Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Do you often     26     late? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a     27      bed for you. His bed will wake you up! Here is    28     it works.

There is an alarm clock and a recorder（錄音機(jī)） in the bed. When the clock      29    a sound, you’ll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays light music with a little girls’    30      voice. She says quietly, “Wake up, my dear.” A few     31      later, a second recording plays. It can be unpleasant sounds, “Wake up,    32     you’ll be late!”

If you don’t get up after the     33     recording, you’ll be sorry. There is a mechanical (機(jī)械的) “    34     ” in the bed. It can kick（踢） you in the head. Then the bed ­    35     for a few more minutes. What? You’re     36      lying in bed! Slowly the top of the bed goes     37     . The end of the bed goes lower and lower.     38      the bed is straight. You slide off(滑下)the bed and fall onto the    39      . You are     40     the bed and awake.

1. A. go home   B. go to school   C. go to bed   D. have supper

2.A. special    B. big           C. small      D. long

3.A. where     B. when        C. how       D. why

4.A. needs     B. hears         C. makes     D. gets

5. A. loud      B. unhappy      C. terrible     D. sweet

6. A. minutes   B. hours         C. days       D. weeks

7.. A. and       B. but          C. or         D. until

8. A. first      B. second        C. third       D. fourth

9. A. mouth    B. hand          C. arm       D. foot

10.A. asks      B. sleeps         C. waits      D. wakes

11. A. also      B. still           C. even       D. already

12. A. higher and higher    B. lower and lower

C. longer and longer   D. shorter and shorter

13. A. At first    B. At last        C. As usual    D. As well

14. A. bed       B. chair         C. table       D. floor 

15. A. in        B. on           C. under       D. out of

 

— _________

—It's on the chair．

A．Where is my football?                     B．What is that?

C．Do you have a football?                   D．Is it a football?

This is a picture of Mr. Green's family. __1  the picture we can see Mr. green, Mrs. Green, their son Jim  2 their daughter Susan. Mr. Green is _3   in a chair. He is _4  a newspaper. Mrs. Green _5  some housework. Jim is a Middle School student. He is reading a book near the window.
Look at   6  She is playing with her toys  _7 the floor. She is Mr. Green and Mrs. Green's daughter, Susan  _8  that behind Susan? It's a _9 . What's the cat doing? It's playing  10 a ball.

【小題1】

A．In B．On C．At D．About

【小題2】

A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．with D．but

【小題3】

A．sit B．sits C．sitting D．to sit

【小題4】

A．watching B．looking C．seeing D．reading

【小題5】

A．is doing B．doing C．do D．is do

【小題6】

A．the boy B．the little girl C．the student D．the cat

【小題7】

A．in B．on C．a(chǎn)t D．of

【小題8】

A．What B．What're C．What's D．Which on

【小題9】

A．boy B．girl C．cat D．son

【小題10】

A．with B．a(chǎn)nd C．of D．a(chǎn)t

Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students' posture (姿勢(shì)) and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico ('波多黎各) and Japan," says Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低頭垂肩地坐) on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That carries more oxygen (氧氣 to the brain (大腦), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.
"Furthermore, they're fun." says Pownali.
【小題1】 What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will _________.

A．pay more attention to his lessons	B．be fun
C．like to move around	D．sit up straighter

【小題2】 How long has Dottie Pownall used the balls?

A．About three years.	B．Only one year.
C．In 2008.	D．Since he was a fifth-grade teacher.

【小題3】 In how many countries are the balls used as the students' chairs?

A．Four.

B．Three.

C．Two.

D．One.

【小題4】Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids___________.

A．improve the students' posture and attention	B．slouch on the chairs
C．have fun	D．Both A and C are correct answers.

【小題5】Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?

A．Sitting on a chair.	B．Sitting on a ball.
C．They are the same.	D．We don't know.