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1、AA mon B .harmful C.door D.plans E.encouraged F.quietly G. all H.not only I. aboutSammy Liu, a six-year-old boy from Kowloon, has bee a hero recently. One day he used the familys puter to stop a robbery. While the thief was very busy searching the flat, Sammy went into his bedroom 1 and used his put
2、er to call the police, who arrived five minutes and caught the thief.These days, it is 2 for children as young as Sammy to be so good at puters. Many children use puters at home or at school and some schools even have their own websites. Such websites _3_ offer students the opportunity to learn new
3、skills but also mean that people all over the world can find out more about their school.Some parents think that spending too much time using a puter can be 4, but there is the opposite of it. Kids should be 5 to use puters as early as possible, said Tony Robertson, a software developer. Children le
4、arn really fast. Many children know much more_6_technology than their parents.In Hong Kong, the IT 2011” project 7 to provide every student with a puter by the year 2011. Schools, hospitals, shops and homes will all be connected by an island-wide network. Whether at home or school, the digital age h
5、as certainly opened the 8 to a whole new world of learning. BA. to B.means C. formed D.life E.further F.out of G.knowH.suggestedI. givenDo you know insurance？Buying insurance is _1_by which people can protect themselves from large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbe
6、rs of people pay small sum of money _2_ an insurance pany. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lose their homes by fire. The insurance pany will pay for these homes _3_ the sums of money it has collected. The first modern fire insurance pany was _4_ in London,
7、England, in 1666. A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted to protect against _5_ losses. The fire pany grew rapidly. Soon otherpanies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance pany in America in 1752. He also _6_ a new kind of ins
8、urance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm. In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start another new insurance pany in America. This pany, which offered _7_ insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his family w
9、as _8_ a large sum of money. Today, this pany is still in business. Over the years, people have benefited from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has some kind of insurance. CA.miss B.Nobody C. get D.patient E.
10、late F.believe G.busy H.differences I.for Before meeting with my friend Leticia from Honduras, Central America, I would ask her if she was arriving according to North American time or Latin American time. Smiling, she would answer, Latin American time, of course. This meant that she would be 1. The
11、concept of time is very different for Latin Americans and North Americans.Life in the United States is fast-paced. Americans 2 The early bird gets the worm and First e, first served. North Americans even have their meals in an efficient way. Microwaves help heat up their early breakfasts, noon lunch
12、es, and five oclock dinners.Time is money _3_ big businesses. Everyone follows schedules . Minutes are taken at meetings that are planned. North Americans are proud of carrying out 4 work and still finding time to spend with family and friends.Latin Americans enjoy a slow life. In the cafes, the ser
13、vice is slow. Outside on the street, people walk by, not to lose weight, but to get somewhere. Buses arrive and leave on their own schedule, sometimes sooner or later than the scheduled time. And if you 5 the bus, just wait. One will e along finally. Mid-morning breakfasts are homemade. Lunch is aro
14、und three in the afternoon and dinner could be anytime. 6 really follows a schedule. You seldom hear the question, What time is it?If you dont know the cultural 7, you may feel angry sometimes. In my opinion, people in the United States need to live less by the clock and enjoy more of their days. Al
15、though Latin Americans can sometimes be very frustrating , they tell us its good to be 8and one should slow down enough to enjoy simple pleasure in life. DA.at least B.slowly C.enable D.provide E.cost F.gained G.important H.distance I.withoutAlthough people can do different sports with the help of equipment, running is still the simplest way to exercise. The following introductions may help you makeyour running more pleasant and safe.Buy a pair of good running shoes. You dont have to buy the top shoes, which could 1you much money. However, its important to buy the actual runn
