Win $ 50 in the Coolest Gadget(小装置) of the Week
Look at what’s the coolest gadget (vote for a chance to win $ 50).
Cryo S: A Cool Netbook Cooler
Like the other devices of NZXT, the Cryo S was designed to provide a competitive advantage at PC gaming. It has two adjustable 120mm fans that provide powerful cooling.
The full post can be found on Trends Updates.
Starry Night Bed
Are you having trouble getting that good nights sleep that you’re needing? Well, not any more. Why not take a look at the Starry Night Bed? The Starry Night Bed is a great new invention which will revolutionize the way in which you sleep. Not only is this bed fashionable and comfortable but it’s also a gadget heaven. With this bed you get many added gadgets including anti-snore technology, movie projector with speakers, temperature control and many more.
The full post can be found on Tech Styling.
Fugoo—talking gadgets
Fugoo gets all your appliances(装置，设备) talking to each other so your alarm clock could first wake you up and then tell the coffee machine to start working while checking traffic conditions online to tell you how long it will take you to get to work.
The full post can be found on Decide What to Buy.
Vote What is this week's coolest gadget?
〇 A Cool Netbook Cooler
〇 Starry Night Bed
〇 Fugoo—talking gadgets
1.Where can you find the full post of the “Cryo S”?
A. Tech Styling. B. Super Cool Pets.
C. Trends Updates. D. Decide What to Buy.
2.If you buy a Starry Night Bed, you can get all the following gadgets EXCEPT ___________.
A. adjustable fans B. movie projector
C. temperature control D. anti-snore technology
3.Where does this advertisement probably come from?
A. A magazine. B. A website.
C. A newspaper. D. A textbook.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some people allow bad past experiences to keep them in fear. A personal example of this happened when I was in middle school. We each were asked to give an oral in front of the whole class. When my turn came, I became and I started swinging my legs back and forth. I did this during the entire presentation (介绍). I was a student and I did not realize I was doing it.
After I completed my presentation, I did or even wanted to give another oral presentation for the rest of my years in school. I got older, I realized I wanted to improve my personality and build over my fear. I began listening to motivational speeches (励志演讲). I would go to seminars (研讨会) and found I was feeling better and better about myself. This me to want to reach out and help others in need.
After listening to one particular speaker many times, I decided to write to him for . He had advised in his speeches that if there was something you wanted to , you should be persistent(坚持不懈的). So I became very persistent.
I wrote to his office many times and they called me back. They offered me help by instructing me to a local Toastmasters and see what it was all about. Toastmasters is a great organization for people who are interested in improving their skills in preparation and presentation in front of a(n) . I certainly needed to do this. I located the nearest Toastmasters and a meeting.
At first, I sat in the background and was too overcome by my . I did not even want to introduce myself. But by this was just the false evidence appearing real, I my fear and within a short period of time I was President of that Toastmasters.
Don’t get in fears from unpleasant past experiences. Fears are but false evidence appearing real, which are made broken.
1.A. presentation B. test C. announcement D. promise
2.A. upset B. nervous C. curious D. excited
3.A. careful B. lazy C. young D. slow
4.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never
5.A. Until B. Before C. As D. Once
6.A. health B. confidence C. business D. strength
7.A. disturbed B. surprised C. inspiring D. satisfying
8.A. frightened B. encouraged C. confused D. prevented
9.A. practice B. experience C. pleasure D. advice
10.A. achieve B. challenge C. devote D. succeed
11.A. probably B. hardly C. immediately D. finally
12.A. manage B. contact C. organize D. control
13.A. speaking B. listening C. reading D. writing
14.A. mirror B. company C. audience D. teacher
15.A. arranged B. suggested C. attended D. hosted
16.A. appearance B. behavior C. position D. fear
17.A. forgetting B. doubting C. realizing D. regretting
18.A. faced B. loved C. understood D. questioned
19.A. interested B. hurt C. changed D. drowned
20.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
She has expressed her hope ______ the foreign students will spread the good will and sincerity of the Chinese people to other parts of the world.
A. that B. which
C. whether D. what
______ you are supposed to do ______ you don't like a thing is ______ it. Don't complain.
A. That; what; change B. When; that; to change
C. What; when; change D. What; that; changing
— What a mess! You are always so lazy!
—I’m not to blame, mum. I am ______ you have made me.
A. how B. what
C. that D. who
Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ______.
A. who is he B. who he is
C. who is it D. who it is
