[判断题]When the telephone rings, the operator picks up the receiver at the first ring.

[填空题]

A—telephone operator； B—extension telephone
C—direct dial telephone； D—urgent call
E—wake-up call； F—long-distance call
G—local call ；H—suburban telephone
I—international radio telephone ；J—outside line
K—hold up； L—cancellation fee
M—minimum charge； N—person to person call
O—gets through ；P—courtesy phone

（）分机；（）外线

[单项选择]What should be taken into account when deciding the way of supervision over the child
A. The child’s academic performance.
B. The child’s character and personality.
C. The child’s computer skills.
D. The child’s willingness to communicate.

[单项选择]It was very cheap as the prices of cars went up these days.
A. 就当今汽车价格上涨的情况而言，那辆车很便宜。
B. 因为当今汽车价格有所上涨，那辆车已经很便宜。
C. 随着当今汽车价格上涨，那辆车也变得很便宜。
D. 虽然当今汽车价格上涨，但那辆车还是很不便宜。

[填空题]How much time will you give me (draw) ______ up the plan

[填空题]The greenhouse effect has warmed the Earth when the Earth came into being.

[简答题]One might ask why speculation is permitted when there is so real a danger of loss. The basic reason is that speculation can perform useful functions in the economy. Buying a commodity or stock, in the belief that prices will rise speeds market equilibrium and encourages faster entry of more suppliers. If the price change lagged until after an actual commodity shortage had occurred, the fluctuation would probably be sharper and more sudden. Remedial supply action could not be further delayed. Similarly, if speculators foresee a surplus in some commodity, their selling of futures will help drive the price down to some extent before the surplus actually occurs. When speculators foresee a shortage and bid up the price, they are also helping to conserve the present supply. As the price goes up, less of the commodity is purchased; a rise in price encourages users to economize. Similarly, a lowering of price encourages users to buy more, thus helping to sell the surplus which is developing.

[单项选择]Passage Three Ever since the 1750s, when the writer, satirist, statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin put political cartooning on the map by publishing the first cartoon of the genre in America, artists have combined their talent, wit and political beliefs to create cartoons that enrage, enlighten or simply engage the viewer. A picture may paint a thousand words, but a cartoon provokes, protests and entertains all at once. It is this that makes cartoonists so valuable and influential in times of crisis. Today, that crisis is climate change, and clever imagery can give new impetus to our struggle to combat global warming. The organizers of Earthworks 2008, a global cartoon competition, believe that art and humor are simple ways to get the environmental message across. "We set up the competition to give cartoonists around the world a platform on which to express themselves," says John Renard, one of the Earthworks organizers. "We hoped the competition would stimula
A. picturesque
B. provocative
C. entertaining
D. laughable