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Cryo S: A Cool Netbook Cooler

Like the other devices of NZXT, the Cryo S was designed to provide a competitive advantage at PC gaming. It has two adjustable 120mm fans that provide powerful cooling.

The full post can be found on Trends Updates.

Starry Night Bed

Are you having trouble getting that good nights sleep that you’re needing? Well, not any more. Why not take a look at the Starry Night Bed? The Starry Night Bed is a great new invention which will revolutionize the way in which you sleep. Not only is this bed fashionable and comfortable but it’s also a gadget heaven. With this bed you get many added gadgets including anti-snore technology, movie projector with speakers, temperature control and many more.

The full post can be found on Tech Styling.

Fugoo—talking gadgets

Fugoo gets all your appliances(装置，设备) talking to each other so your alarm clock could first wake you up and then tell the coffee machine to start working  while checking traffic conditions online to tell you how long it will take you to get to work.

The full post can be found on Decide What to Buy.

Vote  What is this week's coolest gadget?

〇 A Cool Netbook Cooler

〇 Starry Night Bed

〇 Fugoo—talking gadgets

1.Where can you find the full post of the “Cryo S”?

A. Tech Styling.                            B. Super Cool Pets.

C. Decide What to Buy.                      D. Trends Updates.

2.If you buy a Starry Night Bed, you can get all the following gadgets EXCEPT ___________.

A. temperature control          B. movie projector

C. adjustable fans               D. anti-snore technology

3.From this passage, we learn that Fugoo can_________.

A. check traffic conditions                     B. wake you up

C. take you to work                         D. make coffee

4.Where does this advertisement probably come from?

A. A magazine.       B. A website.         C. A newspaper.    D. A textbook.

A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher    36    each child to bring a bag   37    a few potatoes. Each potato will be     38    a name of the person that the child    39     , so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will     40  the number of people the child hates.

Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to    41   potatoes. The teacher then told the children to    42   the bag wherever they go for a      43   .

   44   the days went by, the children started to    45     because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry  46  bags.

After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel？”the children started complaining(抱怨)about the   47 they had to  48   . When they had to carry the heavy and  49  potatoes everywhere they went.

Then the teacher said, “This is the   50  where you carry your hate for somebody    51   your heart. The smell of hate will   52   your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot   53   the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine   54  it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your    55   .

1.A.warned              B. liked            C. told             D. preferred

2.A. containing  B. putting                 C. covering         D. included

3.A. called             B. given            C. used             D. offered

4.A. missed             B. hates            C. likes            D. appreciated

5.A. depend on  B. decide on                C. set down         D. write down

6.A. six                B. two              C. ten              D. five

7.A. bring              B. wash             C. carry            D. take

8.A. week               B. day              C. month            D. holiday

9.A. After              B. Until            C. Before           D. As

10.A. cry               B. complain         C. laugh            D. disagree

11.A. heavier           B. lighter          C. bigger           D. older

12.A. happiness   B. joy                    C. trouble          D. sadness

13.A. get along   B. go over                C. be settled       D. go through

14.A. funny             B. smelly           C. tasty            D. dusty 

15.A. situation  B. view                    C. expression       D. sign

16.A. without           B. outside          C. with             D. inside

17.A. injure            B. keep             C. pollute          D. protect

18.A. like              B. bear             C. escape           D. throw

19.A. whom              B. how              C. which            D. what

20.A. youth             B. school life      C. lifetime         D. childhood

Now my hometown is ___ it used to be .

A. three times larger as      B. as three times larger than 

C. larger as three times as   D. three times as large as

News came from the school office ___ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University.

A.which   B.what   C. that   D.where

---Bob looks upset. What has happened to him?

  ---Perhaps his failure to the exam___ his low spirits.

A.accounts for  B. looks for  C. makes for   D. takes for

In the most web citizens’ opinion, we should __ Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors and Horses (秦始皇兵马俑)rather than dig them out again.

A.defend   B. survive   C. preserve   D. rescue

---I can only spare ten minutes for you . Could you speak your plan ____?

  ---OK. All right.

A.in general  B. in advance  C. in detail   D. in particular

In fact, most people in some developed countries are ___ than they were two years ago because of the global financial crisis.

A.poorer off  B. badly off  C. worse off   D. richer off

---Which would you rather ___ , tea or coffee?

 ---Neither. I would like some bread if you don’t mind .

A.to have  B. have  C. having  D. done

Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, __ visit Beijing this summer.

A.is going to  B. are going to  C. was going to   D. were going to