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The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean(可可豆) to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.

In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.

However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was produced. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury's factory in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury's Milk Bar, was made in 1905, It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.

1.Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in ________.

A. South America B. South Africa C. Britain

2.John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in ________.

A. 1824 B. 1831 C. 1897

3.People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time ________.

A. when chocolate was cheaper

B. when more and more chocolate was produced

C. when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars

4.At first, not many people bought chocolate ________.

A. because it was very expensive

B. because people didn't like the taste

C. because they wanted to have other drinks

5.Cadbury's Milk Bar ________.

A. was first made in 1897 B. is a kind of plain chocolate

C. is popular not only in Britain but also around the world

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Have you ever had the feeling that no one can understand you? Well, here comes “Pepper”. It could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions(情感识别功能), Pepper can make jokes, dance and even sing to people when they are around it.

The robot looks like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It has humanlike hands, a girl?like body and baby?like voice. It was shown to attract people at stores on Friday.

Pepper can tell facial expressions, human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn't like the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at the home or store, where we enjoy pleasure and entertainment.

At home, not only can it tell jokes, it also helps people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel relaxed.

Pepper will be on sale at the price of $2,000 in August, 2015.At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before selling Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get better along with human beings.

Pepper—A Robot Of Human Wisdom

Basic feature(特征)

◆The first robot to read human1.with its emotion recognition functions.

Description of

appearance

◆It's four feet tall with a 2. computer in its chest.

◆It has human?like hands, a girl?like body and baby?like voice.

Brief introduction

◆The creators designed it to be used at home or 3..

◆It can not only make an answer by telling facial expressions, human voice and signs, but also can help people who are in4..

Preparations for sale

◆Peppers are now still at stores for people to visit.

◆When more 5. is stored in Peppers, the more perfect robots will be on sale soon.

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A growing number of families are sending children on study tours abroad.

Some parents are worried that their children are too young to deal with any problems they might face during a trip. However, some believe they could take care of themselves and communicate with people well during the trip.

A report shows that at least 800,000 overseas study tours were booked for Chinese children during the summer vacation. Each tour cost an average of 25,000 yuan($3,770) per person, and most were booked(预订) by middle?class families in large cities for pre?high school children, according to the report. About 13 percent were booked for children ages 3 to 6, while those ages 7 to 12 are 31 percent.

Besides the United States and the United Kingdom, countries in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia are becoming popular in recent years. You can get more facts from the following charts.

1.What are some parents worried about if they send their children on study tours abroad?

___________________________________________________________ .

2.Who were most of the study tours abroad booked for?

___________________________________________________________ .

3.What percent of the people want to experience different cultures through study tours abroad?

___________________________________________________________ .

4.How long do 20 percent of the people want to study abroad?

___________________________________________________________ .

5.Will you take a study tour in foreign countries? Why or why not?

___________________________________________________________ .

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