It was Sunday yesterday. Michael sat on the sofa and watched TV. He was very relaxed. His mother was doing the dishes. Suddenly, she felt terrible. She had to stop. Michael came to his mother and asked, "Are you all right, Mom?" "Yes. I'm OK, but I need to take a rest," said his mother.

    Michael felt sorry for his mother. He thought he should help his mother do the dishes. She felt terrible because she was too tired. So he did the dishes and cleaned the room when his mother was lying in bed. Michael felt happy because the room looked clean.

    When Michael's mother felt better, she went to do the dishes. But she was surprised to see the clean room. "You are really a great boy," she said happily. Michael was happy, too.

A.   B.   C.   D.   E.   F. 

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James Dyson is a famous British inventor. One of his well - known inventions is the bagless vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (invent ) in 1978. Today, Dyson still remembers that day. " I felt very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( excite ) at that time because I was the only man in the world with a bagless vacuum cleaner, " he said. 

Dyson is over seventy years old now. At first, he wasn't {#blank#}3{#/blank#}inventor. Later, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( discover ) his talent. When he studied art at the Royal College of Art in London, he did well{#blank#}5{#/blank#}making new things. In 1975, he invented his own {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( produce )- the Sea Truck. It was a boat for carrying things between islands. 

Then he set up a company with his partners to make and sell another invention, the Bllbarrow, a kind of vehicle. But later, Dyson left his company {#blank#}7{#/blank#}he didn't agree with his partners. After that, Dyson began to improve on the vacuum cleaner. In 1985, Dyson took his invention to Japan to{#blank#}8{#/blank#}( sell ) it. However, few people paid money for this. And he didn't mike much money. Several years later, Dyson decided to produce and sell the machine by {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( he ). By 2005, Dyson controlled both the European and American markets. Along the way, Dyson discovered the secret to success, "People{#blank#}10{#/blank#}( buy ) your products if they're better. " 

Sandy is a 13-year-old girl. She lived in a small {#blank#}1{#/blank#} village with her grandparents three years ago. Her past life was busy but interesting. There was a big {#blank#}2{#/blank#} garden with many fruit trees and vegetables. Her grandparents went there to work. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} In front of the village there was a clear lake with many fish.

In the morning, Sandy usually{#blank#}4{#/blank#} got up at half past six, and then she had a bottle of milk and some bread for {#blank#}5{#/blank#} breakfast. School started at ten to eight, so she went to school at seven thirty. She walked to school with her friends, After four classes, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} had lunch at twelve o'clock. In the afternoon, school {#blank#}7{#/blank#} finished at four o'clock. Sandy played basketball in the playground for an hour, At five o'clock, she went home. The she helped her grandmother feed (喂养)chickens and pigs, From nine o'clock to nine thirty, Sandy read books. Then she went to bed early. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} At weekends, she enjoyed going fishing by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} lake or {#blank#}10{#/blank#} going for a walk in the garden,

Now Sandy lives in the city, but she loves the life in the village.