As a concerned parent, I am writing to protest your recent advertisement for Electro-Robo seen in local media in California．Specifically, I am referring to newspaper and magazine ads(attached to this letter)published the week of November 15．
Children respond to your type of advertising in an immature way; that is, they are unable to understand how expensive some toys are for middle class parents．Further, your product is violent in nature．Your advertisement gives children the impression that it’s fine to have “two guns and laser eyes．” You also suggest that children need your toy to protect them “when you go outside．” This is not a healthy attitude for children to have．
I hope you will stop advertising your product in such a way that may harm our children．
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs．)Alma Hernandez
President, Parents for Non violent Toys
Enclosed Advertisement：
(1)
What is the purpose of the letter?
[ ]
A．
To complain about a broken toy．
B．
To order a gift for Christmas．
C．
To oppose the advertising．
D．
To apply for a job in a toy company．
(2)
Why does the writer of the letter feel that Electro-Robo is violent?
[ ]
A．
It bears arms．
B．
It is expensive to buy．
C．
It is 80 centimeters tall．
D．
It is controlled by radio waves．
(3)
Electro-Robo can do all the following EXCEPT __________．
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest lived human being on record．A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days．
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people's home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died．She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120．She still has a lively sense of humor．When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied：A very short one．She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her．
So what is the key to a long life?According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors．Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips．She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115．However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke(now only a little)．Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes(基因)from her parents．Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86．
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death．It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house．Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying：Sorry, I'm still alive!
(1)
How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
[ ]
A．
She is miserable and unhappy．
B．
She is cheerful and humorous．
C．
She would like to live much longer．
D．
She feels she is going to die very soon．
(2)
We can owe Jeanne Calment's good health and long life to ________．
[ ]
A．
smoking only a little every day．
B．
her giving up smoking and drinking．
C．
drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day．
D．
the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises．
(3)
Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?
[ ]
A．
deal
B．
trick
C．
march
D．
sport
(4)
Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I'm still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?
[ ]
A．
Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage．
B．
Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed．
C．
Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house．
D．
Because the house she sold to the lawyer isn'tworth the money he has already paid．
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If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called Discover Brisbane free．Here is something about banks on page 49：
ANZ Banking Group
Cnr．Greek & Queen Sts 238 3228
Bank of New Zealand
410 Queen Street 221 0411
Bank of Queensland
229 Elizabeth Street 229 3122
Commonwealth Banking Group
240 Queen Street 237 3111
National Australia Bank Ltd
225 Adelaide Street 221 6422
Westpac Banking Corp
260 Queen Street 227 2666
Banking hours are Mon．－Thu．9∶30 am to 4 pm．Fri．9∶30 am to 5 pm．All banks close Sat．Sun．＆Public Holidays．
(1)
You can find ANZ Banking Group on ________．
[ ]
A．
Queen Street
B．
Elizabeth Street
C．
the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street
D．
the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street
(2)
________ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane．
[ ]
A．
Queen Street
B．
Elizabeth Street
C．
Greek Street
D．
Adelaide Street
(3)
On Saturdays, you can go to ________ to put your money in or take your money out．
[ ]
A．
ANZ Banking Group
B．
Bank of Queensland
C．
National Australia Bank Ltd
D．
none of the banks
(4)
In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on ________．
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