------ That car loo nice and spacious.

   ------ Well, it’s too expensive, ________, I don’t like the color.

    A. besides     B. however    C. as well    D. therefore

 

I went to a local post office to send a gift to Florida yesterday afternoon. When I __1  _ the door, there were many people waiting there. A bit   2  , I decided to calmly wait for my turn to place the precious package on the    3  .
Since I didn’t    4  the tape to seal(封住)the box, I went to buy the tape. As I   5 secure the top of the box, a woman in front of me, a similar situation, asked if she could use some    6  . I gave her some and helped her put the gift into her    7  . Then a woman behind me also asked me if she could have some tape, since her envelop had ripped and I gladly    8  it to her.
When the woman  in front of me    9  who I was sending the package to, I explained that my 80-year-old   10  Selma lives in Florida, 1200 miles from my home. She has a(n)   11  
neighbor named Diane who has, on several occasions, accompanied her to the hospital. My mom  12   her “her angel” and had asked me to send her two willow tree angel.
As we spoke, the line moved and she offered me a place in front of her. I was   13  and thanked her. At that moment, the other people in front of her ushered me in front of them by the time
I __14  the counter, we were all smiling and laughing and I thanked them sincerely.
A few inches of tape can seal the world    15  .

【小题1】

A．looked for B．ran towards C．walked through D．stood against

【小题2】、

A．sad

B．satisfied

C．nervous

D．disappointed

【小题3】、

A．counter

B．ground

C．wall

D．window

【小题4】、

A．borrow

B．have

C．know

D．accept

【小题5】、

A．wanted

B．forgot

C．began

D．continued

【小题6】、

A．money

B．tape

C．paper

D．advice

【小题7】、

A．had

B．box

C．pocket

D．car

【小题8】、

A．brought

B．showed

C．gave

D．bought

【小题9】、

A．asked

B．announced

C．said

D．expressed

【小题10】、

A．aunt

B．grandma

C．sister

D．mother

【小题11】、

A．wonderful

B．careless

C．sick

D．unfortunate

【小题12】、

A．makes

B．promises

C．calls

D．teaches

【小题13】、

A．afraid

B．regretful

C．delighted

D．unhappy

【小题14】、

A．reached

B．left

C．saw

D．moved

【小题15】、

A．open

B．together

C．apart

D．enough

Some “healthy” habits, such as shower every day and sitting on the loo, _____ be bad for you.

A. can            B. should            C. must           D. shall

 

One of the world's richest men has taken a close interest in one of man's most basic functions: visiting the toilet．Bill Gates’ charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which, they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world．

So, what's wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water．Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution．This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations’ estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations．Younger people are particularly at risk．Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1．5 million children a year．Finally, standard lavatories simply aren't practical in remote areas．

The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank．It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents．28 designs were displayed at the recent event of the Toilet Fair in Seattle, USA．Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing．

But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity．The team from the California Institute of Technology（CIT）picked up a prize of $ 100,000.

But clearly Bill Gates doesn't feel he's flushing money down the toilet．After the Seattle event he said, "We couldn't be happier with the response we've gotten," Gates has even promised $370 million more to the future toilet project．They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years．

1.Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?

A．Because he wants to test people's sense of creativity．

B．Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people．

C．Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion．

D．Because he can't design this kind of things himself．

2.Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?

A．They waste too much water．              B．They might cause diseases．

C．They are not always practical．             D．They are too complicated to use.

3.The underlined word "latrine" in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word "__   " in the text．

A．loo              B．sanitation          C．diarrhea          D．prototype

4.The team from CIT won the prize because their design        .

A．can change human waste into electricity

B．can turn human waste into charcoal

C．can produce power with solar energy

D．can use urine for flushing

5.If people "flush money down the toilet", they are       .

A．showing off their wealth                  B．angry with their working conditions

C．wasting money for nothing                D．expressing their great determination

 

One of the world's richest men has taken a close interest in one of man's most basic functions: visiting the toilet．Bill Gates’ charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which, they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world．
So, what's wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water．Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution．This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations’ estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations．Younger people are particularly at risk．Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1．5 million children a year．Finally, standard lavatories simply aren't practical in remote areas．
The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank．It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents．28 designs were displayed at the recent event of the Toilet Fair in Seattle, USA．Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing．
But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity．The team from the California Institute of Technology（CIT）picked up a prize of $ 100,000.
But clearly Bill Gates doesn't feel he's flushing money down the toilet．After the Seattle event he said, "We couldn't be happier with the response we've gotten," Gates has even promised $370 million more to the future toilet project．They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years．
【小题1】Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?

A．Because he wants to test people's sense of creativity．

B．Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people．

C．Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion．

D．Because he can't design this kind of things himself．

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?

A．They waste too much water．	B．They might cause diseases．
C．They are not always practical．	D．They are too complicated to use.

【小题3】The underlined word "latrine" in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word "__   " in the text．

A．loo

B．sanitation

C．diarrhea

D．prototype

【小题4】The team from CIT won the prize because their design        .

A．can change human waste into electricity

B．can turn human waste into charcoal

C．can produce power with solar energy

D．can use urine for flushing

【小题5】If people "flush money down the toilet", they are       .

A．showing off their wealth	B．angry with their working conditions
C．wasting money for nothing	D．expressing their great determination