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Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!

”engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.

ButdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputingDotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhereOnecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.

“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.

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Localgirlrescued

Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.

TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.

Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.

“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.

Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.

“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”

Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.

“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”

TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.

“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”

Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.

Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.

DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital

“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!

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Unit3

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1.AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,”Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrewitattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.

2.Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecauseheinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.

3.ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.

4.PoliceinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowedacartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecararound,thencleaneditinsideandwasheditoutside---beforeleavingitatthesideoftheroad,andwalkinghome.

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1.Nuttynews

Luluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.

Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.

LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn’tleaveMr.Richards’side.

I’veneverheardLulubarklikethat---shesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedandshedidn’tstop,“saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.

After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenonthegroundandhewasunconscious.

“Luluisahero,“saidCeleste.“Shesavedmyfather.”

Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu’sstoryisrare.“Ihaveneverseenakangarooactlikethat.MaybeluluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”

LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,andveryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewithLulu.

2.Nuttynews

Approximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anislandchaineastofAustralia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere’salottodothere:

youcanvisitwaterfalls,gohorsebackriding,takeanaerialtour,orvisitatraditionalNi-Vanuatuvillage.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.

Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld’s“first”:

thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadrivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity.Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.TheywillworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendrivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.

3-OL-5

1.cool2.soldout3.realizes4.musicreviewer5.apartmentbuilding

6.getthemconcerttickets7.goesover8.inviteshimtogowithher

9.adatewith10.mindTakeshigoingwithouthim

Unit4

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A.Listentothepassageaboutanunusualjob.Fillintheblankwithinformationfromthepassage.

You’venevermetMelissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknowhervoice.Mellissarecordinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.Whenyouhearthenumberyoucalledhasbeenchanged…--that’sMellissa!

“Yes,it’strue,”shesay.“I’mthevoicetalentforNationTelephone.”Atleast50000peoplehearhervoiceeveryday.“Itrytosoundwarmandfriendly,evenwhenI’msaying,I’msorry,thatnumberisincorrect.Pleasetryagain.”

Melissaworksonlythreedaysaweek,butshehastopracticealot.“Myvoicehastosoundthesameattheendofeighthours.”She’sverycarefulabouthervoice.“Idon’tdrinklotsofwaterwithhoney.Ican’tgtohorrormoviesbecauseIalwaysscream,andImighthurtmyvoice!

Howdidshegetherjob“Afriendtoldmeaboutit.Ilistenedtoallthetelephonecompanymessagesonmyphone,andthenIrecordedacassetteofthosemessages.AfterIsentittothecompany,Icalledthemeverydayforamonth!

She’sdonethisworkforthreeyearsnow,andshelovesit.“It’sfun!

AndI’mhelpingpeoplebyusingmyvoice.”Plus,peoplearealwayssurprisedwhentheyhearaboutMelissa’sjob.Theysay,“You’rearealpersonIthoughtitwasacomputer!

Unit5

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A.YouwilllistentoapassageaboutMicrosoftCorporation.ThenwritedownasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutMicrosoft.

MicrosoftCorporation

MicrosoftCorporationisamultinationalcomputertechnologycorporationthatdevelops,manufactures,licenses,andsupportsawiderangeofsoftwareproductsforcomputingdevices.HeadquarteredinRedmond,Washington,USA,itsbestsellingflagshipproductsaretheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandtheMicrosoftOfficesuite.MicrosoftshipsproductstoEurope,Asia,andLatinAmerica.Itmanagesbranchofficesinmorethan60countries.Ithasnearly90,000employeesin105countriesby2008.

MicrosoftwasfoundedbyBillGatesandPaulAllenonApril4,1975.Inthemid-1980s,itrosetodominatethehomecomputeroperatingsystemmarketwithMS-DOS.Since1985,MicrosofthasreleasedanupgradinglineofWindowsoperatingsystemsfeaturingafriendlyuserinterface.Thelatestone,WindowsVista,wasreleasedinJanuary2007andhassold140millioncopiestodate.

Asonecommentatornotes,Microsoft’soriginalmissionwas“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,runningMicrosoftsoftware,”andnowitisagoalnearfulfillment.Microsoftalsomakesprofitsinothermarketssuchascomputerhardwareproductsandhomeentertainmentproducts.

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A.Youwilllistentoapassagewhichprotestsagainstadvertisingandshopping.Thenfillintheblankswithwordsfromthepassage.

Adifferentkindofholiday:

shopless