Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮), and the Nubrella will open . With the help of its“shoulder support(支持)”, the umbrella can rest on the user’s . So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart , they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
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Building a new house costs quite a lot of money. If you plan to 1 a house, your first step is to find a suitable (适当的 piece of 2 . You will probably try to find a sunny place, in a 3 situation (位置), near stores and bus stops, not too4 from your friends and the place where you work. Next you have to find an experienced (有经验的) builder, and together with the builder you will make a5 . The builder will draw it. The builder will also 6 the cost of your house.
He will estimate (估计) the cost of the wood, the glass, and 7 that he must use in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, his estimate must be right, because the 8 may change (变化), and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.9 the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can 10 a little more and add something to your first plan.
A．but B．have C．build D．find
A．floor B．place C．land D．playground
A．faraway B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant
A．near B．far C．close D．next to
A．map B．plan C．decision D．book
A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on
A．everything else B．nothing else C．else anything D．else something
A．color B．prices C．time D．house
A．When B．While C．Until D．Since
A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for
The faster way to travel in a city is by subway. In many big cities, there1 usually more than one subway lines. How to travel by 2 ? Here is something to know 3 you travel by subway. First, you should choose the right line. If you don't, you will have to get off and take 4 one. Second, you need some coins (硬币) to buy your 5 . In6 of the ticket machines, only coins are used. You can change (换)7 at the ticket office. If you have a prepaid (预付款) card, you can just go ahead. After you buy the ticket, you should 8 the train behind a yellow line. You 9 stand too close to the yellow line. It's 10
A．have B．has C．are D．is
A．subway B．bus C．train D．bike
A．after B．before C．until D．as soon as
A．the next B．other C．the other D．another
A．food B．book C．ticket D．map
A．most B．all C．each D．few
A．money . B．coins C．subway D．ticket
A．look for B．get off C．get on D．wait for
A．must B．mustn't C．have to D．don't have to
A．dangerous B．safe C．fun D．OK
It was Christmas Eve. It was very cold. A 1 girl was selling flowers on the street. Her parents were ill, 2 she had to get money 3 food. She felt cold and hungry. She 4 in front of a beautiful house. The girl knocked at the door and a man came out. She asked him if he 5 some flowers. The man said he didn’t want any. She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the foot of 6 tall wall. She looked at the flowers. The flowers smelled very nice. She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she was becoming light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found 7 above the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her granny. Granny welcomed her and asked her 8 she didn’t stay at home. The girl told her that she 9 to sell flowers to get money because her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to worry and gave her 10 of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed happily.
A．happy B．sad C．poor D．rich
A．that B．so C．because D．as
A．for B．to C．in D．on
A．stop B．stops C．stopped D．was stopping
A．need B．needs C．needed D．want
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．her B．she C．her’s D．herself
A．so B．because C．when D．why
A．has B．have C．had D．having
A．lot B．lots C．a lots D．any lot
Mr. White looks out of the window. There is a little boy on the other side of the street. The boy 1 a piece of bread out of a bag and begins to eat it. There is a very thin dog 2 the street, too. The boy says to it, “Come on. I’m going to give you 3 bread.” The dog is very hungry and goes to him. But the boy 4 give it any bread. He kicks(踢) 5 god. It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr. White comes out of 6 home and says to the boy, “I’m going to give you a shilling(先令).” The boy is 7 and says, “Good.”
“Come here!” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, 8 Mr. White doesn’t give him a shilling. He hits him 9 his stick(手杖).
The boy 10 and says, “Why do you hit me? I don’t ask you for any money.”
Mr. White says, “you know the god doesn’t ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”
A．take B．takes C．taking D．is going to take
A．to B．by C．for D．in
A．a B．the C．some D．any
A．does B．do C．don’t D．doesn’t
A．the B．a C．an D．/
A．his B．he C．his D．her
A．sad B．angry C．sorry D．happy
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．by B．with C．from D．to
A．crys B．cries C．will cry D．is crying
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But 1you use the phone, you can’t see the person you are talking with. That 2 change in the future.
Now some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or a vision phone(视频电话). Two people 3 are talking can see each other with it.
Picture phones can be useful when you have 4 to show the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a 5and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to 6the book over your picture phone. Also you may be able to do shopping through your picture phone. If you see something 7the newspaper that you want to buy, you can 8the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re 9in over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.
The picture phone is really a 10phone. More and more people will use it.A. if B. when C. before
A. can’t B. must C. may
A. whom B. who C. which
A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. shop B. school C. library
A. read B. see C. watch
A. in B. about C. on
A. visit B. go C. call
A. interested B. bored C. interesting
A. useless B. helpless C. helpful