—If I don’t go, _______.

A. neither will she B. neither does she

C. so will she D. so does she

To help Japanese companies better deal with the increasing number of foreigners visiting the country, Panasonic has created a megaphone (擴音器) which is able to smartly translate Japanese into English, Chinese and Korean.

Panasonic named the product "Megahonyaku". It is a term for the Japanese words for "megaphone" and "translate", which actually makes g lot of sense because it's a megaphone that can translate Japanese into several other languages in real time. When a user speaks Japanese into the megaphone, it recognizes (辨認) and translates what is being said immediately, and outputs the words in English, Chinese or Korean.

It sounds amazing, and seeing it in action is wonderful, but Megahonyaku is not good enough. It cannot translate everything you say, as it only stores 300 common expressions, like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step". However, the Japanese company behind Megahonyaku promises to add new expressions regularly, which users can get on the Internet.

The machine was designed to be used in places like transport stations, airports and places of interest where quick and exact announcements are needed most. Around 30 Japanese organizations, including the police and guides, have been trying out Megahonyaku for about one year, but Panasonic says it will come onto the market on December 20th. Instead of selling these speech translators, Panasonic plans on renting (出租) them out for less than $183 a month on a three-year agreement, and offering users future improvements and necessary services.

Panasonic has also said that it may add support for other languages, like Russian, depending on customers' needs. Megahonyaku also includes a touch screen that allows users to choose the language they need their speech translated into.

【1】Panasonic has produced Megahonyaku so that ________.

A. guides can translate Chinese into Japanese faster

B. Japanese companies can receive foreigners better

C. foreigners can talk with the Japanese freely

D. the Japanese can learn other languages easily

【2】The third paragraph is mainly about the ________ of Megahonyaku.

A. inventionB. importance C. disadvantage D. history

【3】It can be learnt from Paragraph 4 that Megahonyaku ________.

A. may be popular with the police

B. is widely used in private homes

C. will be sold on December 20th

D. stores about 30 foreign languages

【4】According to the passage, Panasonic will ________ in the future.

A. sell Megahonyaku to foreign visitors

B. bring down the price of Megahonyaku

C. change the screen of Megahonyaku

D. improve Megahonyaku regularly

---Didn’t we just have one?

A. one B. it C. this D. That

A. Yes, there is. B. No, there isn’t.

C. Yes, there was. D. No, there was.

A. visited; visit to B. visit; visit

C. visit; visit to D. visited; visit

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【1】The text tells us that the new competition ________.

A. can help you get good grades

B. is organized by Living magazine

C. allows only students to enter

D. provides more than three prizes

【2】Those who want to enter the competition are supposed to ________.

A. describe how to spend the prize

B. mention the money they have

C. hand in their designs after June 16th.

D. visit Living magazine in person

【3】What kind of writing is the text?

A. An email. B. A diary.C. A note.D. A poster.

A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on Facebook after being ________________by local police.

Staff at the Moche police station first ________________Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras (監(jiān)控攝像). They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by ________________at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was ________________writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy's ________________, the police shared the video on Facebook.

At the time of this writing, Victor's heartwarming and ________________heartbreaking story has spread all around the world. Local TV station ________________to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.

It turns out that the 12-year-old's family is so ________________that they couldn't pay for electricity (電), so they just depended on a ________________during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could _________________finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn't _________________the weak candlelight any more.

"One day, my son said _________________I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework, "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She _________________that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting (傾斜) his head to let the candlelight through.

Victor's mother said that although he _________________housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes _________________very seriously and gets good grades.

【1】A. sharedB. takenC. discussedD. praised

【2】A. metB. interviewedC. noticedD. caught

【3】A. itselfB. yourselfC. myselfD. himself

【4】A. shylyB. actuallyC. carelesslyD. certainly

【5】A. wishB. planC. spiritD. hobby

【6】A. by the wayB. at leastC. at the same timeD. in the end

【7】A. managedB. stoppedC. promisedD. refused

【8】A. traditionalB. popularC. specialD. poor

【9】A. flashB. candleC. cameraD. fire

【10】A. seldomB. evenC. onlyD. still

【11】A. changeB. standC. enjoyD. protect

【12】A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. IfD. Until

【13】A. addedB. warnedC. hopedD. lied

【14】A. puts offB. worries aboutC. gives upD. helps with

【15】A. healthB. schoolC. friendshipD. safety

A. so interesting as

B. as more interesting as

C. not so interesting as

D. not as interesting than

—Three years ago.

A. do you begin B. will you begin

C. are you beginning D. did you begin

A. break B. try C. win D. swing