Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.
The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!
Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early! The bed is useful to the people ________.
A. who can’t sleep well
B. who can’t get up early
C. who go to bed late The bed is not connected to ________.
A. an alarm clock B. a tape recorder C. a TVWhat will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?
A. He will slide onto the floor.
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head. Which is TRUE of the following sentences?
A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.
B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.
C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.
A. speak loudly
B. speak angrily
C. speak quietly
Are you good with children?
We need two people to volunteer their time at Sunnview Children’s Hospital. You need to be friendly and outgoing –the children are ill and you need to make them happy. Your job is to set up a play group with fun games for the children.
If you can spare an hour three times a week, come and join us! Please call Mrs. Chen at 555 9879.
Are you interested in repairing things?
We have set up a group, home love, to help older people who need to fix up their homes. If you have repair skills, join us for eight hours a month. Call Home Love at 555 4663.
Do you love cleaning beaches?
We need people who are strong and can help clean up Blue Water Beach. We don’t want to put off(推迟)this job till summer. We need your help to collect and carry rubbish.
If you are free for six hours this Saturday, call Volunteer Club at 777 8889 or 777 6886. If you volunteer at Sunview Children’s Hospital, you need to spend_____ a week helping
the children.
A.seven hours | B.five hours |
C.three hours | D.an hour |
If you like repairing things, you can call ________.
A.5559879 | B.5554663 |
C.7778889 | D.7776886 |
Those who ______ can join Home Love.
A.are friendly and outgoing |
B.have repair skills |
C.are old but strong |
D.have homes to be fixed up |
How long will it take a volunteer to work on the beach?
A.A summer. | B.A month. |
C.8 hours. | D.6 hours. |
The three advertisements are all about________.
A.help needed | B.job wanted |
C.selling things | D.providing service |
A large book NBA star Yao Ming’s English autography will come out in New York, US , this month. It is called “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.” It talks about his first year in the NBA. Yao wrote it with a US report.
Alicia’s Coming American singer Alicia Keys,23, will be in the “Wall of Hope” concert with other stars, on the Great Wall, in Beijing, on September 25. The R& B singer is a five-time Grammy winner.
Top singing award Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, 25, won Best Male singer at the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards() , in Taipei, on Saturday.
Football winners the Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(朝鲜人民共和国) 1-0. After 85 minutes, Wang Weilong shot the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.____ wrote “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.”
A.Yao Ming | B.A US report |
C.Yao Ming and a US report | D.A NBA star |
“Wall of Hope” concert ____.
A.was given by Alicia |
B.was given in America |
C.was given by 23 stars |
D.was given by Alicia and other stars |
Jay Chou ____.
A. is the best singer in the world |
B. is the top singer in China |
C. won top singer award of the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards |
D. has won top singer award four times |
The Chinese under-17 football team____.
A.got the first place in the world |
B.won the champion in Asia |
C.lost the game |
D.beat Japanese team |
Which of the following is right about football winners?
A.The football players are all 17 years old |
B. The players are from all over the world |
C.The players are all from Asia |
D.The players are more than 17 years old |
My cousin and I have very different living habits. I think I have a good habit. I take an active part in sports. After school, I often play ball games with my classmates. I don’t like indoor activities. I’m hardly ill, and I haven’t caught colds for years. I get up at the same time every morning and go to bed at the same time every night. I always sleep for nine hours each night, and I always feel refreshed (精力充沛的) in the morning.
My cousin, however, has a very bad living habit. She never does exercise. She even hates walking to the bus stop from her home. She prefers indoor activities. She likes to play computer games and watch TV. She is overweight and often falls ill. She always goes to bed late and gets up at the last minute. She often feels tired in the morning.The writer has ____ living habit.
A.a good | B.a bad |
C.a tiring | D.an important |
The writer likes ____.
A.indoor activities | B.ball games |
C.computer games | D.watching TV |
The writer always feels ____ in the morning.
A.tired | B.unhappy |
C.refreshed | D.bored |
The writer’s cousin is ____ sports.
A.not active in | B.good at |
C.interested in | D.fond of |
The writer’s cousin always ____.
A.walks to the bus stop | B.gets up early |
C.feels relaxed in he morning | D.goes to bed late |
Mrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for Mary. Mary is her daughter. She is going to be ten years old. A lot of friends of Mary’s are going to come to the party. There are twenty girls of them.
Mrs. Green is getting ready for the party. Mrs. White is helping her.
“That’s a big nice cake,” Mrs. White says to Mrs. Green.
“Thank you very much.”
Mrs. White is going shopping now. She is going to buy fruit for the party.
She buys lots of pears, apples, oranges and bananas. Then she goes home.
It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is ready. Now the first girl is arriving. The party is going to begin in thirty minutes.What kind of party is Mrs. Green holding?
A.Mr. Green’s birthday party |
B.Mrs. Green’s birthday party |
C.Mary Green’s birthday party |
D.Mr. White’s birthday party |
Who helped Mrs. Green prepare for the party?
A.Mr. Green | B.Mr. White |
C.Mary Green | D.Mrs. White |
How many people will come to the party?
A.The twenty girls | B.ten girls |
C.Twenty girls and Mrs. White | D.More than twenty |
What does Mrs. White buy these apples for?
A.The twenty girls | B.The party |
C.Mrs. White | D.Mary |
When will the party start?
A.At six o’clock |
B.In thirty minutes |
C.At five o’clock in the afternoon |
D.At five thirty in the afternoon |
Mr. Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. There he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of (缺少) money. He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there. The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory. He went to the workplaces, watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.
Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr. Brown went in the dining –room. Meat, eggs, milk and bread could be bought there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr. Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.
Are you satisfied with your life, sir? Asked Mr. Brown.
“Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking.
“What do you have now?”
“I live in beautiful villa (别墅) ,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge, a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory.”
“What’s your next wish, then?”
“To buy a pair of strong shoes!”Mr. Brown often spends his holidays____.
A.in America | B.in Moscow |
C.by the sea | D.outside his country |
At first, Mr. Brown was going to ____.
A.travel in Moscow | B.invest in a factory in Moscow |
C.visit a modern factory | D.know the old worker |
Mr. Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because____.
A.he liked to live there |
B.he could save much money there |
C.they were friendly to him |
D.the machines were new |
The Russians warmly met Mr. Brown because____.
A.they want to help him |
B.he was very rich |
C.they wanted him to invest in the factory |
D.they wanted him to build a new factory there |
At last, Mr. Brown knew____.
A.the old worker had a happy life |
B.the factory was cheating him |
C.the factory wasn’t short of anything |
D.the workers didn’t want anything |