A twenty-three-year Dutch student has enjoyed a short but unexpected holiday in Dubai. Mr Frank Vreede, a business student, had taken a part-time job at Schiphol Airport to help pay for his 5 . He worked as a baggage handler.

Last Friday night after a 6 day in the university library preparing for his final exams, Frank was 7 a plane at the airport. He was waiting for the next bag?gage truck to arrive and he felt tired. He decided to have a 8 rest so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes just for a moment.

9 , while he was sleeping, the plane took off. An hour later, Frank 10 and was shocked to discov?er that the plane was in the air. 11 was a terrible noise from the engines, and he tried not to 12 It was dark, uncomfortable and very, very cold. Frank knew he could not 13 in the freezing temperatures. It was an impossible situation.

He decided to make as much 14 as possible. He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice. 15 a passenger heard the noise and called a flight attendant, who immediately informed the pilot. 16 the captain understood what was happening, he ordered hot air to be pumped into the hold.

When the plane arrived at Dubai International Airport , an ambulance was waiting to take a very 17 and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital. 18 examined him, but he was unhurt and was allowed to leave after a few hours. 19 spread quickly about this " stowaway". The Managing Director of one of Dubai's top hotels offered him a free room for the week?end. "He must have wanted to come to Dubai very much if he was prepared to travel in the hold ! 20 the MD.

 21 been so kind," said Mr Vreede. "I'm really enjoying my stay in Dubai and I'm getting a lot of rest, so I won't fall asleep on the job again. He also 22 to his boss for sleeping at work 23 working, and promised it would not happen again. "Next time, I'll catch a 24 flight ! said Mr Vreede.

5.    A. business     B. studies

    C.   flights        D. exams

6.    A. tiring  B. boring

    C.  lazy  D. sad

7.    A. boarding    B. repairing

    C. loading            D. sweeping

8.    A. good   B. quiet

    C.  full        D. quick

9.    A. However    B. Therefore

   C.  Besides    D. Otherwise

10.   A.    set up      B.    threw up

    C.    woke up  D.    looked up

11.   A.    It     B.    There

   C.    What       D.    That

12.   A.    risk  B.    anger

   C.    bother     D.    panic

13.   A. guarantee   B. survive

    C.  challenge     D. involve

14.   A. sense  B. progress

    C, fortune       D. noise

15.   A. Luckily      B. Generally

   C.  Actually  D. Usually

16.   A. Unless       B. Though

   C.  Once       D. Since

17.   A. sleepy B. greedy

    C.  hungry                     D. cold

18.   A. Workers     B. Passengers

    C.  Doctors   D. Pilots

19.   A. Diseases     B. News

    C.  Fear D. Lies

20.   A. joked  B. cried

    C.  whispered       D. replied

21.   A. Nobody's    B. Someone's

    C.  Anyone's  D. Everyone's

22.   A. applied      B. contributed

    C.  apologized                D. appealed

23.   A. instead of   B.  in spite of

     C.  in case of D.  except for

24.   A. local   B. regular

     C. delayed      D. cheap

Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope, a new report has claimed.

Researchers placed movement sensors (探测器)on dogs to track their behaviour and identified 17 distinct activities, including chewing, barking, sitting and dig?ging.

This allowed them to map the normal behaviour of a healthy, happy dog, which means any changes can be monitored and could indicate an issue with its owner.

Nils Hammerla, part of the team from Newcastle University, said, "Humans and dogs have lived together in close relationships for thousands of years, which has led to strong emotional and social mutual bonds.

"A dog's physical and emotional dependence on its owner means that its well-being is likely to reflect that of its owner. Any changes such as the dog being walked less often, perhaps not being fed regularly, or simply-demonstrating 'unhappy , behaviour could be an early indicator for families that an older relative needs help. This is the first system of its kind which allows us to re?motely monitor a dog's behaviour in its natural setting.,,

The team of academics, who presented their findings at the 2013 UbiComp conference in Zurich, created a hi-tech, waterproof(防水的)dog collar for the study.

Dr Cas Ladha, who led the study, said, "A lot of our research is focused on developing intelligent systems that can help older people to live independently for lon?ger. But developing a system that reassures family and carers that an older relative is well without intruding on (侵犯)the individual's privacy is difficult. This is just the first step but the idea behind this research is that it would allow us to support people without the need for cameras."

A range of dogs was used for the study, as the team needed to map distinct behaviour that correlated between different breeds.

1. From the text , we know that Nils Hammerla .

A.    led the study and identified 17 activities of dogs

B.    thinks some activities of dogs can reflect senior owners' health

C.    studied the relationship between humans and ani?mals

D.    developed a hi-tech, waterproof dog collar

 

2. The underlined word " reassure  in Paragraph 7probably means "  

A, protect       B. comfort

C.  warn       D. recognize


3.    Which of the following is an advantage of the intelli?gent system mentioned in the text?

A.    It can indicate that people aren't well.

B.    It can identify different activities of dogs.

C.    It monitors an elderly owner without disturbing his privacy.

D.    It lets people see the dog's behaviour clearly.


4.    Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A.    Dogs' mood can be an indicator of owners' health

B.    Strong bonds between dogs and their senior owners

C.    Signs that your older relative needs help

D.    A special way of taking care of the old

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