djust to            C．devote to             D．a(chǎn)ttend to

People are encouraged to speak openly，but careless remarks are ____________to hurt others’ feelings．

A．possible               B．probably              C．1ikely         D．surely

Mike was overjoyed at the news of his film ____________in Tokyo International Film Festival．

A．trying out              B．tried out             C．to try out             D．being tried out

   Linda was more of a best friend than a cousin．We  1  nearly everything—except that she was 2  on collecting porcelain（瓷）dolls．I never understand her hobby，she displayed them so beautifully and   3   them all so clean．Still，I was surprised how much those dolls  4  to me after Linda  5  her battle with cancer．Her mother donated（捐贈(zèng)）the doll s，as had been   6  ，to the local historical society．I agreed it was   7  that Linda's collection stayed together but it really   8  me to see the dolls go．In fact，I wished I could have kept just one to remember her by．

    Losing Linda was still fresh in my mind   9  one day my mother asked me to drive her to the country fair．On the way home my mother was a bit hungry，so I   10  the highway and we went into a fast—food restaurant．Next door was a   11  shop．I only had twenty dollars in my pocket，but I figured I would look   12  while I waited．Inside were cards，snow globes…and one whole wall full of shelves and shelves of porcelain dolls，just like Linda's．For some reason，I felt   13  to one doll in the middle of the second shelf——with deep brown eyes．wearing a shiny pink and white dress．“Isn’t that the   14  doll you ever saw？”I said to my mother．“I want it．”

       15  ，I thought．These dolls cost more than a hundred，l bet．Then I   16  at the doll’s price tag（標(biāo)簽）：$14．99 !

    A  sale man   17  that the price wasn't a mistake．What a luck! I took the doll off the shelf and    18  it to the cashier．Then, casually, I   19  the doll's price tag over．There，printed on the Other side，was the doll’s   20 ：Linda．

1．A．enjoyed                 B．a(chǎn)ttained                C．shared                   D．held

2．A．keen                      B．interested             C．eager                     D．fancy

3．A．made                     B．polished               C．helped                    D．kept

4．A．cost                      B．meant                  C．recalled                  D．cared

5．A．lost                       B．won                    C．fought                   D．stopped

6．A．deserved                B．maintained    C．sold                       D．intended

7．A．best                      B．worst                         C．precious                 D．wrong

8．A．seized                    B．surprised              C．upset                     D．declined

9．A．until                      B．before                  C．once                      D．when

10．A．stopped on           B．pulled off             C．got onto                 D．went along

11．A．book                    B．fruit                     C．gift                        D．dolls

12．A．a(chǎn)round                 B．inside            C．outside                   D．down

13．A．fastened               B．a(chǎn)pproached          C．touched                 D．drawn

14．A．cheapest              B．prettiest               C．biggest                D．funniest

15．A．Clever                 B．Sure                    C．Fantastic              D．Silly

16．A．doubted               B．wondered             C．glanced                  D．checked

17．A．confirmed            B．talked                  C．a(chǎn)dvocated              D．proposed

18．A．brought               B．gave                    C．paid                     D．carried

19．A．1ooked                B．turned                  C．pushed                   D．knocked

20．A．collector              B．price                    C．owner                    D．name

Fat and shy，Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team．“Football，tennis，cricket——anything with a round ball，I was useless．”He says now with a laugh．But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym in Gevonshire，England．

    It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him．At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest．Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend．Gradually，Saunders set his mind on building up his body，increasing his speed and strength．At the age of 18，he ran his first marathon．

    The following year，he met John Ridgeway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland，where he learned about Ridgway's cold—water exploits．Greatly interested，Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures，then decided that this would be his future．

    In 2001，after becoming a skillful skier，Sanders started his first long—distance expedition towards the North Pole．It took unbelievable energy．He suffered frostbite（凍瘡），ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit，pulling his supply—loaded sled up and over rocky ice．

    Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole，and he’s skied more of the North pole by himself than any other British man．His old playmates would not believe the change．

    Next October，Saunders，27，heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back，a 2,9000—kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis．

1．Ben Saunders ___________after he was 15 years old．

A．became good at most sports                     B．began to build up his body

    C．made friends with a runner                         D．joined a sports team

2．The underlined word “exploits”is closest in meaning to ___________．

      A．journeys              B．operations            C．researches            D．a(chǎn)dventures

