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Fast Reading Materials (Two) 18中 初二备课组 莫洛波 黄萍 黄雪兰 郝瑞芬 A birthday present Jane’s mother was about seventy, and Jane and her husband wanted to give the old lady a nice present for her birthday. She liked taking tea, so Jane bought a small electric machine(电器). It could make tea and then wake you up in the morning. She brought it to her mother on her birthday , and showed her how to use it. “Before you go to bed, put tea and water in it,” she explained to her mother, “and don’t forget to turn the electricity on. When you wake up in the morning , your tea will be ready.” After a few days, the old lady telephoned her daughter and said, “Jane, there is one thing I don’t understand. Why do I have to go to bed to make tea? Can’t I have tea in the afternoon or in the evening?” 词数 145 难度系数 0.38 要求时间 45秒 实际时间 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案 1） On her birthday Jane’s mother got a machine to ____________ . A. make tea for her B. buy tea for her C. wake her up in the morning D. both A and B 2） ____________ how to use the machine. A. Jane told her husband B. Jane told her mother C. Jane’s husband told her mother D. Jane’s mother knew 3） Jane’s mother told her she _________ the machine. A. was not pleased with B. loved C. was not sure how to use D. didn’t know when to use 4） The machine can be used _________ . before going to bed only in the morning both in the afternoon and in the evening at any time 5） We need ______ to use an electric machine. A. time B. a telephone C. electricity D. tea How I had my operation? It is the five days since the doctor operated on me. I’m going home tomorrow. Before I say goodbye to the doctor and nurses, I’d like to tell you how I had my operation(手术). I was put to the operating table on the morning of April 17. You can imagine(想象)how nervous(紧张的）I was. One of the nurses told me not to worry about it. She said to me,