Detective Sara Dunts was in her office.

“Mr John Gooding has gone________from his house,” Sara’s partner came in and said. “I’ll phone Mrs Glen, the caretaker, and then give you the ________.”

Sara stood up and waited _________ he made the call.

“OK. Everything’s set. Mrs Glen will be_________ you in half an hour at 232 Parker Street,” the partner said.

Sara got out of her car and walked up the long_________that led to the house. Right away, she was led inside by Mrs Glen.

“Detective, I’m so glad you have come. The last _________ where I saw Mr Gooding was in his room. I _______ that would be your first question,” Mrs Glen said nervously.

Mrs Glen walked Sara onto the second floor. “Up here,” she called from the stairs. ________ the front door banged shut.

“Oh, the ________ must have shut it,” Mrs Glen said.

Then they walked up the stairs. Halfway up Detective Sara ________ a weather vane through the window. She saw that the wind was blowing west. But it ________ blow east to shut the door. Then Sara realized for the first time that there was a ________ set of footsteps on the stairs, though there were only two of them in the house.

Then Sara felt she was ________. She called for the backup with her phone stealthily and later, along with the backup, put Mrs Glen under ________ . She then also found Mr Gooding in a hidden corner of the house. It _______ that the two had planned on kidnapping and killing Sara for her putting Mr Gooding’s son into prison for a murder.

1.A.wrong B.missing C.mad D.blind

2.A.name B.number C.photo D.address

3.A.when B.though C.whether D.unless

4.A.helping B.interviewing C.receiving D.expecting

5.A.corner B.crossing C.path D.bottom

6.A.place B.time C.witness D.word

7.A.realize B.guess C.discover D.mention

8.A.Simply B.Quietly C.Suddenly D.Exactly

9.A.guard B.wind C.housekeeper D.pet

10.A.recorded B.proved C.caught D.noticed

11.A.should B.would C.could D.might

12.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth

13.A.in peace B.in danger C.in need D.in surprise

14.A.stress B.sunshine C.arrest D.discussing

15.A.took out B.spoke out C.thought out D.turned out

A new series of Chinese Maths textbooks was published in the UK following the success of the previous edition, with an expert saying Chinese Maths textbooks are generally more difficult for UK students. However, new Chinese Maths textbooks teach UK students learning skills.

Yi Ke Yi Lian, or One Lesson, One Exercise, is a series of popular textbooks for primary and junior high schools in Shanghai. For about 20 years, this series has helped students to practice what they have learned in class. This summer, the Maths textbook series was published in the UK.

The British version has 11 volumes (册), as there are 11 grades from primary school to high school in the UK. The publishers cut out part of the content in the Chinese version to go with the curriculum setting (课程安排) there. They also changed some terms (术语) and background knowledge. But the overall difficulty level is the same.

The move follows the British government’s efforts to learn from Shanghai’s Maths teaching methods starting from last year. In the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA.国际学生评估项目), Shanghai students got the first place on the Maths exam while British students got 24th place.

In September, the British government invited 60 of Shanghai’s top Maths teachers to British schools to share their teaching experience. A number of teachers from the UK also visited Shanghai for experience.

“It seems that the Shanghai teaching methodology (方法) uses resources much more effectively,” said Liz Truss, a government education officer. We have stagnated (停滞) in our Maths performance for the last 15 years, and it’s time for us to learn and apply good practices.”

1.The British publishers ________ before publishing the textbooks.

A.added more content to the books

B.changed the curriculum setting

C.changed some of the book’s background knowledge

D.changed the overall difficulty level of the books

2.In the 2012 PISA, students from which country got the first place on the Maths exam?

A.The UK. B.China. C.Japan. D.The USA.

3.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.The UK is using Chinese Maths books. B.How to improve UK kids’ Maths skills.

C.Lots of practice can make a difference. D.China has the best teaching methodology.

While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School. They became the world's first kids to be taught by an electronic teacher. This electronic teacher is not a human-like robot walking around the classroom Instead, he is a computer-created head that appears, when needed, on students computer or phone screens. His name is Bill.

Created by technology company Smart Machines, Bill is able to show human-like behavior. He is designed to teach a special program about environmental-friendly power created by the sun and wind. This program, started in 2005, used to be taught by human teachers.

Just like human teachers, Bill is able to immediately respond to the students' questions and opinions about the topic. Thanks to computer cameras, he is also able to see and react to students physical actions. For example, if a student smiles at Bill, he responds by smiling back. This two-way exchange helps get the students' attention. More importantly, it allows the program developers to improve Bills behavior and knowledge base when needed.

The program has been a great success, according to Smart Machines spokesman Robert Frost Frost says, “What is interesting to me is the children's reaction to Bill. He really captures their attention.” Frost thinks kids don't find the experience of being taught by smart machines as strange as older people because they have grown up in a time of computers and smart phones.

It is doubtful, however, that human educators will lose their jobs to Bill any time soon. For one,his talking head's knowledge base is not large. More importantly, even the smartest computer programs can't guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily. Bill’s future might be as a “personal tutor”, providing kids with one-on-one help for different subjects and topics.

1.What is Bill?

A. A human-like robot

B. A kind of computer game

C. A computer recording tool

D. A computer-created talking head

2.How does the two-way exchange help the program developers?

A. It lets them correct students' mistakes

B. It allows Bill to respond more quickly

C. It helps them know how to improve Bill

D. It helps them study students' body language

3.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refers to

A. kids

B. older people

C. smart machines

D. program developers

4.What is Bill NOT good at doing?

A. Attracting students' attention

B. Understanding body language

C. Responding to students' questions

D. Dealing with unexpected situations

5.How might Bill be used in the future according to the last paragraph?

A. To work as human classroom teachers

B. To encourage students' interest in computers

C. To give students personal help with different subjects

D. To watch over the behavior of the students in the classroom

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