C

Dear Lily,

You must be surprised when you receive my letter, for we’ve been good friends for so long, so there is no need for us to write to each other. However, I would still like to express my thanks to you. In the past three years, what I remember the most clearly is a P.E. class when we were doing the 800-meter running exercise, During the exercise, I breathed(呼吸) so heavily that I hurt my throat. It seemed as if a fire was burning inside and I almost couldn’t take in air. At that moment, I was so scared that I thought I was going to die. My classmates were all completely shocked so no one was able to help me. However, you quickly carried me to the school doctor’s office. As soon as I lay down, you brought me a cup of hot water and stayed by my side to calm me down. I felt much better because of you.

What impressed me the most was not only the friendship between us, but the kindness of you which let me finally understand the true meaning of friendship. You truly care about others and you are always there to give a helping hand. These small actions can be put together and even make our world a better place.

You have always been the model to lead me to be a better person. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Finally, may our friendship last forever!

Yours,

Jenny

58. Lily and Jenny have been friends for            .

A. one year           B. two years         C. three years        D. four years

59. Jenny hurt her throat because            .

A. she breathed so heavily                  B. she talked so loudly

C. she ran so fast                           D. she had a cold

60. Jenny felt much better after            .

A. being taken to the classroom               B. taking some medicine

C. drinking a cup of hot water                D. stopping running

61. Which of the following is TRUE according: to the passage?

A. A fire was burning inside Jenny’s throat,

B. Lily’s kindness impressed Jenny most.

C. Jenny remembered an English class most clearly.

D. Jenny thought she would fall down when she couldn’t take in air.

D

Is it brave or em barrassing to speak in a language you’re not quite  good at? That’s the question being asked in China after a famous businessman gave a short speech in English.

It was a pretty standard conversation: "Hello. How are you?" in our textbook, But the fact is that it was given in English by one of China’s most famous businessmen, Lei Jun, the founder and chief executive of the phone company Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest maker of smartphones. He made a speech in awkward English when he was in India for a new smartphone in April. Trying to interact (互动) with the audience, Lei announced that everyone would be given a free Xiaomi smart wristband(腕带)and asked: "Are you OK?" The phrase quickly became the object of ridicule(嘲笑)on social media. And it didn’t take long for his speech to be made into a rap song, repeating the phrase: "Are you OK?"

In fact, Lei’s English was more or less understandable, though his pronunciation is bad. Video of the event has been watched more than 450,000 times on the Chinese site Youku. More than a thousand people wrote their ideas after watching. One of the comments(评论)is "His English is so bad that he shouldn’t have spoken in it at all." But others argued that Lei was brave enough to speak English in India. "Even foreigners will try to be friendly with us by trying to speak in Chinese."

English is taught as the second language in many Chinese schools, but some schools and students don’t pay enough attention to the pronunciation and can just speak like robots. Lei himself has written something on his Weibo page to express surprise at the online interest. "I went on stage and spoke several sentences in English only to make Indian Xiaomi fans excited. I have never thought video of the speech will spread to China so quickly. Everyone in China is laughing. Since there are more an d more Xiaomi fans overseas, I really should improve my English so that I won’t let everyone down!" he wrote.