The Ostrich Pillow was created by a European designer，who wanted to find a creative way to provide people with the health and productivity benefits commonly associated with power napping（小憩）．Power napping is as important as normal sleep．Only when you're done with a power nap，are you expected to actually work better．

When you wake up from a normal nap，it's completely OK to glance around the room，confirm that John Hodgman riding a unicorn（独角兽）was just an amazing dream，and then roll over to fall back asleep．

But the Ostrich Pillow is specifically designed for those shorter periods of rest-the power naps-and the creators say that their invention allows you to sleep anytime，anywhere by creating a“little private space within a public one，to relax and rest．”

Perhaps this says a lot about people's attitudes toward napping and the importance of taking a little nap during the busy workday．The advertisement for the Ostrich Pillow even claims that a 20-minute power nap can increase productivity by 37％．

Amazing!I can only dream of all the things I would get done at the office if I actually worked at 37％productivity．And to think，all I need is a quick nap as soon as I get to my desk!

In general，the Ostrich Pillow seems like a great idea．It's convenient．It's comfortable．It has a place for your hands．But the big question is whether people will actually wear it in public．

Nevertheless，I'm still hoping to get my hands on、one of these to give it a proper test drive．But，until then，if you need me，I'll be sleeping buried on my desk !

56．According to the passage，we can learn that      ．

       A．the Ostrich Pillow can help people sleep longer

       B．power napping can help people work better

       C．people from a normal nap usually dream about a unicorn

       D．John Hodgman invented the Ostrich Pillow

57．What does the writer think about the advertisement?

       A．He feels bored．     B．He doubts it．       C．He believes it．     D．He dislikes it．

58．Which of the following best describes．the Ostrich Pillow?

       A．Comfortable and cheap．                          B．Productive and relaxing．

       C．Convenient and comfortable．                     D．Special and attractive．

59．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

       A．The writer has got an Ostrich Pillow．

       B．The writer is willing to have a drive test．

       C．The writer will be sleeping on his desk without that．

       D．The writer expects to own an Ostrich Pillow．

60．What might be the author's purpose of writing the text?

       A．To introduce an invention for power snapping．

       B．To advertise a new invention——the Ostrich Pillow．

       C．To inform people the importance of power snapping．

       D．To tell people a better way of keeping power snapping．

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with __1___ problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog. In many ways, a diary and a blog are very ____2___. So, what makes blogging different from writing in __3__ diary?

    The biggest difference is that blogging is much more __4___than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of __5__ that she does not want to __6__.

    It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog__7_ a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her __8___. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.__9 I was her age, I wrote abut the same things, but __10___ in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was ___11___that my sister might read it!

The biggest __12__ with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something __13_ about her in my diary, she would never know. __14__, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend__15__ read her blog and get angry.

There are also ___16___ to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” ___17__would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would __18__ respond and tell her how much they __19___ her. Blogs help people stay in __20___ with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.

1．A．the same               B．troublesome         C．Difficult             D．daily

2．A．familiar             B．special                 C．similar                 D．Different

3．A．a personal             B．an ordinary         C．a common        D．a traditional

4．A．attractive           B．public                  C．convenient           D．quick

5．A．thoughts            B．puzzles              C．mysteries            D．secrets

6．A．tell                 B．share             C．publish           D．solve

7．A．instead of           B．as well as            C．in favor of           D．in spite of

2,4,6

8．A．blog                B．diary                   C．report           D．web

9．A．Although            B．Since                  C．When            D．Because

10．A．only              B．already               C．still              D．never

11．A．angry             B．concerned           C．glad              D．worried

12．A．problem           B．doubt               C．trouble           D．mistake

13．A．hard              B．wrong             C．mean             D．funny

14．A．Besides            B．However            C．Therefore        D．Then

15．A．should            B．will                    C．must            D．might

16.A．reasons             B．disadvantages       C．shortcomings     D．advantages

17．A．everyone          B．no one              C．anyone           D．someone

18．A．happily            B．especially           C．quickly          D．immediately

19．A．like               B．miss              C．need             D．help

20．A．friendship      B．contact         C．public               D．mind

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary．Now, a teenager with   1   problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog．In many ways a diary and a blog are very   2   ．So, what makes blogging different from writing in   3   diary?

The biggest difference is that blogging is much more   4   than a diary．Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of   5   that she does not want to   6  ．

It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog   7   a diary will probably write nearly the same information．

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her   8   ．She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test．   9   I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but   10   in my diary．Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was   11   that my sister might read it!

The biggest   12   with blogging is that anyone can read what you write．If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something   13   about her in my diary, she would never know!  14  , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend   15   read her blog and get a “cry”．

There are also   16   to blogging, of course．If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary:  “Nobody cares about me．”  17   would know about it．However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would   18   respond and tell her how much they   19   her．Blogs help people   20   in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing．

1．A．the same                  B．troublesome          C．difficult            D．daily

2．A．familiar                     B．special                    C．similar             D．different

3．A．a personal                 B．an ordinary              C．a common              D．a traditional

4．A．attractive                  B．public                     C．convenient       D．quick

5．A．thoughts                   B．puzzles                   C．mysteries         D．secrets

6．A．tell                           B．share                      C．publish            D．solve

7．A．instead of                 B．as well as                C．in favor of              D．in spite of

8．A．blog                         B．diary                       C．report              D．web

9．A．Although                  B．Since                      C．When             D．Because

10．A．only                       B．already                    C．still                  D．never

11．A．angry                      B．concerned               C．glad                 D．worried

12．A．problem                  B．doubt                      C．trouble             D．mistake

13．A．pleasant                  B．wrong                    C．mean               D．funny

14．A．Beside                    B．However                 C．Therefore        D．Then

15．A．should                    B．will                         C．must               D．might

16．A．reasons                   B．disadvantages          C．shortcomings   D．advantages

17．A．everyone                B．no one                    C．anyone            D．someone

18．A．happily                   B．especially                C．quickly            D．immediately

19．A．like                        B．miss                       C．need                D．help

20．A．lose                        B．stay                        C．get                  D．find