acting.” —Jill Richardson Vancouver, Canada “My dream? To go surfing. I’ve never tried it before, but my brother goes surfing all the time! He’s even surfed in Hawaii.”“Well, my parents have never traveled outside of Japan, so I want to take them to Australia. I’ve been there many times, so I know all the best places to go!” —Hiro Tanaka Osaka, Japan —Raquel Garza Monterrey, Mexico 41. Who wants to be an actor?
A. Jill Richardson. B. Carlos Silva. C. Raquel Garza. D. Hiro Tanaka.
42. Which country will Hiro Tanaka take his parents to visit? A. Canada. B. Mexico. C. Brazil. D. Australia. 43. To buy a sailboat, Sonia and Carlos Silva need to_________. A. surf in Hawaii B. be in college plays C. save enough money D. travel outside of Japan
B
“People have been traveling by car for 100 years. My invention is not done by the time expected. Who hasn’t had an emergency while traveling? Sometimes you’re miles from the nearest gas station or McDonald’s. Everyone knows that when you have to go, you have to go,” said Phil Bole.
Phil has invented a chemical toilet for cars. One size fits all cars and people. It is made from recycled materials. “It never smells bad,” he says. Between uses, it can be stored in the trunk(后备箱). When the toilet is full, an adult or child can compress（挤压） it into the size of a bowling ball. The waste matter in the toilet is continuously being taken in by chemicals. All the waste matter even turns into a lot of dry crumbs. The toilet can be dropped into any trash can at any time.
Phil tested his invention while on a two-week vacation with his wife and four young kids. He said that the kids loved it. His wife didn’t.
“Nothing on earth could make me use that disgusting thing!” she told him. He said to her sincerely that he had invented the toilet mainly for women and kids. He needed a woman’s encouragement so the toilet would sell. “No women would ever use this thing!”she answered.
“My wife’s kind of a prude(拘守礼仪的人),” Phil said one day to Bret, his workmate. After much thought, Phil finally figure out how to make his wife love his invention: he made a pink toilet covered with yellow flowers. “What more could a woman want?” he asked while showing it to Bret. Bret said it was a beautiful and practical gift. And since his wife’s birthday was the following week, Bret ordered a toilet. “Your wife will remember this birthday forever!” Phil promised Bret.
44. Who invented a chemical toilet for cars?
A. Phil . B. Bret. C. Phil’s wife. D. Bret’s wife. 45. What is the toilet made from?
A. Chemicals. B. Recycled materials. C. Waste matter. D. Dry crumbs.
46. Where can the toilet be stored before it is used?
A. In the trash can. B. In the trunk. C. Under the seat. D. In the traveling bag.
47. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Phil’s wife encouraged him to sell the toilet. B. Phil’s four young kids refused to use the toilet. C. Phil was sure that Bret’s wife would like the toilet.
D. Phil felt disappointed at the invention after the vacation.
C
Looking for an original way to raise money for charity? Has your school
run out of clever and fun ideas? Don’t give up. There are several ways to support your favorite charity and enjoy yourselves at the same time. How about holding a bean bath competition? “How does this help?”you may ask yourselves. Well, it’s very simple really- you agree to sit in a bath full of baked beans, then for every minute you stay in it, people pay money! The longer you stay in the bath, the more money you collect for the charity your school has chosen! It’s extremely messy, but it’s good fun! Just a piece of advice, though. Let your parents know what you’re doing. Wear old clothes because they’re going to need washing after the competition! Here’s another idea that we used at my school: organize a car wash. Everybody who has a car sooner or later washes it or has it washed. So why don’t you and your classmates do the job? The money the car owners pay for having their cars washed will go towards your charity. When we did it, we had an amazing time! At first, some of us were worried about getting wet or dirty and it’s true. But we also had fun, and at the end of the day it was really worth it! On the other hand, if you don’t
feel like getting wet or messy, but have some musical talent, how about organizing a street concert? Street musicians can make a lot of money and so can you if you’ve got the talent and courage it takes to play in front of an audience. You just need to find a suitable place (make sure you’re allowed to play music in that public place), practise for a few hours with your friends first, and give it a try!
I hope all these ideas have helped you a bit, and if you’ve got any other great suggestions, we would love to hear them. We can publish them, so other people can use them, too. Good luck!
48. Holding a bean bath competition, you would______.
A. ask yourselves many questions B. sit in a bath full of baked beans C. put on old clothes after the bath D. ask your parents to wash the clothes
49. What did the writer think of the car wash? A. He thought they could have fun. B. He was upset about getting wet.
C. He thought many students were too worried. D. He thought it was an easy way to collect money.
50. From the passage we can know the writer is a ___________. A. parent B. student C. driver D. singer
51. The writer writes this passage to_____________. A. ask readers to do something funny for charity B. tell readers about charity events they can go to
C. suggest fun ideas for people to raise money for charity D. show some ways for people to organize charity events
D
For me, Facebook is about
staying in touch with friends, whether that means writing on someone’s ‘wall’or sending them a private message. It’s a useful website for finding long-lost friends, arranging parties and sharing photos. But that’s not all: Facebook is now being used by all kinds of people for all kinds of reasons!
Do you want to play computer games? Log on to Facebook. There are now
thousands of entertaining games and puzzles to help you pass the time. Do you want to find cafés, cinemas and bowling alleys in your area? Log on to Facebook pages that you can join and ‘like’, which makes it very easy to search for fun things to do near you. I think it’s brilliant to have all the information that you want on just one website!
People are now joining Facebook to make professional connections too,
either with people who do the same kind of work, or with businesses that are looking for new people to work for them.
It’s a pretty good idea since so many people use Facebook these days,
especially young people! Even students log on to Facebook to look for summer or part-time jobs.
And that’s not all! Now there are hundreds of pages about sports teams, TV programmes and pop stars to look at on Facebook. However, I believe the main reason most young people use Facebook is because it’s so easy to let the world know what you think about different things or people, whether it’s about a new film at the cinema or whether you prefer Rihanna with long or short hair. You can even write comments directly on other people’s Facebook pages including some stars’ pages. But you have to be careful because giving your opinion online can be dangerous.
We mustn’t forget that Facebook is meant to be fun and shouldn’t be
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