Are you 
worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, then you probably know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from the great rise in the cases of burglary(入室行窃) and attack.
Figures indicate an ever- increasing crime rate but it is only too easy to imagine “it will never happen
to me”. Unfortunately, numbers show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim(受害者).
Fortunately, there is something which you can do. Protect Alarms can help to protect your house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easy to buy.
You must remember that possessing a burglar alarm is no indication that your house is filled with valuable possessions. It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.
Send now for our free leaflet(小册) telling you how we can Protect Alarm your house quickly, easily and cheaply. Complete and tear off the slip below and post it to us. Postage is free. Or telephone us on 327 6721 where we have a round-the-clock answering service, through which you can get the information any time you want. It costs nothing to find out about Protect Alarms.
72. It seems that people who live in large cities are ________.
more often sufferers than those living in other areas
of the opinion that numbers are wrong
twice as rich as people living in other areas
too poor to afford the protect system
73. The writers of this text want to give the impression that the PROTECT ALARMS system is _________.
A. free of charge 
B. easy to use C. complex D. lasting
74. The article shows that having an alarm system will _______.
show burglars that you have something worth stealing
persuade burglars not to break into your house
make the burglar’s job less difficult
persuade burglars to try again another time.
75. In order to find out more information about this alarm system, one can _______.
A. buy a leaflet B. write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope
C. sign an agreement D. phone at any time of day or night
Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge(知识)．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．
·Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily．
·Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back．When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back．
·If you are followed by someone whom you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way，let the person understand that you know he or she is after you．Next，don’t go home at once．You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift(电梯)．
· If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves．This stops other people from studying you．On the bus，don’t sit alone．Sit behind the driver or with other people．Don’t sleep．Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?
| A．Go home alone late at night． | B．Make sure where the public phones are． |
| C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early． | D．Always notice the environment around you． |
You’d better put your bag when there are too many people on a bus．
| A．on your back | B．beside you |
| C．in front of you | D．behind the driver |
What can you learn from the text?
| A．How to notice the environment around you． |
| B．How to be safe in your everyday life |
| C．How to cross the street |
| D．How to use the public phones |
1. What will I need to take a Test?
You need a photo ID, your instructor’s name, a pencil or pen, a calculator, etc.
2. How will I know about time limits?
Students will be informed of any testing time limits, and notified when time is up.
3. If I have my books or backpack, does the Test Center have a place to store them while I’m testing?
Yes. Students will be asked to leave all books, backpacks, purses and any other personal items in a lockable storage room.
4. The only time I can take a test is during lunch. Can I eat my lunch while I am testing?
No food or drink are allowed in the Test Center.
5. I conduct business via a pager(寻呼机) or cell phone. Will I be allowed to use them in the Test Center?
No. all pagers and cell phones must be turned off before entering the Test Center. There are other students testing who may be distracted by these devices.
6. If I need to borrow more scratch paper(草稿纸) am I allowed to borrow from another student in the Test Center?
Ask the teacher and more material will be given. Talking is not permitted in the Test Center. You will give all scratch paper to the teacher at the end of the test.
7. If I start a test but don’t finish it, can I come back the next day to finish it?
If you have prior(在先的) arrangements with your instructor you may continue a test the next day. Students are expected to complete their test before closing time of the Test Center. Depending on the test, most tests will not be given within one hour of closing time.What does the underlined word “notified” probably mean?
| A．Noticed. | B．Told. | C．Questioned. | D．Asked. |
When you take a test in the Test Center, all of the following are forbidden EXCEPT _____.
| A．to eat and drink | B．to use your cell phone |
| C．to leave your purse on the desk | D．to ask for more scratch paper |
If you don’t finish the test you ______.
| A．must turn in the paper on time |
| B．should get help from your instructor |
| C．can continue it the next day by prior arrangement |
| D．can take the paper out of the center |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Frequently asked questions about the Test Center |
| B．Useful suggestions on different kinds of tests |
| C．General requirements for students to have tests |
| D．Brief introduction to the Test Center |
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit(赢利的)organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages．Anyone，from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer．
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of the children whose parents are working．Hospitals need volunteers to look after children whose parents are seeing a doctor．Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes．There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer，I don’t want to get anything．Seeing the children’s happy faces，I’m happy，too” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62．“I often played computer games in my spare time before．Now it is happy for me to help older people learn how to use computers．”said another volunteer at the age of 18．
If everyone helps out a bit，we’ll have a better world to live in．Interested? Call us l-800-555-5756 or visit our website：www．activol．com．When do the volunteers help others?
| A．In their spare time | B．At weekends | C．on weekdays | D．In the evenings |
can be a volunteer．
| A．Children | B．Old women | C．Anyone aged12—70 | D．Young people |
Volunteers want to getwhen they help others．
| A．money | B．computers | C．everything | D．nothing |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with .
| A．animals | B．children | C．computers | D．older people |
Dear teachers, do you want to find pen pals for your students? Boys and girls, do you want to find your own e-pals (网友)? Here is some advice on how to make e-pals.
First, take a look at www.spoton.de community (社区). Click on international pen pal sites to find some of our favorite international e-pal and pen pal web sites. Do not forget: some e-pal services are not free and some are safer than others. Remember to read a web site safety warning before you join!
KidFu (www.kidfu.com) says it is the safest place online for kids to chat, play games and make friends. Get your parents to help you register (注册) and then you can write things about yourself or read what other kids have written. There are also chat monitors that make sure that the online chat rooms are safe and friendly. KidFu costs money, but the first month is free.
If you join Epals (www.epals.com), you can choose a pen pal among 65,000 kids from 191 countries. You can also find information about how teachers can get pen pals for their pupils.
Or if you want to start sending e-mails right now, go to Europa Pages (www.europapage.com/
penpal-form.html). Lots of young people have written their names, interests, home countries and their e-mail addresses. Just click on a name and start writing! Who is the passage written for?
| A．Teachers and parents. | B．Parents and their children. |
| C．Teachers and children | D．Workers and doctors. |
If you want to choose a safe web site, you can click on.
| A．www.kidfu.com | B．www.spoto.de |
| C．www.epals.com | D．www.europapage.com/penpal-form.htm! |
What is the advantage of Europa Pages?
| A．It is the safest. |
| B．It is free. |
| C．You can choose more pen pals from a great number of countries. |
| D．You can start sending e-mails at once. |
What is a chat monitor mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?
| A．It is a person controlling the chat. |
| B．It is a person sent by the police to keep order in the chat rooms. |
| C．It is a person in the web site to give safe online advice. |
| D．It is a kind of software (软件) to keep online chatting friendly and safe. |
Life is difficult.
This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend (超越) it. Once we truly know that life is difficult — once we truly understand and accept it — then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ________.
| A．save space | B．persuade readers | C．make readers laugh | D．get readers’ attention |
According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to________.
| A．encourage them to learn | B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem |
| C．help them learn to deal with pain | D．teach them how to respect for problems |
From the passage, it can be inferred that _________.
| A．everybody has problems |
| B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life |
| C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain |
| D．people like to complain about their problems |