Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning ?  Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem ! Here is how it works .

The bed is connected to an alarm clock . First , the alarm clock rings . You have a few minutes to wake up . Next , a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music . The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend . She whispered in a soft voice , “Wake up , darling , please .”  After minutes later , Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss . His boss shouts , “Wake up at once , or you’ll be late !”

If you don’t get up after the second recording , a mechanical “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head . The bed waits a few more minutes . What ! You’re still in bed ! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher . The foot of the bed goes lower and lower . Finally you slide off the bed and onto the floor . You are out of bed awake !

Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores . There is only one bed--- the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest（竞赛）. Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores . Maybe people will buy millions of beds . Then Hiroyuki will be rich . If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich , he won’t need to work , and he won’t need to get up early !

(   ) 4. The bed is useful to the people _______ .

 A. who can’t sleep well      B. who can’t get up early

 C. who go to bed early       D. who go to bed late

(   ) 5. The bed is not connected to _______ .

 A. an alarm clock           B. a tape recorder

 C. a TV                   D. a mechanical “foot”

(   ) 6. What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up ?

A. He will slide onto the floor .

B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss .

C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head .

D. The bed will rise higher and higher

 

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a line. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1. If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _______.

A．nine chairs                            B．ten chairs

C．eleven chairs                           D．one chair

2. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _______.

A．A piano                               B．A radio

C．A tape recorder                        D．A telephone

3. The chairs should be put _______.

A．with the desks                          B．before the winner

C．all over the room                       D．in a line

4. When the music starts, the players must _______.

A．run about the room                     B．get down

C．walk around the chairs                   D．sit on the chairs

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.

B．The last one can sit on the last chair.

C．The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

D．If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner

 

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Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then a scientist called Mike has a special bed for you. His Bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works!

The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music and then your girl friend’s beautiful voice comes, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, loud music comes from the tape recorder. At the same time, you may hear the voice of your boss. Your boss shouts angrily, “ Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!” If you don’t get up after that, you’ll be sorry! A plastic “foot” is in the bed. It kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits for a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and the foot of the bed goes lower. Finally, you fall off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of the bed and awake!

Mike made his bed because he wanted to take part in a competition. Mike won one of the top prizes for his bed.

Title	A   1.  Bed
2.  was it made by	A scientist called Mike
Why was it made	It’s difficult for people to get up in the morning and Mike made it to take part in a   3. .
4.  does it work	Step 1	The alarm clock wakes you up.
Step 2	A tape recorder plays  5. music and you will   6.   your girlfriend’s voice.
Step 3	Loud music together with your  7.  voice will wake you up.
Step 4	A plastic “foot” 8.  you in the head so   9.  you can wake up.
Step 5	The bed makes you  10.  off it and onto the floor and you have to wake up.

 

 

缺词填空
How do you like to go to school like one in Oxford(牛津大学), England ? There are no r_______(1)classes. The students go from one group to a _________(2) when they want to. You may find students of fourteen, sixteen or twenty-five years old all in the s_________(3) group. They work at their o__________(4)studies. Nobody tells them what they should or shouldn’t be doing.
The day I visited, school b___________(5) at nine. Some students were working at a tape recorder and listening to their lessons. Others were watching TV on maths. A group was reading in the school l__________(6). I didn’t see anybody just sit doing n________(7). Everybody was studying.
At lunch time I could see students w_________(8), too. They were talking about their lessons while they were e_________(9). When you think of these students you can be sure it is one of the best s _________(10) in the world. 

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”？ It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs， some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument， if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos， back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction， of course， they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow， they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops， the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out. Then， before the music starts again， one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again， one more player will be out.

At last， there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1.If ten people are playing musical chairs， you must begin with _______.

A. nine chairs        B. ten chairs  

C. eleven chairs          D. one chair

2.Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs？ _______.

 A. A piano          B. A radio    

C. A tape recorder        D. A telephone

3.The chairs should be put _______.

A. with the desks    B. before the winner 

C. all over the room      D. in a line

4.When the music starts,the players must _______.

A. run about the room  B. get down 

C. walk around the chairs  D. sit on the chairs

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.  

B. The last one can sit on the last chair.

C. The winner can sit on the chair.     

D. If the person plays music,he cannot be the winner.