You and your friends will have lots of fun with Rabbit Ears Walkie -Talkies. You can talk to someone who is in another room at your house or someone who is up to 180 feet away from you. You can take your walkie -talkie with you when you go camping or walking.
Rabbit Ears Walkie -Talkies are easy to use. This is what you do:
1. Push the ON button.
2. Hold the TALK button in and say something. If your friend has his/her walkie - talkie on, he/she will hear you.
If you want to talk for a long time, you can lock the TALK button. Just push the button in and up. When you finish talking, push the TALK button down.
3. When you finish talking, let go of the TALK button and listen. When your friend pushes the TALK button and says something, you will hear what your friend says through your walkie -talkie.
4. When you finish talking with your friend, push the ON button again to turn your walkie-talkie off.
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REMEMBER ◆If you cannothear, push L (loud) to make it louder. ◆If it is too loud, push S (soft) to make it quieter. |
1.What are Rabbit Ears Walkie -Talkies used for?
A. Talking with others.
B. Listening to music.
C. Giving directions.
D. Locating places.
2.How can you lock the TALK button?
A. Keep the button on.
B. Hold the button back.
C. Push the button in and up.
D. Turn the button off and down.
3.Which button will you push when you can't hear clearly?
A. S
B. L
C. TALK
D. ON
4.The author writes this passage to _____.
A. tell how to make Rabbit Ears Walkie -Talkies
B. show how to use Rabbit Ears Walkie -Talkies
C. explain to the readers his camping experience
D. introduce some special ways to make friends
Little Bit
"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a
36 black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and 37 he must be freezing to death. I 38 home with the cat held in my jacket.
My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost 39 when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tail. Little Bit' s small size had a great advantage -- he 40 perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made 41 him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn' t leave my 42 . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me 43 .
Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life 44 my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my 45 instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not 46 him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn' t his fault that he 47 his best friend back.
Time had caused a 48 to Little Bit. His body began shutting down and by the time I realized 49 was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and 50 this day I still remember the 51 look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I 52 him he wasn' t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.
Little Bit' s 53 made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I 54 him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always 55 the special memories we made.
1.A. lovely B. tiny C. pretty D. friendly
2.A. agreed B. remembered C. realized D. proved
3.A. left B. stayed C. drove D. hurried
4.A. weightless B. useless C. breathless D. hopeless
5.A. grew B. fitted C. played D. existed
6.A. showing B. keeping C. taking D. putting
7.A. pocket B. heart C. mind D. side
8.A. quiet B. asleep C. safe D. warm
9.A. weakened B. built C. deepened D. sharpened
10.A. friends B. computer C. parents D. relatives
11.A. find B. feed C. notice D. hear
12.A. pulled B. won C. wanted D. permitted
13.A. fear B. loss C. accident D. concern
14.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
15.A. before B. until C. during D. for
16.A. shameful B. serious C. long D. sorrowful
17.A. helped B. met C. held D. doubted
18.A. illness B. death C. sadness D. story
19.A. needed B. caught C. protected D. picked
20.A. treasure B. admire C. remind D. explore
– What’s Joan dong? -- ______ newspapers in the room.
A. She reading B. She reads C. To read D. Reading
– Mary didn’t attend the lecture, did she? -- Yes, she ______.
A. attended B. didn’t attend C. didn’t D. did
– Will you waste your time and money on that? -- Certainly _______.
A. I not B. don’t C. not D. no
Although ______ to stop, he kept on working.
A. tell B. telling C. having told D. told
