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Umbrellas are common in our life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent 1. . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella 2. there is heavy rain and strong wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike with an umbrella in the 3. . An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spent six years 4. a hand-free umbrella. At last they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮),and the Nubrella will open 5. .With the help of its “shoulder support(支撑物)”,the umbrella can rest on the user’s 6. . So the user needn’t 7. the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands 8. even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this 9. invention, they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. 10. in the rain under a Mubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the , I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of to her. When the bandages(绷带) came off, she was able to see everything,including her boy friend, for the time.
He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was . She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. they are yours. They were mine.”
This is how the human brain(人脑) often works when our status(地位)changes. Only a very few remember what was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the of your food, think of someone who has nothing to . before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven(天堂)too early. Before you complain about your old , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So what you have and don’t forget your past.
1.A. forget B. loved C. disliked D. thanked
2.A. ready B. unhappy C. angry D. sad
3.A. sight B. world C. earth D. people
4.A. shoes B. glasses C. trousers D. eyes
5.A. first B. second C. next D. last
6.A. follow B. love C. marry D. see
7.A. ugly B. sick C. short D. blind
8.A. decided B. agreed C. refused D. wanted
9.A. diary B. note C. song D. story
10.A. Before B. After C. Once D. Since
11.A. mind B. work C. school D. life
12.A. taste B. size C. color D. shape
13.A. do B. wear C. eat D. make
14.A. food B. house C. clothes D. bus
15.A. forget B. spend C. enjoy D. Pay
--- Did you see Mr. Li when you were in France?
--- No, when I , he to Canada.
A. arrived; had gone B. had arrived; went
C. got; had gone D. reached; had gone
---Dad, must I practice the violin today?
---No, you . You do it tomorrow.
A. mustn’t; may B. needn’t; must
C. needn’t can D. needn’t; mustn’t
--- It’s difficult to get to the other side of the river.
--- I think a bridge over the river.
A. should be built B. should build
C. will build D. has built
-- Don’t you like math?
-- , I like Chinese very much.
A. Yes, I do B. No, I don’t
C. Yes, I don’t D. No, I do.