Every day new inventions are introduced into the market. Recently a “　 41　 ” pillow (枕头) has been on sale in the UK.

It has a speaker that can be connected to an MP3 player or a CD player. People can 　　　　　42　 or radio programs from their pillows as they sleep.

The pillow is　 43 people who have a snoring (打呼噜的) partner. It can play music to cover (覆盖) the　 44 of the snoring. People who like to sleep with background noise　 45　 like it.

The pillow is most popular with　 46　 . Why? Because they prefer to hear lessons

　 47　 　they sleep. They hope they will　 48　 at least some of the information when they

wake up.

Last year a US study found that students who have　 49 information during sleep

　can remember what they learned.

But some teachers don’t like the new　 50　 . They think the traditional ways of

learning may make students work better.

(　 ) 41. A. laughing B. jumping　　　　　　 C. talking　　　　　　　　　　 D. dancing

(　 ) 42. A. watch TV B. play chess　 C. listen to music 　 D. read books

(　 ) 43. A. afraid of　　　　 B. popular with　　　 C. famous for 　　　　　　　 D. known to　

(　 ) 44. A. sound　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　 C. cause　　　　　　　　　　　 D. secret

(　 ) 45. A. never　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　 C. already 　　　　　　　　　 D. also

(　 ) 46. A. teachers　 B. students　　　 　　　 C. doctors 　　　　　　　　　 D. drivers　

(　 ) 47. A. before　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. when

(　 ) 48. A. hear　　　　 B. remember　 　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. recognize

(　 ) 49. A. received　 B. forgot　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. created

(　 ) 50. A. lesson　　　　　　 B. issue 　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. book

40. She likes swimming rather than ____ football.

A. plays　　　　 B. playing　　　　 C. played　　　 D. play

39. Chinese people in the ancient times printed books by putting ink ___ a wooden block and holding the paper ______ it.

　　　　　　　 A. in, on　　　　 B. in, against　　　 C. on, in　　　　 D. on, against

38. Many foreigners prefer things that are made in China _________.

　　　　　　　 A. with hand　　　 B. in hands　　　 C. by hands　　 D. by hand

37. I can’t hear clearly. Could you _________ the radio a bit?

　　　　　　　 A. turn on　　　　 B. turn up　　　 C. turn off　　　 D. turn down

36. --- Can you ____ this novel ____ me? --- You’d better ____ it ____ the library.

　　 　　　　　　 A. lend, from; borrow, to　　　　　　　 B. borrow, to; lend, from

C. lend, to; borrow, from　　　　　　　 D. borrow, from; lend, to

35. Paper is made ____wood.

A. of　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　 C. from　　　 D. up of

34. I have 　　　　things to do.

　　　　　　　 A. couple　　　　 B. a couple　　　 C. a couple of　　　 D. a couple with