·Basic Study Manual      Hardcover: $37

Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. Read this book and learn:

▲ What the three barriers to study are — and what to do about them.

▲ What to do if you get tired of a subject you are studying.

▲ Twenty-six simple drills to help you to learn how to study easily, rapidly and with full understanding.

▲ Buy and read the Basic Study Manual and use it to dramatically improve your ability to study.

·Study Skills for Life    Hardcover: $32

L. Ron Hubbard’s study technology for teenagers opens the door to their future success by giving them the ability to study and learn. Fully illustrated （插图）for easy comprehension.

·Learning how to learn     Hardcover: $25

The basics of effective study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book regain their liking for study and their ability to apply this knowledge in life. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies!

·How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children   Hardcover: $36

In spite of billions of dollars spent on “educational research”, children are not taught the most basic skills of learning, even the most basic of these: how to use a dictionary. In fact, a search of educational books for children found not one that told them how to use a dictionary — or that one should. Written for children 8 to 12-year-olds, this fully illustrated book will teach your child:

▲ How to find words in a dictionary.

▲ The different ways that words are used.

▲ What the different marks and symbols that are used in a dictionary mean.

▲ How to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words.

It includes a section for parents and teachers showing you how to use this book with children. Buy this book and give it to your children to unlock their education. What’s more, you’ll just pay 50% for it before May 1, 2011.

1.According to the advertisements, the four books are all intended for ______.

2.Some of the four books were illustrated in order to_________

3.If you buy the four books on April 30, 2011, your will have to pay_______ for the four books.

4.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

·Basic Study Manual      Hardcover: $37
Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. Read this book and learn:
▲ What the three barriers to study are — and what to do about them.
▲ What to do if you get tired of a subject you are studying.
▲ Twenty-six simple drills to help you to learn how to study easily, rapidly and with full understanding.
▲ Buy and read the Basic Study Manual and use it to dramatically improve your ability to study.
·Study Skills for Life    Hardcover: $32
L. Ron Hubbard’s study technology for teenagers opens the door to their future success by giving them the ability to study and learn. Fully illustrated （插图）for easy comprehension.
·Learning how to learn     Hardcover: $25
The basics of effective study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book regain their liking for study and their ability to apply this knowledge in life. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies!
·How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children   Hardcover: $36
In spite of billions of dollars spent on “educational research”, children are not taught the most basic skills of learning, even the most basic of these: how to use a dictionary. In fact, a search of educational books for children found not one that told them how to use a dictionary — or that one should. Written for children 8 to 12-year-olds, this fully illustrated book will teach your child:
▲ How to find words in a dictionary.
▲ The different ways that words are used.
▲ What the different marks and symbols that are used in a dictionary mean.
▲ How to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words.
It includes a section for parents and teachers showing you how to use this book with children. Buy this book and give it to your children to unlock their education. What’s more, you’ll just pay 50% for it before May 1, 2011.
【小题1】According to the advertisements, the four books are all intended for ______.

SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks，sings，dances and it costs  1  a car.

In Tokyo，a human-shaped robot will go on sale  2  this year from Sony Corp. It remembers people’s faces，dances disco steps and  3   sings. But it’s an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.

Sony  4  to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. “This robot was designed to live with people in  5  ，”said Sony only.

“The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its  6  so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows  7  get back on its feet when it falls，”Sony said.

The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two   8  ，allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can  9  the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which  10  for 180 000 yen（US $1 400）in Japan and US $1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple  11  （It knows about 60 000 words.），and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces，  12  and names.

Entertainment robots have grown into a fad，and toy makers are coming out with  13 imitations. Mitsubishi company   14  two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children，play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8  15 yen（US $105 000）bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.

1.A.as many as　　　　　　 B.as much as　　　　　　    C.so many as　　　　　　    D.so much as

2.A.before　　　　　　　　    B.later　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.ago　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.after

3.A.ever　　　　　　　　　　   B.every　　　　　　　　　　    C.even　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.never

4.A.continued　　　　　　   B.used　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.forgot　　　　　　　　　　   D.refused

5.A.families　　　　　　　　  B.houses　　　　　　　　　　  C.homes　　　　　　　　　　   D.offices

6.A.hands　　　　　　　　  &nbs
p;  B.feet　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C.arms　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.legs

7.A.when to　　　　　　　　  B.how to　　　　　　　　　　  C.what to　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.why to

8.A.umbrellas　　　　　　    B.bands　　　　　　　　　　    C.telephones　　　　　　　　 D.cameras

9.A.talk　　　　　　　　　　    B.speak　　　　　　　　　　    C.say　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.tell

10.A.sales　　　　　　　　　　 B.sells　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.buys　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.borrows

11.A.diaries　　　　　　　　   B.conversations　　　　　　 C.competitions　　　　　　  D.dialogues

12. A. noises　　　　　　　　 B.bodies　　　　　　　　　　   C.voices　　　　　　　　　　   D.entrances

13.A.cheap　　　　　　　　   B.cheaper　　　　　　　　　　 C.dear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.more expensive

14.A.sold　　　　　　　　　　  B.have sold　　　　　　　　   C.has sold　　　　　　　　    D.will sell

15.A.hundred　　　　　　    B.thousand　　　　　　　　   C.million　　　　　　　　　　   D.billion