Maybe you have seen this in schools: some students are Studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams．How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success．But now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed, too．

     Hard workers don't mind working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions, "Why should I suffer this?  Isn't there a better way to do this?" Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now．Progress in every field is the direct result of "try to find a better way" by smart workers．

There was a large soap factory in Japan． Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought．

How could empty soapboxes go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machine （机器）let an empty soapbox go．There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem．The engineer soon worked out a solution: he put a huge X-ray （X光射线） machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapboxes．After teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted．

     "Sir, we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way," a worker said．

     "Really? How? "

     "We can put a huge fan （风扇） near the packing machine． The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap．There would be no need for an X-ray machine, two computers, and operating by workers．"

     See, this is smart work． In order to succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineer, but also think smart like this worker．

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1．Some students spend much less time on schoolwork but do much better in exams _______.

A．because of their hard work

B．because of different education

C．because they try to find a better way

D．because they study for a much longer time

2．Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained that _______.

A．the soapbox he bought was empty

B．their soap was too expensive

C．the soap he bought was terrible

D．their service was very bad

3．The soap factory could only _______ near the packing machine to solve the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way．

A．set some soapboxes

B．set an X-ray machine

C．put two large computers

D．put a huge fan

4．The phrase "blow away" here in Chinese means _______.

A．停止                   B．吹走                     C．熄灭                      D．逃脱

5．The article mainly tells us that we should _______ in order to succeed．

A．think of different answers to our questions

B．spend much less time on our schoolwork

C．work hard like the engineer and think smart like the worker

D．spend enough money repairing the machine for any problem

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here’s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

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1 What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

A. They prefer to be on time.                       B. They prefer to arrive very early.

C. They prefer to arrive very late.                D. They prefer to arrive a little late.

2According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a meeting, who will be the last to arrive?

   A. The Englishmen.                                     B. The Americans.

   C. The Italians.                                           D. Both the Englishmen and the Italians.

3 What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

   A. To drink.                                               B. To get to know each other.

   C. To talk business.                                     D. To eat only.

4 According to the writer, the British like to ________.

   A. arrive on time and talk business during the meal

   B. arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal

   C. arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal

   D. arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5 By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _______.

   A. different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world

   B. the Germans are more serious and have good living habits

   C. the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything

   D. the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more

       Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service(服务).

·Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

·Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

·Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.

·Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

·Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00,  20:00 to 23:30.

·Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.

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6 If you want to have a meal at 5:30 a.m., what would you do?

A. Phone the service desk.                          B. Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C. Go to the hotel dining room.                    D. Put a message outside the room.

7 The underlined word “dial” means _______.

A. 划                       B. 打 C. 拨                                  D. 摸

8 If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at

________.

A. 12:00                     B. 1:00 C. 10:00                              D. 11:30

9 The instructions tell us that you can _______.

A. go shopping at any time in the hotel B. get at least seven services

C. see a film when you want to                   D. go to the coffee house twice a week

10 Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

     B. If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.

     C. You can go shopping at 5:30a.m. in Franklin Hotel.

     D. You can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.

Look at the diagram. It   ?    something of home computer used by a group of young people. We asked thirty young people between fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much  ?   they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were most interested in  ????   they used their computers for.

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with  ???? user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.

All the children said they usually used computers  ??   . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理)  ??    . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used   ??   as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any  ??   use.

The results show that computer use is quite high among 14～18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers  ??   by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and  ??  address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.

1.A. shows            ? B.says             ? C. writes          ??? D. gives

2.A. hours           ?  B. money           C. time            ??? D. /

3.A. what            ?  B. why               C. how             ??? D. whether

4.A. high               B. higher            C. the higher      ? D. the highest

5.A. to read         ? B. reading           C. to play games    D. playing games

6.A. at times       ? B. as usual    ??? C. in the end   ??  ? D. all the time

7.A. theirs           ? B. them            ? C. its            ???   D. it

8.A. another       ? B.other           ?  C. the other       ? ? D. others

9.A. are seen          B. have seen        C. will be seen  ? ? D. see

10.A. closing          B. opening          C. leaving    ???? ? D. keeping

Look at the diagram. It   1   something of home computer used by a group of young people.

We asked thirty young people between fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much  2  they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were most interested in  3  they used their omputers for.

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with  4  user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.

All the children said they usually used computers  5   . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理)  6   . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used   7  as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any  8  use.

The results show that computer use is quite high among 14～18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers  9  by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and  10  address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.

1. A. shows        B. says                    C. writes                 D. gives

2. A. hours          B. money           C. time                   D. /

3. A. what            B. why               C. how                      D. whether

4. A. high             B. higher            C. the higher              D. the highest

5. A. to read        B. reading          C. to play games        D. playing games

6. A. at times        B. as usual         C. in the end             D. all the time

7. A. theirs                  B. them              C. its                         D. it

8. A. another         B. other             C. the other               D. others

9. A. are seen        B. have seen       C. will be seen                  D. see

10. A. closing       B. opening          C. leaving                 D. keeping