The literature in Chinese history developed very well． More and more writers started to write for （1） [ˈkɔmən] people． They used simple language to reflect the real﹣life problems． Ouyang Xiu was one of the most famous （2） （one）． His famous piece Old Oil Seller tells the story of "Practice （3） （make） perfect"． Let's enjoy it together．
Once there lived an officer， Chen Yaozi． He was very good （4） shooting arrows（箭）． His shooting skill was （5） good that no one could beat him． He was very proud． One day， he was practicing shooting in the yard． There was an old oil seller passing by． He stopped and looked for a while． Chen shot and hit the target（靶子） （6） （success）． He was very satisfied with （7） （he）． But the old man didn't seem surprised at all．
Chen asked， "Do you understand how to shoot arrows？ Am I not good enough？"
The old man replied， "That's nothing． All it takes is practice． "
" （8） dare you look down upon my shooting!"
"Sir， I just know it through my own experience． " Then the old oil seller took out a gourd（葫芦）． He （9） （put） a copper coin（铜钱） on the mouth of it and started to pour oil． The coin was not wet at all． Chen was too surprised （10） /say/ a word．
"That's nothing． Simply because I practiced a lot． " The old man smiled．
Ms．Wang is very strict with us． She always asks us to do everything according to her i ．
One day， a woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to（1） the parrot to the store the next day．"This bird doesn't（2） ， " she told the pet store owner． "Does he have a （3） ？"the owner asked．"Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it． "So the woman bought one and left．
The next day， she came back， saying that the bird still didn't say anything．"How about a ladder（梯子）？ Parrots love ladders， "the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left．
But the next day， she was back a（4） time． "Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts（5） ， he'll talk a lot happily， "the owner said． The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry and said（6） ， "The parrot died． "The pet store owner was（7） what she said．"What？ I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked． "Yes， right before he died， "the woman answered， "in a（8） voice， he asked me weakly， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life．We sometimes have lots of things to do（9） ， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "（10） the parrots" in our lives．
| （1）A． send |
B． return |
C． pass |
| （2）A． eat |
B． fly |
C． talk |
| （3）A． mirror |
B． photo |
C． screen |
| （4）A． first |
B． second |
C． third |
| （5）A． exercising |
B． swinging |
C． playing |
| （6）A． sadly |
B． warmly |
C． peacefully |
| （7）A． worried about |
B． shocked at |
C． scared of |
| （8）A． high |
B． loud |
C． low |
| （9）A． at once |
B． after all |
C． in total |
| （10）A． keep |
B． watch |
C． feed |
Now people can pay by scanning（扫描）their faces while shopping． Is it（1） to pay by scanning other parts of our bodies？ Amazon has a new technology that scans（2） ．
The technology can tell if the person is the right one by scanning his or her hand． The scanner examines things such as finger prints． It then sends a picture to a certain center which can decide who the person is．
In September 2019， Amazon made a payment system for a US supermarket． People can pay （3） by scanning their hands under a machine． Their hand scan is connected to their bank cards， so they can pay successfully． It's quite convenient， especially for（4）___ people． With this new technology， people（5） take their cards with them． They just scan their hands．
| （1）A． possible |
B． important |
C． strange |
| （2）A． eyes |
B． faces |
C． hands |
| （3）A． usually |
B． simply |
C． really |
| （4）A． old |
B． poor |
C． smart |
| （5）A． mustn't |
B． can't |
C． needn't |
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