In the new century, "smart clothes" are used not only for covering your body, but for many other kinds of uses.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  A German clothing maker has invented the "MP3 blue jacket". This kind of jacket can be used as both an MP3 player and mobile phone. An English company has developed a cloth keyboard that can be put onto your pants. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If it gets dirty, the keyboard can be washed. As the technology improves, smart clothes will get much smarter. Researchers are developing clothes that can show your body temperature and heat you up before you feel cold.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  They can tell the doctor when you are in danger. This technology can also provide important information about your environment. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  Jackets with GPS can keep you from getting lost. Probably smart clothes will one day be common in your own home.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} . What is the best title of the passage?

A. Smart Clothes in the Market     B. Smart Clothes in New Century

C. Smart Clothes on your Streets    D. Smart Clothes with Keyboard

Frank was a curious boy. The first time he saw an hourglass(沙漏),he wondered what it was.

His mother said,”An hourglass is made in the s   {#blank#}1{#/blank#}   of 8. The sand is put in at one end,and runs through a small hole in the m {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  . It takes the sand exactly an hour to run through.”

Frank  w {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  the little stream of sand. He was i {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ,because it would not run faster. ‘Let me shake it,mother,”said he,”it is lazy,and will never get through.”

“It will,Son,”said his mother, “The sand moves little by little,but it moves all the time. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very s  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   , but they never stop. While you are at play,the sand is r  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  , grain by grain. The hands of the clock are moving,second by second. At night,the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} its great face. That is because they keep working every minute. They do not stop to t  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} how much they have to do and how long it will take them to do it.”

Now, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a little poem,but he said,‘Mother,I can never learn i {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ,”His mother said,”Study all the time.N {#blank#}10{#/blank#} stop to ask how long it will take to learn it.”

Frank followed his mother's advice. He studied line after line,very busily; and in one and a half hours he knew the poem perfectly.

r{#blank#}1{#/blank#}—the people live and work underground.
Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避开) the h{#blank#}2{#/blank#} days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50 ℃ or more and on a cold night they can fall to z{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer t{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the unpleasant climate (气候) . In the underground homes, the temperature is always a very pleasant 19℃ to 24℃ .But that's not the only advantage ; the people there don't need to pay builders if t{#blank#}5{#/blank#}want to build a home or make any changes.
You would be very surprised to see h{#blank#}6{#/blank#} well people manage to live underground. They have modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (温泉)“People think it's impossible to live here and that we're like ancient people, b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} that's not true. " says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very d {#blank#}8{#/blank#} and many people decided to leave. But now, things have c{#blank#}9{#/blank#}a lot and we're very comfortable. We now have underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!”
Abigail and Brian Tynan l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} their large house in Melbourne(墨尔本) two years ago to have in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers Brian. " I really enjoy living here. "

    Bill lives in a lonely village.  He knows l{#blank#}1{#/blank#} about the outside world because he hardly ever gets out of his village.

    One day, he got a radio f{#blank#}2{#/blank#} his uncle who lived in the city. He was very excited and s{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the radio to all his friends.

    “Great!" Sheela, one of his friends, said. "Could you please get one for me, too?" another friend Mashi asked. Of course Bill felt very proud o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the radio.

    However, the radio stopped w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} only a few days later. Bill was very sad but didn't know w{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to do. A friend of his told h{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to go to the repair shop in town. So he did. The man in the shop f{#blank#}8{#/blank#} two dead roaches (蟑螂) in the radio.

    Bill started crying. The man, of course, was surprised, "W{#blank#}9{#/blank#} are you crying, my boy?" Bill cried and said, “Because the two singers died in my radio.  How am I going to listen to nice s{#blank#}10{#/blank#}?"

    Mary and I are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sister). This is my room. It's tidy. First, you can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (see) two beds. The red bed is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (Mary). The black bed is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (I). My schoolbag is on it. Under my bed, you can see a box. In {#blank#}5{#/blank#} box {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) my old books. A table is between the two beds. On the table you can see a telephone, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} English book, a radio {#blank#}8{#/blank#} two cups. The radio is brown. Look! Here's a yellow jacket. I found {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (it) is on the playground(操场). Do you know whose it is? Please call me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 8567332.

    Mr Jenkins has several big shops in the city. He's very rich but he does his best{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(pay) the persons who work in his shops less. And they all hate him.

    Several months ago a young woman borrowed thirty thousand dollars from him. But she couldn't return the money to him in time. He went to her and made her {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(give) her ring to him which cost more than fifty thousand dollars. He put it into his wallet and went home happily. But when he got to the bus stop, the bus{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(leave). He hurried to get on and left his wallet outside. He didn't find it until he got home. He hurried{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(make) promise, “If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(give) half the money to him.”

    An old woman who{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(wait) for another bus that day found the wallet. She sent it back to Mr Jenkins. But he changed his mind.

    “There are two rings in my wallet,” said Mr Jenkins, “

    I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return the other ring to me.”

    “I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(see) only a ring in the wallet,” the old woman said and took the man to a judge and told him what {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(happen) to them. The judge said to Mr Jenkins, “I'm sure you have lost a wallet in which there are two rings and some money. But there is only one ring in this wallet. I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(not think) it's yours. Wait for some days. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you.”

    Then the judge turned to the old woman and said, “Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(belong) to you.”