When the music sounds, you immediately reach your pocket to have a chat. But have you ever stopped to think about the manners related to talking on the phone?   71 

Always give the person you are calling enough time to get to the phone before you hang up.   __72   In this case, you should give your name and ask if you may speak to the person you want.

  73   Phones must be turned off as soon as the plane doors are closed. And they remain turned off until the doors open again on arrival.

   74   Finish any face-to-face business before taking a call. Continuing to use the phone while nodding to the person in front of you is quite impolite.

If you go to a theater or a cinema, consider the other people around you.   75   If you are expecting a very important call, put your phone on “vibrate（振動）” and run for the exit as soon as you feel it. If you forget both “off” and “vibrate” and your phone rings, don’t answer it return it off straight away.

A. It’s impolite to make a phone call when you axe having a meeting.

    B. Sometimes the person who answers is not the one you want.

    C. If you take a plane, remember to follow airline instructions.

    D. When face to face with someone, don’t talk on the phone.

    E. Check that your phone is “off” before you enter.

    F. Stop using the phone if it disturbs the views.

    G. If not, here are some tips to guide you.

My daughter was singing as she polished the furniture. I hadn’t asked her to polish the furniture. I never do. But while her brothers are happiest with the computer or a football or a model car, her idea of delight is a can of Spring Fresh and a duster. While the boys have to be scolded, temped or tricked into doing their share of house chores, she’s up on a chair with the washing-up liquid as if her life depended on it. Where have I gone wrong?

Being a bit of tomboy myself, and not too hot on the household skills, I used to argue till I was blue in the face that the differences between men and women were all about upbringing and expectations. Nobody could have approached motherhood with a courageous determination that all children would be treated the same, not channeled along some predetermined path. Boys would be offered soft toys, while girls would play cars and trains. I would bring up the New Men and female engineers of the future.

Ten years ago, as I gazed at my first-born, I fantasized about the gentle soul he would be. No guns or violence for this little peachblossom. The fantasy continued until he was about two, when he proudly presented me with his first model--a gun. Later on, at playgroup, he and his pals daily attacked each other. And what about my daughter? She plays all the boys’ game because she has to. But her heart is not really in it. She would much rather be drawing or writing or cleaning the bathroom while waves of boys roar around her.

I finally faced the fact that boys and girls are simply born different on the day, a few years ago, when I was hanging out the washing and gave her and the next brother up a couple of clothes pegs（曬衣夾）to play with. He shot me with his. She supported it in her arms and sang it a lullaby（催眠曲）.

But I won’t give up. I’ll continue to try and treat them equally and expect the same of them. And by the time they’re all in their teens, I imagine they’ll all be equally impossible to get to do anything. But right now nature is wearing down nurture （訓(xùn)練）. Equality is hard work.

67. From the text we can know that the boys ________.

A. are happy to do the chores            B. like guns by nature

    C. never do housework                 D. often play with soft toys

68. How does the little girl respond to the boys’ games?

    A. She’s keen on it.                    B. She plays with them unwillingly.

    C. She cares much about it.              D. She only concentrates on her own business.

69. What can we learn about the author?

    A. She’s approval of the children’s behavior.

    B. She’s very strict with her children.

    C. She accepts the situation as an unchanged fact.

    D. She has to make a compromise.

70. What does the author want to tell us?

    A. Boys and girls can be trained to do things equally.

    B. Girls have to work hard to catch up with boys.

    C. It is impossible for boys and girls to be equal.

    D. Boys shouldn’t treat girls so violently and impolitely.

A sick little gift is being kept alive thanks to her best friend--a dog who carries her oxygen tank on his back. Alida’s faithful dog companion Mr Gibbs has been specially trained to shepherd the three-year-old, who breathes through a tube most of the time. He follows her closely as she plays in her family’s ten-acre land in Louisville, uses the slide or even rides her bike.

