“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a lack of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1. We know that the word “cool has had ________.

A．only one meaning                       B．no meanings

C．many different meanings                  D．the same meaning

2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.

A．see              B．show             C．know             D．feel

3. If you are _______ something, you may say, “It’s cool．”

A．interested in                           B．angry about

C．afraid of                              D．unhappy with

4.The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

A．happy with                            B．strange(陌生) to

C．worried about                          D．careful with

5.In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not be as cool as it is

I have a robot friend, Robbi. It looks like my toy car because it moves on four wheels. It is always helpful.
“Come on, Robbi! Bring me milk.” “Yes, Sandy,” says Robbi. It goes to the kitchen and comes back with a glass of milk. It can find milk among orange juice, water, apple juice. Do you think Robbi is a waiter only good at doing housework? No, it’s much more than that! It has brains(头脑), too! Let me ask Robbi a few questions.
“Robbi, how many letters are there in English?” “26.”
“Who is Barack Obama?” “He is the president of the USA.”
When night comes, I need to sleep. It closes its eyes and stands there quietly! In the morning, It opens its eyes and begins to work again.
【小题1】 Who is Robbi?

根据首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
【小题1】Spring ______(来) after winter.
【小题2】Father’s Day is on the t______Sunday in June.
【小题3】_________(游泳) is good for our health. Do you want to have a try?
【小题4】Could you please speak more s__________, Tom? I can’t catch what you say.
【小题5】We are going to c________the hill. I am sure we will have a good time..
【小题6】Is there a ______(图书馆) in the new city? I want to borrow some books.
【小题7】The great wall was b_________ thousands of years ago.
【小题8】Tom is the captain of our school basketball team. And he is the t_______ of us all.
【小题9】Don’t be afraid of m_________mistakes because nobody can be right all the time.

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