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    What makes the world become smaller? Some inventions．It began in the 11th century，but it has developed greatly in the last century．Let’s take a look at the five top inventions．

    Movable Type(活字印刷)：By using Movable Type，books could be printed cheaply and easily．Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century．

    Telephone：The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876．“Mr. Watson，come here．I want you，”he said to his assistant(助手)over the phone line．And with those famous words，the world was about to get much smaller．

    Airplane：The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in 1903．Air travel has made the faraway places suddenly become a lot closer．

    Satellites(卫星)：The Soviet Union sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957．This began the Space Age．Satellites have helped scientists study the earth．Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites．

    Internet：When the Internet was created in 1969，only a few people knew about it．But more than 650 million people in the world use it now．The Internet has made information about anything easy to get．

BALTIMORE. MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman. The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic. The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world. It hit an iceberg（冰山）and sank on April 14. 1912. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed.

　　The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years. Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards. An eleven-year-old boy, Joey Russell, came to the show with his grandfather. His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York. “Let’s buy that postcard.” he told Joey. “It will be important someday.”

　　Two years later, Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip. They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom of the ocean. Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip. On the ship, Joey met Edith Haisman. This woman was on the Titanic when it sank. She was one of the people who were rescued. Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket. “Please sign this, Mrs. Haisman.” he said. She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard.

When Joey got home, he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley, one of Joey’s friends, told him that her mother was very sick. She needed an operation, but there was a problem. The operation was very expensive, and the family needed $80, 000 to pay for it. Friends and relatives tried to help. But where could they get so much money?

　　Then when Joey went to see the new movie “Titanic”, he had an idea. “Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic.” Joey thought. He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it. “Maybe I can sell it for some money. Then I can help Kate’s mom.”

　　Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley. His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it. Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers. Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show. After the show, many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card. Someone bought it for $60. 000.

Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about the old postcard?

A. The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912.

B. The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago

C. Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident.

D. More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey.

2.Joey Russell _________.

A. decided to buy the postcard at a shop

B. showed great interest in collecting postcards

C. took the postcard with him to see Mrs. Shelley

D. asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard

3.What does the underlined word “rescued” mean in the sentence?

A. Be made safe from danger.

B. Be on an ocean trip.

C. Be working on board.

D. Be asked to sell the postcard.

4.When did Joey Russell have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?

A. When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness.

    B. When he went to see the new movie “Titanic”.

    C. When he was reading the new book of Titanic.

    D. When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April, 1912.

B. At the age of 13, Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature.

C. Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show.

D. The Titanic card was sold to many people for $60, 000.

Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey live in Iowa. They have a big family. Mikayla is the oldest child in the family. She is six years old. The other children are Brandon, Joe, Kelsey, Kenney, Natalie, Alexis and Nathan. They are all five years old. Why are they all the same age? ______ 1.. They are septuplets!

　　It is hard work to look after seven babies at the same time. ______ 2.. In the beginning, many people helped them. They helped to feed, clean, and dress the babies. Every week , the septuplets used about 170 diapers(尿布)!______ 3..

Now the children are older. The septuplets started school this year. But they go to school at home, like their big sister, Mikayla. When Mikayla was ready for school, Kenny and Bobbi decided to teach her at home.______ 4..Now Bobbi is the teacher for all eight of her children.

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　One cold winter morning, an old woman had to go to see her doctor. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she told him that her right leg hurt and sometimes she could not walk. She asked him what was wrong. She told him that she had never had such a feeling（感觉）before.

The doctor checked（检查）the old woman carefully, then he said, “You’re in good health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness（疾病）as we get older. The trouble will almost certainly end in spring.”

“I don’t think so, doctor！” she said. “My left leg is well, and it’s the same age as my right one.”

1.When did this story happen（发生）?

 A. One cool autumn morning.  B. One cold spring morning. 

C. One cold winter morning.  D. One hot summer afternoon.

2.What was wrong with the old woman?

 A. She ate little food every day.  B. One of her legs hurt. 

C. Her hands were both hurt.  D. Her head hurt badly.

3.The doctor said when next spring comes, the old woman ____.

 A. will die  B. will feel better  C. should come back   D. will hurt her left leg

4.What did the doctor think of the woman?

 A. She was young enough  B. She was not ill 

C. She got all kinds of illnesses  D. She must do a lot of exercise in spring 

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

 A. The doctor and the woman were the same age.  

B. The woman’s right leg was longer than her left one.  

C. The woman’s trouble didn’t come in spring.  

D. The woman caught a train to see the doctor.