Alida was diagnosed（診斷）with neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy（NEHI）when she was just eight months old. Her rare condition has just eight hundred documented sufferers throughout the world, and causes diseased pieces of the lungs to filter（過濾）oxygen through extra layers（膜）of cells making it hard or almost impossible to breathe. For Alida and her parents, it meant that even a walk in the park was very difficult because oxygen equipment was too heavy for the youngster to be able to carry herself. As parents they wanted to do something to help their daughter survive despite having a tube following her all the time. The couple found out about “service dogs” from a TV program and realized an animal trained to help the blind could be trained to help Alida. They finally found help in the shape of golden doodle—a retriever crossed with a poodle-dog Mr Gibbs. Now--thanks to trainer Ashleigh Kinsley—Alida and Mr Gibbs love nothing more than playing and running around together with the dog acting as Alida’s life saver.

63. What is Mr Gibbs?

A. A pet dog.      B. A policeman.      C. A doctor.         D. A firefighter.

64. When did the doctor know Alicia caught the disease?

    A. At her birth.                       B. At the age of eight.

    C. Before she was one year old.          D. When she was three years old.

65. The underlined part “the couple” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

    A. Alida’s classmates                  B. Alida’s parents

    C. Alida’s doctors                     D. Alida’s pets

66. How did Alicia keep alive?

    A. By training her dog.                 B. By staying with her parents.

    C. By playing with her fellows.          D. By breathing through a tube.

Favorite films this week

A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris in the 1780s. It is a dangerous time to be in France. A Frenchman returns to Paris from London to try to save his friend; and an Englishman gives his life to save them both. It’s an exciting and very sad film.

134 minutes, 9:O0 p. m. Every day except Friday.

The village is set in a small 19th century community near old woods full of spirits. The spirits are friendly until a young man called Phoenix goes too close to them. Then they get angry. It’s a film which makes it hard for you to sleep at night!

107 minutes, 5:30 and 7:30 p. m. Fridays only.

London Love Story In a quiet street in London, a lonely boy meets a lonely girl who changes his life. But they both have a sad secret. This is about two young people who learn to love life.

92 minutes, 4:00 and 8:15 p. tn. Every day.

The Men Who Came from Mars Set in the 22nd century, somewhere in the USA, men called Martians, from the planet Mars, have taken over the earth because humans have let it become too polluted. Now humans have to do what the Martians say. This is a good film which makes you think about the future of our world.

100 minutes, 7:45 p. m. Mondays only.

60. Which film will tell you about French history?

A. A Tale of Two Cities.                B. The Village.

    C. London Love Story.                 D. The Men Who Came from Mars

61. Which type of film is the film London Love Story?

    A. Historical adventure.                B. Science fiction.

    C. Romantic comedy.                  D. Thriller.

62. Tom is a student major in astronomy. He may most probably want to see _______.

A. A Tale of Two Cities                B. The Village

    C. London Love Story                 D. The Men Who came from Mars

Do you remember we agreed to circulate our ideas for our school project this year? Well, here is our suggestion and we in our school hope you will join us to develop it.

    The idea came to us in the autumn of 2004. We were sitting in our class when our head teacher made an announcement. “There’ll be a new boy starting school tomorrow. He comes from the circus so he’ll be with us for a while.” Immediately there was whispering around the classroom. I heard remarks like “Those are dirty people”; “They eat raw meat”; and “Watch out for your bags”. The teacher must have heard them because she stopped the talking and said in a very serious voice: “Jake is our guest for as long as he stays here. Make sure you treat him well. I don’t want to hear any complaints about your behaviour to him.”

I was curious because it was the first time I had met anyone from a circus. Fortunately for me, the next morning, after being introduced to the class he sat in the only spare seat next to me. Of course I didn’t want to be nosy（管閑事的） but I couldn’t help looking at him sideways as I began my mathematics task. I noticed Jake was smaller than me and had dirty finger nails. His shirt was clean but had been repaired in many places and his trousers were helped up by a wide, leather belt. As he seemed to have no handkerchief and was sniffing loudly, I passed him one of mine. Immediately the boys began to whisper “What did you do that for? Leave him be!” I concentrated on my work. From my left a slight movement showed that Jake must have heard the remarks too. He seemed to be having great difficulty with his work and was struggling to hold his pen correctly. He looked around as if for help. I looked around too. The teacher was busy so I leaned over and offered to explain the problems to him. As he listened his mouth split into a smile. His eyes lit up as if a light had been turned on and he returned to the exercises with enthusiasm.  He finished them quickly and proudly presented them to the teacher. “Well done, Jake,” she approved. Jake smiled and was soon busy sorting out information and adding more of his own.

