14．Talking on a mobile phone is expensive，so a lot of people send text messages．Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone，and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words．You can do this by taking out"unimportant"letters in the words （usually words） and using numbers instead of words （2=to，3=free，4=for，8='ate，so h8='hate，"etc．）．You can also keep away from using punctuation．Here is an example：
Im but nw，why nt gv roe a ell．（I'm home now．Why not give me a call？）
What do you think these text messages mean？
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols to show how they feel．They are called emoticons（表情符号），and there are some examples below．To read an emoticon，you have to look at it sideways．
For example，if you say something in a text message which is a joke，you can follow it with a smiling face．Like this：
Why didt a call me？I'm so sad．：-）
Here are some others．Can you think of text messages where you could use them？
：一）laughing：一（sad：一＜really sad：-V shouting
I-I asleep 8-1surprised\-o bored
31．People use text messages in order toC
A．play s joke
B．play s trick
C．save money
D．keep a secret
32．Which of the following is NOT the way to make your text messages shorter and cheaper？B
A．Using numbers instead of words．
B．Using punctuation like inverted commas．
C．Taking out"unimportant"letters in the words．
D．Developing a series of symbols to show your feelings．
33．According to the passage，the underlined text messages in paragraph 5means‘D'．
A．Do you want to get a camera tonight？
B．Do you walk to the cinema tonight？
C．Do you wish to buy a camera tonighl？
D．Do you want to go to the cinema tonight？
34．When you know something unexpected happens，you can use_in your text message
to show your feeling．C
A．：一）
B．：一（
C.8一1
D．1一1．
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