If you live in the country or have ever visited there, ____ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.

A、situations B、facts C、dances D、possibilities

　 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 that you use. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words(2=to, 3=free, 4=for, 8=ate, h8=hate, etc. ). Here is an example :Im 3 nw, why nt gv me a cll? (I’m free now, why not give me a call?)

Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel. They are called emoticons(情感符号). 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 did t u cll me? Im so sad. ∶－)

　 Here are some others. Can you think of these text messages where you could use them?

　 ∶·)laughing∶ ·(sad∶·<really sad

　 ∶·v shouting| · | sleep∶ o shocked

　 8 · | surprised＼· o bored

1. The underlined word “sideways” in this passage means______ .

A. 从侧面地　　　 B. 从旁边地

C. 斜眼地　　 D. 颠倒地

2. What do you think of this text message “Whr hv U bn? Im wtng 4 U”means?

A. Where have you been? I’m waiting for you.

B. Where have you been? I’m looking for you.

C. What are you doing? I’m waiting for you.

D. What are you doing? I’m looking for you.

3. Which one means“laughing” in the text messages?

A. ∶·（　　 　　　　　　 B. ∶· )

C. ∶· <　　　　 D. 8 ·

滥伐树木已经导致了这个地区的土壤侵蚀。(result in)

Chinese musical instrument Erhu is sometimes compared to Chinese v ______.

—Sorry to trouble you to put me up for the night.

—Not at all; ________， you will give me great pleasure.

A．in other words　　　 B．as a result

C．on the contrary　　 D．first of all

China lies ______ the east of Asia and ______ the north of Australia.

A. to; to B. in; to C. to; in D. in; on

He commanded that all the gates __________.

A. should shut　 B. would be shut　 C. shut　　　　 D. be shut