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Expensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes(话匣子)to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost £1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.
Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget(小配件)recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned(承担)the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.
Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which commissioned the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to £260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.
Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”
Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a urgent need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”
60. The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of ______.
A. an artist B. a company C. a mobile D. an exhibition
61. Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______.
A. in the exhibition B. from Mr Miles
C. when they are mass produced D. after they recycle the gadgets
62. The purpose of the project is to _______.
A. promote the technology of IT
B. enable people to talk to their hands
C. raise people’s awareness of recycling
D. attract visitors’ attention in the exhibition
63. What is the passage mainly about?
A. New mobiles that are fashionable.
B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.
C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.
D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls.
BCCD

The pork price is expensive. I’ve got about half the amount I had at home and I’m paying here.
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How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the 21 to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late,the food may be spoiled(变味),and 22 may the host or hostess’ spirits.If you have to be 23 , call and tell them to start 24 you.
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be 25 .If you are early,drive or walk around the block a few times,or just sit in your car until the right time. Though it’s often 26 to arrive at a party on time,on the other hand,the host or hostess 27 guests to arrive and leave between certain times,so you can 28 at any time between the times he or she gives you.
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach,but it’s even nicer to bring 29 present.The present should not cost a lot,or you might make the host or hostess 30 .Flowers,wine,or a box of candy will be fine. 31 bring money as a present.In an introduction,the 32 of a name is:(1)the given name;(2)the family name.In other 33 ,the given name comes 34 . It’s important not only to learn and remember 35 ,but to repeat them often in conversation.After the introduction,we usually call friends by their 36 names.Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names,such as “Mrs. Smith”,“Mr. Johnosn”,“Dr .Brown”.
A maiden(闺女)name is a 37 family name at birth. In the United States and Canada,after a woman 38 ,she takes the family name of her 39 in place of her maiden name.It is now becoming common,however,for women to 40 their maiden names after they get married,
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A.guests | B.visitors | C.customs | D.passengers |
A.or | B.so | C.but | D.yet |
A.tired | B.![]() | C.1ate | D.early |
A.without | B.for | C.with | D.after |
A.awake | B.ready | C.up | D.friendly |
A.useless | B.impossible | C.unable | D.important |
A.forces | B.invites | C.begs | D.orders |
A.play | B.fly![]() | C.arrive | D.start |
A.a big | B.a small | C.a good | D.an expensive |
A.pleased | B.satisfied | C.interested | D.uneasy |
A.Never | B.Always | C.Do | D.Be sure to |
A.spelling | B.calling | C.order | D.![]() |
A.words | B.1etters | C.idioms | D.sentences |
A.1ast | B.first | C.finally | D.in the middle |
A.expressions | B.appearances | C.names | D.addresses |
A.given | B.family | C.middle | D.pen |
A.ge![]() | B.boy’s | C.woman’s | D.man’s |
A.works | B.marries | C.bears | D.dies |
A.husband | B.mother | C.father | D.sister |
A. stop | B.give up | C.keep | D.find |
Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car, most people feel that they are___36___.And even if a person is poor, he doesn’t feel___37___poor when he has a car.
Henry Ford was the man who first started ___38___cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to ___39___American culture.The car made the United States a nation on ___ 40___. And it ___41___to make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons that the car has become so___42___in the United States. ___43___,the country is a huge one and Americans like to __44__around in it .The car__45__the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car, people can go any place___46___spending a lot of money.The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient(有效地) and inexpensive form of public___47___. Long distance trains have never been as ___48___in the United States as they are in other parts of the world.Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by ___49__.But it is too expensive to be used ___50__. The third reason is the most ___51__one.The American spirit of ___52___is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train ___53___a plane. They don’t like to have to ___54___an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time.And this is the freedom that Americans want___55___to have.
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