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(A)

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) __1__ bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will __2__ you up in the morning! Here is how it __3__.

The bed __4__ an alarm clock. First， the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next， a tape recorder in the bed plays __5__ music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet __6__， “Wake up， darling， please.” A few minutes later， a second recording __7__. The sound recording can be loud music or __8__ sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss __9__， “Wake up immediately， __10__ you’ll be late!”

If you don’t get up __11__ the second recording， you __12__ be sorry! A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few __13__ minutes. What! You’re __14__ in bed! Slowly the __15__ of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. __ 16__， the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and __17__.

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to __18__ a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200，000 employees—“All Honda Idea Contest.” The employees think of new __19__. If their ideas win， the employees win __20__.

Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

1. A. expensiveB. specialC. valuableD. comfortable

2. A. getB. catchC. makeD. let

3. A. worksB. runsC. happensD. moves

4. A. is separated fromB. is made up of

C. is connected toD. is made into

5. A. loudB. classicalC. popD. soft

6. A. soundB. voiceC. noiseD. way

7. A. sendsB. turnsC. playsD. appears

8. A. pleasantB. interestingC. unpleasantD. funny

9. A. shoutsB. callsC. whispersD. persuades

10. A. andB. butC. soD. or

11. A. beforeB. untilC. sinceD. after

12. A. canB. willC. mayD. would

13. A. otherB. anotherC. moreD. one

14. A. stillB. yetC. alreadyD. even

15. A. endB. middleC. bodyD. top

16. A. HoweverB. FinallyC. ThereforeD. Otherwise

17. A. angryB. workC. happyD. awake

18. A. achieveB. winC. gainD. defeat

19. A. ideasB. thoughtsC. factsD. ways

20. A. praisesB. contestsC. prizesD. medals

(B)

Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice. The book __1__ many types of selections on a wide __2__ of topics. These selections provide practice __3__ using different reading skills to get the __4__ of the writer. They also give students __5__ in four basic reading skills: skimming， scanning， reading for __6__ comprehension， and critical reading.

Skimming is quick reading for the general ideas of a passage. This kind of rapid reading is __7__ when you are trying to decide __8__ careful reading is desirable or when there is no __9__ to read something carefully.

Like skimming， scanning is also quick reading. __10__， in this case the search is more __11__. To scan is to read quickly in order to __12__ specific information when you read to find a __13__ date， or number you are scanning.

Reading for thorough comprehension is __14__ reading in order to understand the total __15__ of the passage. __16__ this level of comprehension the reader is __17__ to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation(評(píng)價(jià)) of those ideas.

Critical reading demands that a reader __18__ judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reading __19__ posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?” “Do I __20__ the author’s point of view?”

1. A. containsB. usesC. putsD. writes

2. A. senseB. varietyC. kindD. subject

3. A. inB. byC. withD. on

4. A. messageB. secretC. contentD. nature

5. A. powerB. pointC. practiceD. opinion

6. A. betterB. basicC. generalD. thorough

7. A. suitableB. interestingC. wrongD. true

8. A. thatB. ifC. whenD. why

9. A. interestB. habitC. timeD. desire

10. A. MoreoverB. AnywayC. HoweverD. Therefore

11. A. funnyB. concentratedC. perfectD. important

12. A. deal withB. get inC. go overD. find out

13. A. commonB. differentC. fineD. particular

14. A. carefulB. slowlyC. quicklyD. perfectly

15. A. designB. explanationC. meaningD. feeling

16. A. ToB. OnC. AtD. In

17. A. impossibleB. ableC. difficultD. simple

18. A. makeB. findC. putD. offer

19. A. lacksB. requiresC. demandsD. affords

20. A. tellB. expressC. shareD. argue

(C)

Leroy Columbo left his lifeguard post. He walked slowly down the __1__. Many people were sunbathing on the sand， and they spoke to him. Lerey nodded and smiled to them. __2__， he always kept an eye on the water. You see， Leroy was a __3__ lifeguard. He couldn’t hear cries for help， therefore， he __4__ use his eyes. He could __5__ a person in trouble in the water quickly.

Leroy was a familiar __6__ on the Galveston， Texas beach. During his 40 years of work as a lifeguard there he __7__ 907 people from drowning in the waters.

Leroy was born in 1905. He lost his __8__ at seven. Nine years later， because of his father’s death， Leroy left school and helped __9__ his family. However， Leroy didn’t need much money to swim in the waters around Galveston Island， so he spent most of his free time swimming and became a(n) __10__ swimmer.

At eighteen， his brother asked him to __11__ the Surf Toboggan Club. He had to take a(n) __12__ first before the club could __13__ him. He had to swim three hours without stopping. He couldn’t __14__ rest by floating or swimming on his __15__. Leroy took the test and passed it easily.

Leroy never won a scholarship. He never __16__ training for sports competition. __17__， he used his talent to save others’ lives. __18__ he died on July 2， 1974， members of the Texas State Senate stood for a moment of __19__ in his honor. The Galveston people have had a plaque(牌匾) made in his __20__. His name was included in the Guinness Book of World Records.

1. A. beachB. roadsideC. streetD. riverbank

2. A. ObviouslyB. OtherwiseC. ThereforeD. However

3. A. weakB. poorC. deafD. strong

4. A. had toB. shouldC. couldD. must

5. A. describeB. warnC. informD. notice

6. A. viewB. sportsmanC. sceneD. sight

7. A. knewB. toldC. savedD. separated

8. A. eyesightB. hearingC. interestD. voice

9. A. supportB. comfortC. raiseD. keep

10. A. ordinaryB. expertC. luckyD. special

11. A. organizeB. set upC. joinD. put up

12. A. interviewB. tryC. lookD. test

13. A. trainB. understandC. acceptD. recognize

14. A. everB. evenC. justD. yet

15. A. backB. faceC. feetD. side

16. A. went intoB. went onC. gave upD. insisted on

17. A. MeanwhileB. CertainlyC. FortunatelyD. Instead

18. A. BecauseB. WhenC. WhileD. Since

19. A. peaceB. calmnessC. sadnessD. silence

20. A. favorB. memoryC. opinionD. name

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