3．Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

    a．He ran his first marathon．

    b．He skied alone in the North Pole．

    c．He rode his bike in a forest

    d．He planned an adventure to the South Pole

    A．a(chǎn)—c—d—b                                            B．c—d—a—b

    C．c—a—b—d                                            D．a(chǎn)—c—b—d

4．The story mainly tells us about Saunders that he is ___________．

    A．a(chǎn) good instructor at school                       B．the best British skier

    C．Ridgway's favorite student                        D．a(chǎn) success in sports

Apply to an American college

This week，we talked about the application process for American colleges and universities．This is part eight in our Foreign Student Series．

Earlier，we explained how to begin a search for schools by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world．We also discussed the rules for entering in the United States．And we talked about programs that can be completed online．

But if your goal is to come to the United States to study，then it is time to make a list of colleges or universities that interest you．Be sure to choose more than one．Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools．

Some students want to attend a small college．Others want to go to a big university．If a really big university appeals to you，then there are ones like Ohio State．That university in Columbus，Ohio，in the Midwest，has almost fifty—two thousand students．There are students this year from around one hundred fifty countries．

Ohio State provides international students with an application on its Web site．You can pay the application charge online with a credit card．Or you can print the forms and mail them with the payment．

Many colleges and universities have their applications and also their catalogs online．

You should start on your applications at least two years before you want to begin studies．

Completing a college application can take some time．But answering all t he questions is not enough．Another important step is taking admissions tests．The SAT is the college entry test that American high school students most commonly take．Another one is the ACT．

Colleges and universities may also require international students to take the TOEFL——the Test of English as a Foreign Language．

If you have a general question for our Foreign Student Series，write to special @ voanews．com．

1．What purpose do Paragraph 1 and 2 serve in the passage?

    A．To provide background information of the topic．

    B．To attract reader’s attention to the topic．

    C．To remind the readers of the last few parts mentioned of the topic．

    D．to offer basic advice on the topic．

2．The underlined part“Ohio State”refers to ___________in the passage．

    A．one of the states in America

    B．a(chǎn) university in America

    C．a(chǎn)nother name for“Columbus，Ohio”

    D．the name of a web site

3．Besides a college application，you are required to take ___________test（s）if you’re not an    American．

    A．two              B．three             C．only one              D．no

4．What will the author most probably talk about next time?

    A．A list of colleges or universities that interest you．

    B．The rules for entering in the United States and programs to be completed online．

    C．How to connect American educational advising center．

    D．More detailed information about tests to take．

When I opened my email the other day，a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm．Every now and then she stopped to smile at or blow a kiss．She was reading to me an email from my brother。It was pretty cool．

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Faeemail．Facemail lets you send all email that gets read to the receiver on line by an attractive male or female or by a clown（小丑）．The software，which is free，can be downloaded at www．Facemail．com．Facemail faces are lifelike and they simulate（模仿）emotions based on emotions that you put in your text．Type in：一x，and Rachel blows a kiss．

    Life FX，the company that develops t he Facemail，is sure there are broad business uses．The reason why e—business is not popular，the company says，is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch．But what if you went to the Nikeweb site and Michael Jordan greeted you by name，waited on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool Company about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge．Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school，she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat．

    Facemail could get hot fast．Personally，I’m fan．Facemail is lively and funny at first，but if you select the clown，put a few rude words in an email and add some angry emotions，you’ve got a crazy mail．

1．The main advantage of Facemail is that ___________．

    A．you can put your own emotions in the email as you like

    B．the email can be read in a more lovely way

    C．you can see the person who sends you the email

    D．you can hire a beautiful woman to read the email to you

2．We can infer from the passage that Facemail ___________．

    A．Can destroy your email if not properly used

    B．will take the place of the email system

    C．is likely to be used in other ways in our daily life

    D．is a software hard to download

3．The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that ___________．

    A．Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

    B．Nike company is increasing its sales through the fame of Jordon

    C．Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

    D．famous people like Michael Jordan also like to use Facemail

4．The writer thinks ___________．

    A．Facemail is cool and funny

    B．Facemail is a danger to the Internet

    C．people should be careful with Facemail

    D．Facemail needs further improvement