Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.

       Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive (冒犯性的) or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the dangers.

       To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV pro-grams are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Re-minding them of the risks will keep them alert (警惕).

       Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations (缩写) such as: atb — all the best, bbfn — bye bye for now, cul8er — see you later, gr8 — great, Idk — I don’t know, imbl — it must be love, kit — keep in touch, paw — parents are watching, lol — laugh out loud, xlnt — excellent!

21. The passage is meant for ______.

A. children             B. parents      C. teachers      D. net bar owners

22. In order to keep children safe online, you’d better ______.

   A. choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them

   B. teach them to use correct net words

   C. surf the Internet together with them

   D. forbid them to use the Internet

23. If you stand beside him when your son is chatting about something secret online, he may use ______.

   A. bbfn           B. lol       C. paw             D. cul8er

  Jolin Tsai, a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, “Jolin’s English Diary Book”. It came out in Taiwan in March, 2005. Jolin is helping you learn English in a light-hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.

  “I hope it’s a happy English book,” she said, “When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it.” This certainly doesn’t mean just reciting (背诵) words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade3 in primary school. Because of this, she hosted news programme on the radio herself.

  Jolin knows it’s important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion, travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of notes. You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers.

24. When did Jolin Tsai publish “Jolin’s English Diary Book”?

　 A. In May.　　　  B. In April.　  C. In March.   D. In September.

25. She has been good at English      .

   A. since she became a famous singer　     B. since she was in Grade 3

   C. since she was in college               D. since she was in high school

26. The underlined word “light-hearted"”in Paragraph1 probably means       in English.

   A. pleasant and relaxing     B. easy and helpful　

   C. silly and boring          D. happy and boring

27. From the passage we know that      .

　 A. you don’t have to keep English diaries

　 B. Jolin teaches us how to be a famous singer　

   C. Jolin shows us how to learn English in a fun way

   D.. Jolin is good at learning English

   Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed (尴尬的)?

    Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn. I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home, it suddenly began to rain. At once, I ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella. It was raining so heavily that I had to stay in the phone box until it stopped.

    A few moments later, I saw a young man walk up to the phone box, wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain, so I picked up the phone and pretended (假装) I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away, but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain, watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.

    Luckily, it began to stop after about twenty minutes. “Okay, Mum,” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later. Bye!” I put the phone down, picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box. “I’m sorry I took so long,” I said to the man.

    “Oh, it doesn’t matter,” he replied, smiling. “I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order, you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down, feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!

28. Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?        

   A. Because she wanted to keep warm. 

   B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.

   C. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.  

   D. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.

29. What did the writer think the young man wanted to do?

   A. To repair the phone.              B. To use the phone.     

   C. To stay in the phone box.          D. to talk with her.

30. How long did the young man wait for?

    A. About two minutes．         B. About twenty minutes.

    C. About thirty minutes.           D. About ten minutes.

31. Why was the writer embarrassed?

   A. Because she did something foolish.   B. Because she made the man wait so long.

   C. Because she couldn’t get out of the phone box.

   D. Because she couldn’t use the phone.

  Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers.

  Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.

  Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.

   Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life:  Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen（食堂）, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.

(   )32. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

     A. Let their guests be convenient during their travelling.

     B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.

     C. Wish their guests to save money.  

     D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.

(   )33. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _______.

     A. cheap food and drink                B. disposable things

     C. good service                       D. free TV programmes

(   )34. Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.

     B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.

     C. Plastic is very bad for the environment. 

     D. Plastic breaks down easily.

(   )35. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

     A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.    

     B. Do not throw away paper cups.

     C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.  

D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.

__36_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club． It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays．

The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club．__37_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless．

Next you need some friends to be in your club with you．__38__ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you．

__39__You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up． That’ll keep you busy for ages．

At your first meeting you should make up a rule book． And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!

Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards． These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them．__40_       Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it．

So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!