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Anyone who has ever lost keys or money will have wished for a simple but effective way to make sure it never happens again. A US company is trying to help.

Using a tiny microchip which is implanted （植入） into the arm， they have come up with a replacement for cash or credit cards that cannot be left at home or dropped on the bus.

The Verichip is about the size of a grain of rice and works using radio frequency identification technology. At a shop， a radio frequency “reader” would send a signal and the chip in your arm would respond with your own identity number. That would give the “reader” your financial information， and money could be taken directly from your accounts and you wouldnt even have to reach for your wallet.

The company also hopes to include other information on the chip， such as medical records， building security codes （社保密碼） and passwords， making life even easier.

But not everyone is happy with the developments. Some say that a lot can go wrong with the chip. A clever thief could build a fake reader that would steal your information without you knowing. So your money could still be stolen. Privacy is a big problem， too. Stores， or even the government， only need to track the chip to find out what you buy， how much you spend and where you go.

And if you wanted to get rid of your chip，you would need an operation to remove it.

1. Whats Verichip？

A. An identity number. B. A security code.

C. A tiny microchip. D. A radio “reader”.

2. What does the Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. How Verichip works.

B. The importance of Verichip.

C. The development of Verichip.

D. How Verichip helps take money from the accounts.

3. Which is true about Verichip？

A. Your information on it will be safe.

B. Medical records have already been included.

C. You can easily reach for your wallet when using it.

D. An operation has to be performed to remove it.

4. What can be inferred from the text about Verichip？

A. The idea of it is welcomed.

B. Its company has financial problems.

C. It needs improving to be widely accepted.

D. Its users have the experience of losing keys or money.

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從下列方框里10個(gè)單詞中選擇8個(gè)適當(dāng)單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個(gè)單詞只使用一次。

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1. My mother wore a long dress because it was a（n） ____ party.

2. If a place or situation is ____ ， it is calm and peaceful.

3. ____ ， great changes also happened to the market here.

4. I have a very good ____ with my classmates.

5. She keeps good ____ in class.

6. He ____ his home， which is a prison for him.

7. I ____ meeting her by leaving by the back door.

8. He tried to be ____ ， but I didnt laugh.

單句改錯(cuò)（下列各句中有1個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。）

1. He asked if I would like to lay down and rest. ___

2. Im afraid you have to pay the lost books. ___

3. He was lying in the sun looking relaxing and happy. ___

4. Li Ming is an English beginner and has big problems

in grammar. ___

句子翻譯

1. 她在語言上一定有很多困難。

2. 在西方，13被看作是很不幸運(yùn)的數(shù)字。

3. 我需要幾天時(shí)間把這部電影翻譯成英語。

4. 同樣地，我們對他講的故事感到厭倦。

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1. 外貌特點(diǎn)；2. 性格特點(diǎn)；3. 教學(xué)特點(diǎn)。

注意：詞數(shù)100左右（開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。

My New English Teacher

Dear Mike，

Let me tell you something about my new English teacher.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours，

Li Hua