A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station . There were always lots of people in and out there.
The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stand on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. “Good morning, madam,” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Wish you a nice day.”
The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning , Miss ,”the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilos. It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English , “Good morning . Will one of you get off?”
(1)
The nice talking machine could _____
A. tell people what they should eat
B. weigh and talk to people
C. tell people how old they are
D. tell a story
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(2)
First the man put his machine _____.
A. in the doctor’s waiting room
B. in a museum
C. in a station
D. in a train
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(3)
What did the machine tell the Indian woman?
A. She was a little lighter.
B. She was just all right.
C. She needed to eat more and exercise more.
D. She was a little bit heavy.
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(4)
Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. The machine tested only two people.
B. The Chinese girl was too thin.
C. The Indian woman was in fact heavier than the American woman..
D. Of the three the Chinese girl was the lightest.
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(5)
The machine said quickly “Will one of you get off?” because _____.
A. two people were on it
B. the third woman was too fat
C. something was wrong with it
D. the machine didn’t know where the third woman was from