A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.

He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.

The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”

The second one to use the machine was a 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 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”

The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”

1.The machine in this passage could           .

A．tell the weight of people

B．tell people what they should drink

C．sell many kinds of drinks

D．make people laugh

2.The man put his first machine           .

A．in the waiting room of a station

B．in a train

C．in the doctor’s waiting room

D．in the women’s room

3.The machine told the Indian woman           .

A．she was a little lighter

B．she was a little heavier

C．it couldn’t speak Indian

D．to eat what she wanted to eat

4.The machine said to a Chinese girl that she            .

A．should eat more

B．should eat less

C．had to eat more fruit

D．kept herself healthy

5. How was the American woman?

A．She was healthy.

B．She liked thinking.

C．She was too heavy.

D．The machine didn’t like her.

When you are in England, you must (必须) be very careful (当心) in the streets because the traffic goes on the left. Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.

If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop(停止). Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the lights are green, the traffic can go and people on foot mustn’t (禁止) cross.

In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the cars drive on the left.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there, you can see the city very well. That’ll be very interesting.

1.Before you cross a street in London, you must look to          .

A．the right side(边)                       B．the left side

C．the left first and then the right             D．the right first and then the left

2.When you drive a car in England, you must           .

A．drive on the left                        B．drive on the right

C．ignore (忽略) the traffic lights              D．go very quickly (快)

3.If the traffic lights are green, the traffic         .

A．can go            B．must be careful     C．mustn’t cross     D．must stop

4.In England, you can see some buses           .

A．with two chairs                         B．with two rooms

C．with two floors                         D．with two drivers

5.Which of the following is right?

A．After you cross the street, you must look to the left first and then the right.

B．If the lights are red, the traffic mustn’t stop.

C．You must drive cars on the left in England.

D．In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the traffic is not dangerous.

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Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek（脸颊. But recently, government officials asked people to   1 this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.

This is to stop people from  2  an infectious disease (传染病), swine flu (猪流感). The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick  3 .

What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory (呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected(被感染的)pigs, or they get it from an infected   4  . The disease spreads in the same way   5 human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However, it   6  be spread by eating pork.

People who have caught swine flu will have a fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be  7 .

A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visit   8 . Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines (隔离) for people who might be infected. Russia, China and other countries have banned (禁止) buying pork from Mexico,  9 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.

Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently(频繁地), to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel  10 .

1.                A．stop to do       B．stop doing       C．go to do  D．go on doing

2.                A．catching        B．taking          C．owning   D．curing

3.                A．last month      B．in the past       C．a month ago   D．in the past month

4.                A．pig            B．person         C．dog  D．country

5.                A．like            B．as             C．for  D．in

6.                A．can’t         B．can            C．must D．will

7.                A．in safety        B．in hunger       C．in danger D．out of danger

8.                A．Mexico         B．America        C．China D．Russia

9.                A．but            B．though         C．while D．because

10.               A．tired           B．happy          C．hungry    D．ill

Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.
George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year's Day.
…
Back home. George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office (失物招领处).
"What colour are they?" the woman in the office asked again.
"Black," he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men's leather gloves. "Are they?"
"Yes! Those are mine!" George explained, with great joy in his eyes.
【小题1】When did George buy the leather gloves?