Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮), and the Nubrella will open . With the help of its“shoulder support(支持)”, the umbrella can rest on the user’s . So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart , they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
1.A. snow B.rain C. sun D.cold
2.A. tall B. short C. strong D. thin
3.A. by B. without C. with D. on
4.A. spend B. took C. paid D. cost
5.A. At first B. At last C. At most D. At least
6.A. hardly B. nearly C. hard D. easily
7.A. feet B. ears C. legs D. shoulders
8.A. free B. busy C. difficult D. different
9.A. invention B. magazine C. book D. invitation
10.A. Lying B. Flying C. Walking D. Dancing
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Dear Mr. Zhu,
I read your magazine every month. I your column(栏目)“Teenagers Now” a lot. I am almost 17, and have some problems at home. They are always troubling me. I hope you can help me.
The problem is my . Whenever I want to do something or tell him my idea, he doesn’t listen to me at all. Whenever I try to talk to him, he just shouts at me. When I don’t listen to him, the two of us .
He and my mother always me do things I don’t like, such as the piano and learning Japanese. Then, when I have some free time and want to be alone, they are not happy.
My father gets very when I listen to music. Also, every time I watch a DVD in the evening, he sends me to or tells me to spend more time studying. He has stopped me from getting on the Internet.
I love him a lot, but I don’t understand why he always says” ” to the things I want to do. He was once a young person as I now. He should understand me better than he does now. Don’t you think so?
Yours truly,
Liu Wei
1.A.write B.love C.hate D.make
2.A. father B. mother C. friend D. teacher
3.A. smile B. laugh C. sing D. quarrel
4.A. allow B. make C. want D. ask
5.A. playing B. buying C. mending D. borrowing
6.A. glad B. angry C. strange D. surprised
7.A. bed B. shop C. home D. hospital
8.A. hardly B. never C. already D. even
9.A. OK B. Yes C. No D. Good
10.A. was B. were C. am D. will be
The best way of solving the problem is by asking the teacher for help.
A. dealing with B. agreeing with
C. looking up D. giving up
Did you enjoy yourself at the party.
A.have a try B.have a big dinner
C. have a good time D. have a bad time
They walked home without saying any words after they argued.
A .in danger B. all the time
C. in silence D. over and over again
Jimmy tried hard,and in the end he did it well.
A. at first B. at the beginning
C. at the end D. at last
