News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
【小题1】The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

A.the moonB.the earthC.the sunD.the mars
【小题2】The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.
A.1.4 kilometers per secondB.43 kilometers per minute
C.1,270 kilometers per hourD.8,000 kilometers per hour
【小题3】The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.
A.make a lot of money
B.make the children sad
C.make sure there are no mistakes in them
D.make sure the books are not too expensive
【小题4】Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?
A.It will go around the moon.B.It will stay in space for two years.
C.It costs a lot.D.It will go into space by December 2006.
【小题5】Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.
A.he likes to eat hybrid rice
B.he is a successful father
C.he grows more rice than others
D.he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice

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?”
【小题1】The machine in this passage could              .

A.weigh and talk to people
B.tell people what they should eat
C.speak all kinds of languages
D.make people laugh
【小题2】According to the machine ,if the Indian woman weighs              ,she will be all right.
A.72 kilograms.B.69 kilograms
C.75 kilograms.D.45 kilograms.
【小题3】The machine said to a Chinese girl that she               .
A.should eat moreB.should eat less
C.had to eat more fruitD.kept herself healthy
【小题4】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.

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