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hey were always unhappy, hating helping others and being angry easily. The man was very happy with his success, but he fot a couple of very special little girls. Those girls couldn’t hear, and had to municat e using sign language. Now, because the machine couldn’t steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realized what had been happening to everyone else. The girls followed the man to his house on the hill. While he was sleeping, they destroyed the machine. After that, everyone became polite and kind again. The anger and the quarrel (爭吵 ) stopped. Good manners are very useful for keeping people friendly, helpful and happy together, right? ( )26. The man may hate people saying things like “ ”. A. Please or thank you B. No, you can’t or sorry, I can’t C. You’re not allowed to do it or you should obey the rules D. How fat you are or how handsome you are ( )27. Which of the following didn’t happen after the man started up the machine? A. Some girls didn’t want to change the situation. B. People were not happy anymore. C. People didn’t speak polite words. D. People lost their temper (發(fā)脾氣 ) easily. ( )28. What does the underlined word “gestures” mean in Chinese? A. 愿望 B. 習(xí)慣 C. 想法 D. 手勢(shì) ( )29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The old man bought a machine that could steal words. B. The machine was useful and the man was satisfied with (滿意 ) it. C. The girls destroyed the machine when the man went out. D. Though some words were stolen, people also lived a happy life. ( )30. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Be brave to fight bad men. B. Don’t always be angry with others. C. We should be polite and kind. D. Disabled people can do something important. B These days, some middle schools in China are trying to do something different. The students choose classes according to their own needs. For each subject, they can choose from different levels (水平 ) of difficulty. So instead of staying in the same classroom, they go to different rooms to have their lessons. And the teachers make special teaching plans for them. There are different opinions about it. Xia Rui, a 13yearold girl, said, “ I really lo ve it. I think it’s nice that we can choose classes by ourselves. My English is poor. I used to be afraid to answer questions in class. I think that good students may laugh at me when I make mistakes. Now I feel much more relaxed.” But her classmate Chen Gang didn’t agree. “I don’ t think it is so good because it is difficult for students to find where the classrooms are,” he said. “During the break, students can be seen here and there, running and shouting to find their classrooms.” “I’m worried that some students may think they are in the lower class and lose interest in the subject,” their Maths teacher, Mr Wang said. “I also worry that some parents may feel unhappy if their kids study a subject at an easy level.” “In my eyes, it is good for both students and teachers,” Mr Wang also said. “As teachers, we can make teaching plans more brightly and the students will develop better.” ( )31. If the passage is taken fro