【正文】 remote trol made by the Samsung Company D. An Interconnected camera with an infrared sensor. ( )7. Paragraph 5 is mainly about _________ A. the possible problems of‖ the Internte of things‖ B. the problems with early connectenhome objects C. how to get different new machines working together D. how to solve the ‖ the Internte of things‖ problems ( )8. Which of the following words best describes the writer‘s tone(語氣 ) in the article? A. Doubtful B. Hopeful C. Humorous D. Worried C A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it bees something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow. First, look at why you do it. In other words, what‘s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Inter! Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Inter time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you‘ll find that it‘s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I‘m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important. ( )9. From the first paragraph we know that __________. A. a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change B. people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits C. none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful D. though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits ( )10. The underlined sentence ―there is no shortcut to achieve it‖ means that ________. A. it is not easy to get rid of bad habits B. there is a long way and a short way C. something dangerous may happen D. we must cut it in a short time. ( )11. The main purpose of this passage is to __________. A. introduce and describe B. plain（埋怨） and disagree C. explain(解釋 ) and advise D. discuss and argue（爭論） D Everything happens for the best.‖ Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me. After I graduated from college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer. I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily , I was refused every time. At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn‘t hire (雇傭 ) an inexperienced person and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newlyopened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job, but I was refused again. ―Everything happens for the best,‖ Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my frustration(挫敗，失意 ) boiled over. ―How can I bee a sports announcer if I can‘t get a job in a radio station?‖ I asked w w .x k b o m While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. ―What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?‖ Then he asked me to broadcast (廣播 ) an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance, he offered me a chance to work there. On my way home, I thought of my mother‘s words: ―If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn‘t have happened if not for‖ that previous disappointment. ( )12. Why couldn‘t the writer find a job at big radio stations? A. Because he never graduated from college.] B. Because he didn‘t work hard in college. C. Because he didn‘t have much experience. D. Because he didn‘t know about sports. ( )13. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The w