1.How do you understandPoint 1-The telephone creates the need.? B.People communicate because of the creating of the telephone C.People communicate more since telephone has been created D.People communicate more because of more traffic. 2.Which of the following best ows peopl's attitude towards mobile phones A.Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency. B.Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people C.Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. D.Mobile phones are part of people's life. 3.Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people's life? a Point 1.b Point2.c.Point3.d.Point 4.e.Point 5. A.c.d B a e C a e D.b.e 4.It ispossible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through A the Ty screer B a fax machine C.the phone line hooked up to the computer D.a microphone 5.The best heading for the passage is. A.phone Power B.Kinds of Phone C.how to Use Phones D.Advantage of Phones Passage Two Computers monitor everything in Singapore from soil composition to location of manholes. At the airport,it took just5 seconds for the computerized immigration system toscan and approv e my pass port.It takes only one minute to be checked into a public hospital. By 1998,almost e y household will be iredfor ctivecableTVand global computer network.Shoppers will be able to view and pay for products electronically.A24 hour community telecomputing network will allow users to communicate with elected representati ves and retrieve information about government services.It is all part of the government's plan to tr ansform the nation into what it calls the"Intelligent Island". ways Singapore has elevated the of kind of nationl ido ogy.For the past ten years,Singapore's work force was rated the best in the world-ahe ad of Japar and the U.S.-in terms of productivity,skill and attitude by the Business Environment Risk Intellig ence service. 1.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,6.’？ A. People don’t communicate without telephone. B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone. C. People communicate more since telephone has been created. D. People communicate more because of more traffic. 2.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones? A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency. B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people. C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life. 3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life? a. Point 1. b. Point2. c. Point3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5. A. c, d B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e 4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through . A. the TV screen B. a fax machine C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone 5.The best heading for the passage is . A. phone Power B. Kinds of Phone C. how to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones Passage Two Computers monitor everything in Singapore from soil composition to location of manholes. At the airport, it took just 15 seconds for the computerized immigration system to scan and approv e my passport. It takes only one minute to be checked into a public hospital. By 1998, almost every household will be wired for interactive cable TV and the Internet, the global computer network. Shoppers will be able to view and pay for products electronically. A 24- hour community telecomputing network will allow users to communicate with elected representati ves and retrieve information about government services. It is all part of the government’s plan to tr ansform the nation into what it calls the “Intelligent Island”. In so many ways, Singapore has elevated the concept of efficiency to a kind of national ideol ogy. For the past ten years, Singapore’s work force was rated the best in the world-ahead of Japan and the U.S.-in terms of productivity, skill and attitude by the Business Environment Risk Intellig ence service