Mr. Li worked in a post office in Weihai. Last month he retired. His son works in America. Five years ago Mrs. Li went to America to look after their grandson. So Mr. Li decided to see them.
Mr. Li was afraid of taking the plane so he decided to go to America by ship. On the first morning on the ship, Mr. Li met an American. The man said to him, “Good morning!” Mr. Li thought the man told him his name. So he said to him, “Li Haitao.”
On the second morning, Mr. Li met his son’s friend on the ship. He told him about the American. After hearing that, his son’s friend laughed and said, “He said hello to you in the morning.”
On the third morning when Mr. Li met the American again, he said, “Good morning!” And the American said to him, “Li Haitao, sir.”
【小題1】Mrs. Li stayed in America for _______.

Mr. Li worked in a post office in Weihai. Last month he retired. His son works in America. Five years ago Mrs. Li went to America to look after their grandson. So Mr. Li decided to see them.
Mr. Li was afraid of taking the plane so he decided to go to America by ship. On the first morning on the ship, Mr. Li met an American. The man said to him, “Good morning!” Mr. Li thought the man told him his name. So he said to him, “Li Haitao.”
On the second morning, Mr. Li met his son’s friend on the ship. He told him about the American. After hearing that, his son’s friend laughed and said, “He said hello to you in the morning.”
On the third morning when Mr. Li met the American again, he said, “Good morning!” And the American said to him, “Li Haitao, sir.”

1. 1.

   Mrs. Li stayed in America for _______.

   1. A.
      one month
   2. B.
      five months
   3. C.
      three years
   4. D.
      five years
2. 2.

   Mr. Li didn’t take the plane because _______.

   1. A.
      he was afraid to take the plane
   2. B.
      the plane ticket was too expensive
   3. C.
      it took a long time to take the plane
   4. D.
      his son asked him to take the ship
3. 3.

   The American _____ on the first morning on the ship.

   1. A.
      told Mr. Li his name
   2. B.
      said hello to Mr. Li
   3. C.
      talked with Mr. Li in Chinese
   4. D.
      taught Mr. Li English
4. 4.

   On the second morning, Mr. Li met ______ on the ship.

   1. A.
      his old friend
   2. B.
      his son
   3. C.
      a friend of his son’s
   4. D.
      an American
5. 5.

   What did the American think “Li Haitao” means?

   1. A.
      How are you ?
   2. B.
      Good morning.
   3. C.
      Thank you.
   4. D.
      What’s your name?

　 If you tell others you are from the 1980s generation, probably you are not as cool as you might have expected. The cool kids today, or the so called “Post-90s” generation, have become much “cooler” than the 1980s’ group, as they can speak “Martian (火星的) languages”, an even more difficult language created by themselves.

　　 Mrs. Li, the mother of a 15-year-old girl, got worried recently, because she could hardly understand what her daughter was writing in her blog (博客). She said, “My daughter likes talking with her friends on the computer. I want to know what they are talking about, but I can’t understand what they are writing on the computer. They use Chinese, English, numbers and pictures. Sometimes I asked her, ‘Do your friends know the meaning of them?’ She said, ‘Yes, they do. Many of my friends talk with the language. It’s our powerful secret tool which parents and teachers cannot figure out at all.

　　 A 14-year-old boy said, “The students in my class often use ‘Martian language’ to communicate. It can help us hide our secrets from our parents or teachers.”

Some people say “Martian language” is good, but some people say it is not good. What do you think?

66. The “Post-90s” generation probably means the children who _________.

　 A. were born before 1990　　　　　　　　　 B. started school after 1990

　 C. were born in the 1990s　　　　　　　　 D. started working after 1990

67. Mrs. Li’s daughter is _________ years old.

　 A. sixteen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fifteen　　　　　

C. fourteen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thirteen

68. Why did Mrs. Li get worried?

　 A. Because her daughter didn’t write to her.　

B. Because she worried about her daughter’s health.

C. Because she couldn’t understand what her daughter wrote.

D. Because her daughter spent too much time playing computer games.

69. What does the underlined phrase “figure out” mean in Chinese?

　 A.　　　　　　　　 B.　　　　　　　　 C.　　　　　　　　 D. 弄明白

70. Which of the following is WRONG?

　 A. Martian language is a kind of official language.

　 B. Martian language is very popular with many students.

　 C. Many students like to use Martian language to talk with their friends.

　 D. Martian language can keep students’ secrets when they are chatting with each other.