【正文】 old C. a school teacher D. a clever student 40. Elizabeth Porter ______. A. was older than Johnson by twentyone years B. helped Johnson to get the dictionary writing job C. was a sick woman D. died before the dictionary was pleted because she was too old. 41. The Dictionary of the English Language was the first ______. A. dictionary to include so many words B. dictionary in the world C. dictionary that was written in England D. English dictionary to have 40,000 words 42. It took ______ people ______ years to plete the Dictionary of the English Language. A. eight。 “If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!” Today, SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent. Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship. SMS is being more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Inter SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found! 1. Is SMS—Short Message Service very popular in China? _____________________________________________________________. 2. How much does one short message cost according to the passage? _____________________________________________________________. 3. Which finger plays the most important role (角色 ) when sending short messages on mobiles? _____________________________________________________________. 4. Who like SMS better, the young or the old? _____________________________________________________________. 5. The passage is mainly about ______________________________________. 【試題答案】 Ⅰ . 1~5 ABBCC 6~10 DABBB 11~15 CDABC 16~20 BBDAD Ⅱ . 21~25 BADBA 26~30 BDCDA 31~34 CAAD Ⅲ . A: 35~38 DCAA B: 39~42 BADD Ⅳ . 1. giving 2. felt 3. to turn 4. nearly 5. helpful 6. him 7. Finally Ⅴ . 1. Yes / Yes, it is. 2. Ten fen. 3. Thumb 4. The young. 5. the ways people use SMS and the joy people can get through it.