It’s reported that a company called MicroCHIPS has developed a wirelessly controlled device(装置). The device is put under the skin and can supply a drug directly into the patient’s body. People give the name “microchips” to it.

Microchips bring good news to patients with long-term( 长期的) illnesses, for example, Osteoporosis( 骨质疏松症). People with Osteoporosis have to get daily injections( 注射) of medicine. One type of treatment requires injections for two years. Many patients stop taking the medicine because of the pain and stress of the infections. However, microchips can deal with it. Doctors will program the device before putting it under the skin, and the device has the ability to release(释放) a dose (剂量) at a given time, every single day. One microchip can hold a full year’s worth of medicine.

Microchips may one day free (使…… 摆脱)people from having to remember to take their medicine, or get injections. The device may also be useful in treating other long-term diseases, including heart disease, cancer and even AIDS.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

2.According to the passage, why do many patients stop getting injections?

3.According to how the device works, which of the following is the correct order?

① Put the device under the skin.

② The device releases a dose at a given time.

③ Doctors program it.

Jim and Andy are standing at the bus stop and waiting for the No.6 bus. They want to buy some new books. Suddenly（突然）, two men are running past them. A short man is crying,“help! help! Catch（抓住） the thief! Give my bag back to me.”“Oh! That man is a thief!”Jim shouts to Andy. They begin to run after the tall man, and very soon they catch him and get the bag back. The short man runs over and smiles,“Thank you. But we are filming(拍摄)a movie.”

1. What are Andy and Jim doing at the bus stop?

A. They are waiting for the thief.

B. They are waiting for the bus.

C. They are waiting for their friends.

D. They are watching a movie.

2..Where might(可能)they go?

A. They might go to the cinema (电影院).

B. They might go to the zoo.

C. They might go to a bookstore.

D. They might go to a restaurant.

3. Andy and Jim think the tall man is______.

A. an actor            B. a thief 

C. a policeman         D. the short man’s friend.

4.In fact(事实上), the tall man and the short man are_____.

A. thieves      B. policemen     C. actors      D. clerks

5. From the passage, we know______.

A. Jim and Andy like seeing movies

B. Jim and Andy like helping others

C. Jim and Andy want to be actors

D. the four people in the story become friends after that

At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things. In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.
In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having      afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs(酒吧) to have a drink.
In Moscow(莫斯科) it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞). Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles(洛杉矶) it's morning. People are working in their offices.     Children are starting their lessons.
New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.
【小题1】When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing
are                 

They are waiting_____ the bus stop.