I thought about how Jake’s life would be. I remembered seeing the campsite and thinking how poor the facilities （設(shè)施）were. So I decided to help. As it was my turn to suggest a project for our grade, I put forward this idea. Our head teacher accepted it and so we began to prepare our plans to improve the campsite. Hope you will join us.

56. Why did the students dislike Jake even before they saw him?

A. They must have heard bad stories about circus people.

    B. They always judged a person by what he looks like.

    C. The teacher hadn’t introduced Jake to them beforehand.

    D. A newcomer was not welcome at that time.

57. What’s the author’s attitude towards Jake?

    A. He copied the other boys’ behavior.

    B. He was distant about what Jake’s life was like.

    C. He couldn’t ignore what other people said about Jake.

    D. He had sympathy for the poor and disadvantaged.

58. The author mentions how Jake did maths to show that _______.

    A. the teacher was helpful and friendly    B. the maths problem was too hard for him

    C. Jake was courageous and determined   D. the author was better at maths

59. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

    A. To argue circus people should be treated fairly.

    B. To ask the reader to join in their project.

    C. To call on more people to help Jake.    D. To show what is in need for a circus.

  I was walking down a dark street one evening when I heard screams coming from behind some   36  . Manned as I was, I   37   to listen, and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a   38  . Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.

“Should I get   39  ?” I thought.

    I was   40   for my own safety, and I hated myself for having suddenly decided to take a/an   __41   route home that night. “What if I’m   42   too?” Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only taken seconds. But already the gift’s   43   were growing weaker.

I knew I had to   44   fast. “How can I walk away from this?” I asked myself.

“No”, I finally resolved（決心）. “ I cannot   45   my back on the fate of this unknown woman, even if it means risking my own life. ”

I ran behind the bushes and pulled the   46   off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where We fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and   47  .

Breathing heavily, I got to my   48   and approached the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could   49   see her outline, but I could certainly sense her trembling   __50  . Not wanting to frighten her any   51  . I at first spoke to her from a distance.

“It’s OK,” I said. “The man ran away. You’re   52   now.”

There was a（n）  53   pause and then I heard the words, said in wonder, in   54  .

“Dad, is that you?”

    And then, from   55   the tree, stepped my youngest daughter, Katherine.

36. A. pines                 B. bamboos               C. bushes                      D. dustbins

37. A. turned up          B. slowed down        C. came over                D. got away

38. A. whisper             B. quarrel                  C. whistle                    D. struggle

39. A. concerned         B. panicked              C. centered                  D. started

40. A. motivated          B. inspired                C. dissatisfied              D. frightened

41. A. similar               B. original                  C. new                          D. familiar

42. A. hurt                   B. punished               C. arrested                   D. scolded

43. A. strengths           B. cries                      C. breaths                   D. sighs

44. A. reply                  B. refresh                   C. awake                      D. respond

45. A. switched           B. turned                   C. ignored                   D. laid

46. A. burglar               B. suspect                  C. murderer                 D. attacker

47. A. escaped             B. swore                    C. exited                      D. died

48. A. back                  B. hands                     C. feet                         D. head

49. A. easily                 B. hardly                    C. approximately         D. possibly

50. A. pain                   B. anxiety                  C. shock                       D. stress

51. A. worse                B. older                      C. later                         D. further

52. A. alone                 B. secure                   C. aware                       D. calm

53. A. long                   B. permanent            C. boring                       D. enjoyable

54. A. secret               B. peace                    C. amazement             D. disappointment

55. A. in                      B. behind                   C. beneath                  D. under

 --Thank you for helping me! I really appreciate it!

    --_________. I am glad I can help you.

    A. Never mind    B. All right.          C. No thanks        D. Don’t mention it

 Not until I began to work _________ how much time I had wasted.

    A. I did realize    B. did I realize       C. I realized         D. realized I

 She often appears as a young girl on stage although she _________ be at least 55 years old.

    A. ought         B. has to            C. need             D. must

 When predicting someone’s future success, their character might actually _________ more than

their IQ.

A. matter         B. care             C. value            D. mind