Hitchbot
Have you ever seen a hitchhiker（搭便车的旅行者）standing by the side of a road？Now drivers in Canada might see（51） unusual hitchhiker； a hitchhiking robot．
One of its inventors，David Harris Smith，has hitched across Canada three times．Smith and a friend，Frauke Zeller，have built Hitchbot because they wanted（52） （see） if people would stop and give the robot a lift and talk to it．The robot can chat about things it has learned，and about（53） （it） trip．You might think it's a joke，（54） Smith and Zeller's experiment has a serious point：can robots and people get along？
Hitchbot（55） （begin） its journey in Nova Scotia in July．It has already completed a third of its 6，000﹣mile trip to Victoria．More than 57，000 people are following its journey（56） （close） on Facebook and Twitter，and travelers have posted lots of（57） （photo） on the websites．Hitchbot has also done some shopping，eaten motor oil，and had fun with travelers．Nobody knows（58） it will finish its journey．It might be（59） （long） than expected，but Zeller and Smith want Hitch to get（60） many rides as it can．It hasn't been in a self﹣driving car yet，but anything is possible!
This story tells of two sporting heroes who made an impossible dream come true．Bob Champion was a young jockey （骑师） with a bright（1） ．Then，one day，he fell off his horse．He went to the doctor（2） his injuries（伤） and was surprised when he（3） that he had cancer．The medical treatment lasted many months and made him very（4） ．At times，he nearly died．
As the same time，there was a successful（5） called Aldaniti．Unluckily，during one race，the horse got a serious injury．The horse's owners（6） to put the horse down though the doctor advised the horse's trainer to do so．They（7） Aldaniti for a whole year and the horse's injuries got better．
By this time，Bob Champion was out of（8） ．Slowly，he got back his strength．Eight months later，he（9） to his job as a jockey．A month after that，he rode the winning horse in a race．Soon afterwards，Aldaniti（10） returned to training．
Early the next year，（11） Bob Champion and Aldaniti were almost back to full fitness．Now，there was a new plan．Bob decided to（12） Aldaniti in the Grand National，one of the UK's most famous horse races．People watching the race knew all about the（13） fights against ill
health and injury．Every one of them wanted the fairy tale to have a（14） ending．And it was perfect．Aldaniti and Bob Champion were real sporting（15） ．
（1）A．future |
B．idea |
C．smile |
D．voice |
（2）A．instead of |
B．except for |
C．because of |
D．away from |
（3）A．suggested |
B．discovered |
C．expected |
D．remember |
（4）A．sad |
B．scared |
C．poor |
D．weak |
（5）A．doctor |
B．horse |
C．owner |
D．trainer |
（6）A．refused |
B．prepared |
C．regretted |
D．forgot |
（7）A．waited for |
B．looked after |
C．called in |
D．paid for |
（8）A．work |
B．school |
C．sight |
D．hospital |
（9）A．stuck |
B．belonged |
C．returned |
D．moved |
（10）A．also |
B．still |
C．even |
D．again |
（11）A．either |
B．both |
C．all |
D．each |
（12）A．stop |
B．walk |
C．ride |
D．feed |
（13）A．one's |
B．pair's |
C．group's |
D．family's |
（14）A．sad |
B．funny |
C．happy |
D．similar |
（15）A．heroes |
B．players |
C．results |
D．events |
Family Traditions
What are your family traditions？The following information comes from several readers：
JARED：（31） We take turns picking a movie to watch together．It's fun because I watch something my parents like，and they watch something I like．My mother likes old black and white movies，so I see a lot of them!We also make pizza and eat it in front of the TV．
WINNIE：（32） My favorite meal is spaghetti and meatballs．My mom usually cooks，but my dad and sister help．On my sister's birthday，we eat pizza．On my mom's birthday，we have chicken，and on my dad's birthday we have steak．Of course，we always have a birthday cake，too．What are your family tradition？The following information comes from several readers：
DANNI：（33） My family is really busy．We have a large family，and it's not easy for everyone to get together at the same time．On that day，we go to a nice restaurant and we talk and talk and talk．
SUZIE：（34） After dinner，we go to the living room and play a board game，such as Scrabble or Monopoly．We have about seven different ones we play，but we only play one game a night．I plan to keep this tradition after I start my own family．
ROB：（35） I get up early and make something special，such as a mushroom omelet with fruit salad．Then I put it on a tray with a newspaper and a flower，and bring it to my mother for breakfast in bed．She always acts surprised，but I do it every year．
A．Every Friday night we have games night．
B．On our birthdays we get our favorite meal．
C．Once a month we have movie and pizza night．
D．Every year，on Mother's Day，I make breakfast for my mother．
E．On Friday nights my parents watch movies while I play games．
F．On the first Saturday of every month we go out to eat together．
I was walking around a big store，when I saw a shop assistant talking to a boy of 5 or 6 years old．The assistant said，"I'm sorry，but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．"Then the little boy turned to me and asked，"Uncle，are you sure I don't have enough money？
I counted his money and replied，"You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll，my dear．"I asked him who he wished to give this doll to．"I wanted to give the doll to my sister for her birthday．I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there"His eyes were so sad while saying this．
"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too，All was because of a traffic accident"My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and said"I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet．I need her to wait until I come back from the store．"
I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy，"I suppose we checked again，just in case （万一）you do have enough money？""Ok，"he said．"I hope that I have enough．"I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it．There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left．The little boy became very excited．
I left the store，feeling as if my life had been changed forever．
66．Where did the writer meet the boy？
67．What did the boy what to buy？
68．What happened to the boy's family？
69．Why did the boy want to give his sister a gift？
70．Why did the writer add some money without the boy seeing？ ．
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