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Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.

    Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk. 

    Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.

    They don't collect money. They don't push religion (宗教). So what's the point?

  “To see what happens ,”said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open communication(交流).”

    Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

    “It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”

     Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.

     Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.

     To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

     They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.

1.What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?

    A. Chatting with people.         B. Setting up street signs.

    C. Telling stories to strangers.     D. Organizing a speaker's corner.

2.What they have been doing can be described as______.

    A. pointless     B. normal        C. crazy         D. successful

3.Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

    A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.

    B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.

    C. They organized the get-together in the city park.

    D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4.What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

   A. Go in for publishing.        B. Do more television programs.

  C. Continue what they are doing. D. Spend more time reading books.

5. How do they like the idea of writing a book?

    A. They have decided to wait a year or two. 

    B. They will think about it carefully.

    C. They agreed immediately.

    D. They find it hard to do that.

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 16   a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and   17    his father could well 18   it, he told him that was all he wanted.

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 19    he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20  but slightly disappointed, the young man 21   the box and found a lovely book. 22  , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 23  all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house 24   the book in the study.

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 25    one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He   26   he had to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to  27  the hospital, he saw on the desk the 28   new book ,just as he had left it one  29  ago. He opened it and began to 30  the pages. Suddenly, a car key 31  from an envelope taped behind the book .It had a tag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 32  dealer who had the sports car he had 33   .On the tag was the 34  of his graduation, and the 35  PAID IN FULL.

1.A. expected                  B. enjoyed                          C. admired                        D. owned

2.A. finding                       B. proving                          C. deciding                        D. knowing

3.A. afford                        B. offer                               C. keep                               D. like

4.A. encouraged             B. comfortable                 C. proud                             D. moved

5. A. Nervous                   B. Serious                           C. Careful                          D. Curious

6.A. packed                      B. opened                          C. picked up                      D. put aside

7.A. Angrily                       B. Eagerly                          C. Calmly                           D. Anxiously

8.A. At                               B. From                               C. With                               D. To

9.A. tearing                      B. putting                           C. forgetting                     D. leaving

10. A. until                        B. as                                    C. before                            D. unless

11. A. learned                  B. realized                         C. recognized                   D. admitted

12.A. get to                      B. search for                     C. turn to                           D. leave for

13.A. much                       B. still                                  C. hardly                            D. quite

14. A. year                        B. month                            C. week                              D. day

15.A. clean                       B. read                                C. turn                                D. count

16.A. lost                          B. came                              C. appeared                      D. dropped

17. A. old                           B. same                              C. special                           D. new

18.A. remembered         B. desired                          C. found                             D. met

19. A. picture                   B. place                              C. date                               D. sign

20.A. word                        B. information                  C. messages                     D. card

You can borrow my car ________ you promise not to drive too fast.

  A. unless                                 B. even if

  C. in case                                                 D. as long as

Many people were afraid to go to swim when they remembered the scenes________ people were eaten by the big white shark.

A. in which    B. by which     C. which          D. that

—I visited China year.

   —That          interesting.

       A. should have been                                            B. can be

        C. must be                                                          D. must have been