Scores of people queued up to use a cash mach...

Scores of people queued up to use a cash machine after it started giving out double the money requested.

The cash machine, outside a Sainsbury’s store in Barham Road, Hull, attracted a big crowd of people hoping to take advantage of the fault, on Tuesday night. Police officers were eventually sent in to guard the machine and prevent anymore money from being withdrawn. The fault is thought to have affected cash machines at supermarkets across the city. It is not yet known whether the customers will have to repay the cash or how much money was taken out.

A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said, “Officers were sent to the cash machine to prevent anyone else from withdrawing anymore money. We have also tried to make contact with the owners of the machine.” The spokeswoman said those who benefited from the fault could be traced and could face theft charges, but investigations would only take place if the operator made a complaint.

The cash machine is owned by a company called Payzone, a spokesman later confirmed. He said the fault was due to the machine being filled with notes of the wrong denomination（面值）. An investigation is underway into the incident and the machine had been taken out of service, he added.

The Payzone spokesman said, “The transit company（转运公司）which is contracted to service this ATM has filled it up with the wrong denomination of notes, meaning it is paying out double what it should have. ” He could not say how much money had been taken out of the machine, or whether it would have to be paid back. It was understood that a number of cash machines in Hull owned by other companies had also been affected by this problem, he added.

1.When it was discovered that the cash machine outside a Sainsbury’s store broke down, _______.

A. people queued up inside the store to buy things

B. people asked the police to protect the cash machine

C. people went to other cash machines to withdraw money

D. people queued up at the cash machine to benefit from the fault

2.People who had managed to get money from the cash machine would face theft charges if ______.

A. the police traced their theft

B. the operator complained to the police

C. they got more money after the police came

D. the police contacted the owner of the machine

3. Who caused the cash machine not to work properly?

A. The people who withdrew money.　　　　　　　 B. The transit company.

C. The operator of the cash machine.　　　　　 D. The company Payzone.

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Greedy Customers.

B. How to Get More Money from ATMs.

C. Cash Machine Gives Double Money.

D. Who Is the Owner of the Cash Machine.

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Laptops are advanced machines，and they can be very expensive.When we spend much money on something，we should take good care of it.I know some people who buy a new laptop every year.The reason they do this is that the old one either is broken or has some problems which cannot be fixed.Common problems are the breaking of the screen，the breaking of joints of the laptop，display problems，and keyboard problems.

Different problems will always come up with machines，and they cannot be avoided(避免)．Old machines will always have to be replaced by new ones.However，if we are more careful and handle our laptops with care，they will last for a longer period of time，and they will perform better.This is not a hard thing to do，but it will greatly increase the life and performance of laptops.

1.According to the first paragraph，the laptop is a machine which________.

2.The underlined word in the first  paragraph means “________”．

3.We infer that graphic designers still use huge display screen laptops most probably because________.

4.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

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Different problems will always come up with machines，and they cannot be avoided(避免)．Old machines will always have to be replaced by new ones. However，if we are more careful and handle our laptops with care，they will last for a longer period of time，and they will perform better. This is not a hard thing to do，but it will greatly increase the life and performance of laptops.

1.According to the first paragraph，the laptop is a machine which________.

A．is being used by more and more people in the office

B．will take the place of desktops sooner or later

C．is specially designed for people who like playing computer games

D．can be used for both work and entertainment purposes

2.The underlined word in the first paragraph means “________”．

A．becoming smaller

B．becoming more important

C．becoming more popular

D．becoming better

3.We infer that graphic designers still use huge display screen laptops most probably because________.

A．huge display screen laptops are very cheap

B．small display screen laptops are not on sale yet

C．they can see their drawings more clearly

D．they also want to play computer games

4.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．That laptops can only be used for one year.

B．That laptops are not as good as desktops.

C．That the prices for laptops are too high.

D．That laptops may have problems which cannot be fixed.

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After we meet people it is up to us to make them our friends．Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend．The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendly company, flash through our minds．But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one’s whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness, and punctuality (守时).After all, “ to make a friend, be a friend” is not such a big and difficult order．There are particular favorable qualities, which attract others to us, and some elements which do have an effect on people in fundamental psychology(基础心理学) or not.

If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual (随意的) questions may bring him out of his shell．Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person, for you to talk, or to listen．Either way the goal is to make yourself pleasant.

Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently．To have anyone “ hang on our words” is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the centre of attraction, but when it is our turn to be audience, let us remember how we felt as the actor, and let’s be genuinely (真正地) interested in what the other fellow is saying.

Other people will like us, if we like them．If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to friendship．Be alive to the other person’s world.

1.This passage is mainly about_________________.

A．the ways of talking to a shy person

B．some favorable qualities to be a psychologist

C．how to make yourself attractive to your listeners

D．how to make a friend and be a friend

2.The words “ bring him out of his shell” in this passage most probably means ____.

A．make him become active

B．make him feel more nervous

C．help him understand the question better

D．help him listen intelligently

3.According to the passage, an important way in making friends is to ________.

A．attract them               B．be attracted

C．listen attentively            D．talk widely

4.The words “ Be alive to” in the last sentence of this passage most probably means________.

A．be aware of                 B．keep with

C．deal with             D．be ignorant of

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If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual questions may bring him out of his shell. Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person for you to talk, or to listen. Either way, the goal is to make yourself pleasant．

Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently. To have anyone “hang on our words” is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the center of attraction，but when it is our turn to be audience，let us remember how we felt as the actor，and let’s be genuinely interested in what the other fellow is saying．

Other people will like us, if we like them. If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to friendship. Be alive to the other person’s world．

1.This passage is mainly about________.

A. the way of talking to a shy person

B. some favorable qualities to be a psychologist

C. how to make yourself attractive to listeners

D. how to make a friend and be a friend

2. The underlined part “bring him out of his shell” in the second paragraph most probably means________.

A. make him become active                B. make him feel more nervous

C. help him understand the question better    D．help him listen intelligently

3.According to the passage，an important way in making friends is to________.

A. attract them       B. be attracted      C. listen attentively     D. talk widely

4.Of the qualities in a friend，which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Faithfulness.      B. Devotion．      C. Punctuality.         D. Unselfishness.

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