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t some people phone the hotlines in fun. They ______ want to let the listeners hear them. They don’t care what the topic is, ______ they themselves are interested in the topic or not. How silly they appear to be. It’s ______ for radio stations to improve the hotline programmes. If a caller doesn’t know what is going _____, the operator should not let the caller take part in it. ( ) A. stopping B. testing C. frightening D. encouraging ( ) A. lesson B. idea C. medicine D. drink ( ) A. discussion B. meeting C. party D. quarrel ( ) A. make B. teach C. tell D. feed ( ) A. ask B. solve C. write D. read ( ) A. saves B. wastes C. sees D. brings ( ) A. already B. hardly C. just D. never ( ) A. when B. what C. where D. whether ( ) A. impossible B. interesting C. necessary D. terrible ( ) A. on B. off C. away D. about 六、閱讀理解: ( 20分 ) A Most businesses are open five days a week. American school children go to school five days a week as well. American families usually have a twoday weekend. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Over the weekend, people spend their time in many different ways. Many families enjoy weekends together. They may go shopping, go for a drive or visit friends. They may also invite friends over and have a party at home. Many American families take are popular in summer. Skiing and skating are favourite winter sport. Weekends are also a time for American families to work on something in their houses. Many families plant flowers and have vegetable gardens. Some families use the weekends to paint or repair houses. For most American, weekends are very busy. ( ) 1. American students go to school ________ A. four days a week. B. five days every month. C. five days a week. D. six days a week. ( ) 2. Saturday and Sunday are the ________ A. weekend for Chinese only. B. weekend for Americans. C. workdays for Americans. D. days for children to study. ( ) 3. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? Most American families _ _ A. plant flowers during the weekend. B. weekend for Americans. C. may go shopping during the weekend. D. watch TV during the weekend. ( ) 4. During the weekend, the Americans are ________ A. very free. B. very lazy. C.