A man made a nice talking machine（机器）.It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try themachinebefore he could make a lot of machines.He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.

The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” it said in Indian. “Your weightis 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more .If you eat more fruitandvegetables, you will be soon all right .Please have a nice day.”

The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day .Please have a nice day.”

The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning .Will one of you get off?”

Mr. White is a blind man who likes traveling alone. However, as a blind man, he has met a lot of troubles during his trips.

Once Mr. White traveled to Texas. It was his first time to go there. On the plane, he sat next to a woman who came from Texas. The woman told him that everything was bigger and better in her city. When Mr. White arrived, he found a hotel and decided to spend the night there.

After dinner, Mr. White went to a wine bar and ordered a glass of wine. When the waiter brought him one, he was surprised. “Wow! How big!” he said. Mr. White doesn’t drink often, so he was a little drunk after drinking the wine. He wanted to go to the restroom, so he asked another waiter for directions. “Turn right at the information desk and it is the second door on the right,” said the waiter.

When Mr. White walked past the first door, he fell down. He missed the second and went towards the third door instead. He walked forward and then fell into the swimming pool. At that time he remembered that everything there was bigger. “Don’t flush(冲洗)! Don’t flush!”He shouted as soon as he got his head above the water.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

A cup of coffee is a good way for many people to start their day. It can also pass on kindness.

Manyang Kher used to be a Sudanese child refugee (难民). When he was three years old, his village was burnt in the war. He was separated from his parents and never saw them again. He became one of the 20,000 young Sudanese who had to leave their home for Ethiopia’s Gambella area. He lived there as a refugee for 13 years.

When he was 16, Kher went to the United States. While he was in college, he started a program to help the refugees. Now, he owns a coffee company (公司) called 734, which is part of his program. The company has helped more than 200,000 refugees living in the Gambella area till now. Kher said, “I know the difficulties and pains they face every day. You see kids die from hunger. You see kids dying of illnesses. You see kids running away from the refugee camp to find a place to be home, but die on the way.”

Eighty percent of the money made by the coffee company is used to send more of the children to school. And, as Kher explains, the money helps refugees to help themselves. For example, a cup of 734 coffee can also buy one fishing net (网) for a refugee. They can fish fir themselves.

Kher sells the coffee online and to coffee stores. Megan Murphy owns a coffee store in Washington, D.C. She serves 734 coffee in her store and people love it. The coffee tastes delicious, so it’s a win-win on both sides.

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If it is 12:30 p.m. in eastern Canada, the time is _______ in western Canada.

While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

a. He left his car in a quiet street.         b. He went to the police station.

c. He wrote a letter to a newspaper.         d. He bought some dear books.

e. He bought something else at other shops.

（2016年重庆）Many homes have cameras to protect them from danger. The cameras can tell the owners if someone has entered. But the cameras do not know whether the person is a family member, a friend, a postman or a criminal (罪犯).

But a new camera made by a French company can recognize (辨别出) faces. It can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that the mail has been sent to their home. It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home. When family members enter a home, the smart camera "recognizes" them and sends information to the owner's phone. The owner can choose to see the video then or later. But if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send a warning sound on the owner's phone.

This is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Damien. He lives in Paris.

"On a Friday I was at work, having a big monthly meeting when my phone moved. At first I told myself ‘Oh, it must be a wrong warning,’ but my phone was telling me there was a face that the camera did not recognize. Something was happening in my house!"

"I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on, which is not allowed in my apartment (公寓). I watched it on the video. I felt quite surprised. I hurried back home as fast as possible and called the police on the way. Thanks to the smart camera, the criminal was caught soon," said Damien.

The new smart camera is different from the ones in many homes because it can _________.

In Damien's apartment, people can't _______.

The underlined word "warning" in Para. 2 means __________.

Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

The best title of the passage may be "_______".

Lu Xun was a great ChineseLiterate(文学家). Once he spoke to the   (1)   people about the study of foreign languages. He said: “You must not   (2)   studyingforeignlanguages for even one day. To master a language, words and grammar are not enough. You must do a lot of reading. At   (3)   time,consult(查阅)   (4)    and memorize(记住) grammar.

After reading a book, it is only nature that you won’t understand it all. Never mind. Put it aside and start another   (5)   . In a few months   (6)    go over the first book again, you are sure to understand   (7)   than before. Young people have good memories. If you memorize a few words every day and keep on reading   (8)   in four or five weeks, you will   (9)   be able   (10)   in the foreign language.”