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     Frankenstein is one of the world's most famous horror stories. It's about a doctor who creates a new
man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster
(怪獸) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and
in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer
was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
     Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she
was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got
married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream:
"I dreamt that my little baby came to life again-that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire
and it lived."
    In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland.
Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to
write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.
     Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn't think a
19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
     Although famous, Shelley's life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her
husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted
herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
1. What do we know about he story Frankenstein?
A. It was really written by Mary Shelley's husband.
B. It was been read by millions of people.
C. It was written to remember Shelley's husband.
D. It is the most famous story in the world.
2. Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?
A. In England.
B. In Italy.
C. In Switzerland.
D. In France.
3. In which order to the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A. a, c, b, e, d
B. d, c, a, b, e
C. c, a, b, d, e
D. b, a, d, c, e
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
A. 43
B. 48
C. 51
D. 54
5. What can we lear n about Mary Shelley from this passage?
A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.
B. She wasn't considered a good writer during her life.
C. She was educated at her local school.
D. She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.
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     Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are
much cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out "unimportant" letters in the
words and using numbers instead of words (2=to, 3=free, 4 = for, 8 = ate, so, etc. ). You can also keep
a way from using punctuation. Here is an example: Do u wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnit? (Do you want go to the
cinema tonight?)
     What do you think these text messages mean?
     Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wing hrs fr a cll.
     Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
     I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
     Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols to show how they feel. They are called
emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways.
For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face.
Like this :
     Why didt you call me? I'm so sad.－ (Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where
you could use them? -) laughing, -( sad,  -< really sad,  -o shocked,  -v shouting,  | . | asleep,  8－| , 
surprised,  /\-o  bored.

1. Why are text messages popular?
A. Because they are expensive.
B. Because they are cheap.
C. Because they are hard to write.
D. Because they are not important.
2. The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in _______ways.
A. one                          
B. two
C. three                      
D. four
3. What does this text message " Do U wnt 2 cks?" mean? It means_______.
A. Do you want to come?
B. Do you wear two caps?
C. Do you want two cakes?
D. Do you go home early?
4. Why do people use emoticons?
A. Because they can show how the users feel.
B. Because the symbols are beautiful.
C. Because the text messages are short.
D. Because the users can't make the words shorter.
5. If you want to say someone is happy,  you could use the symbol "        ___ " in the text message.
A. -)  
B. -(  
C. -v  
D. |·|


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