Many people go to church(教堂) on Sunday, but others don’t. Many people sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t. Some people work on Sunday, but most don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper.
Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family gets up. The newspaper boy has put it there. The paper has many advertisements(广告) and many different parts.
The parents in the family like the front page and the world news part. Many men also read the sports pages and the financial(财经的)pages.
Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but the mother of the family usually does. The women’s pages have the news about parties and some good ideas about food, health and clothes.
Most Sunday papers have interesting stories. Children enjoy them. Old people read the death notices. They tell about people who have died during the week.
There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.

  1. 1.

    This passage tells us ________.

    1. A.
      what people usually do on Sundays
    2. B.
      when people get up on Sundays
    3. C.
      something about Sunday papers
    4. D.
      people can know from the paper who died during the week
  2. 2.

    The Sunday papers are sent to people _________.

    1. A.
      after they get up
    2. B.
      before they get up
    3. C.
      as soon as they get up
    4. D.
      if they get up
  3. 3.

    Most people don’t _________.

    1. A.
      go to church on Sunday
    2. B.
      get up late on Sunday
    3. C.
      read the Sunday paper
    4. D.
      go to work on Sunday
  4. 4.

    The parents in the family like ______.

    1. A.
      the world news part
    2. B.
      sports pages
    3. C.
      women’s pages
    4. D.
      the death notices
  5. 5.

    _______ has something to read in the Sunday pages.

    1. A.
      No one
    2. B.
      Someone
    3. C.
      Everyone
    4. D.
      Only a man

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. 1.

    The nice talking machine could_____

    1. A.
      tell people what they should eat
    2. B.
      weigh and talk to people
    3. C.
      tell people how old they are
    4. D.
      tell a story
  2. 2.

    First the man put his machine       .

    1. A.
      in the doctor’s waiting room
    2. B.
      in a museum
    3. C.
      in a station
    4. D.
      in a train
  3. 3.

    What did the machine tell the Indian woman?

    1. A.
      She was a little lighter.
    2. B.
      She was just all right.
    3. C.
      She needed to eat more and exercise more.
    4. D.
      She was a little bit heavy.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is RIGHT?

    1. A.
      The machine tested only two people.
    2. B.
      The Chinese girl was too thin.
    3. C.
      The Indian woman was in fact heavier than the American woman..
    4. D.
      Of the three the Chinese girl was the lightest.
  5. 5.

    The machine said quickly “Will one of you get off?” because            

    1. A.
      two people were on it
    2. B.
      the third woman was too fat
    3. C.
      something was wrong with it
    4. D.
      the machine didn’t know where the third woman was from
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