Question

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then  Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    16     bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      17    .

The bed    18   an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   19   music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   20       , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    21   . The sound recording can be loud music or    22     sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   23   you'll be late!"

If you don't get up     24    the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical

"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   25    minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the    26    of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.         27      the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and    28  .                

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to     29     a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   30   . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.

1.A. expensive       B. special     C. valuable         D. comfortable

2.A. works            B. runs               C. happens          D. moves

3.A. is separated from        B. is made up of 

C. is attached to            D. is made into

4.A. loud             B. classical          C. pop              D. soft

5.A. sound          B. voice           C. noise            D. way

6.A. sends          B. turns           C. plays             D. appears

7.A. pleasant       B. interesting      C. unpleasant       D. funny

8.A. and            B. but                  C. so            D. or

9.A. after          B. until            C. since            D. before

10.A. other          B. another         C. more             D. one

11.A. end                    B. middle          C. body             D. top

12.A. However       B. Finally      C. Therefore        D. Otherwise

13.A. angry          B. work            C. happy            D. awake

14.A. win             B. achieve       C. gain         D. defeat

15.A. praises       B. prizes           C. contents         D. medals

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

【解析】略