Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Yes. Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a _1_ bed for you. His bed will 2 you up in the morning! Here is how it works.
The bed is connected to an alarm clock rings. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to 3 . Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 4 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s then says in a 5 voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, a second recording plays. The second recording can be loud music or 6 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 7 , “Wake up immediately, or you will be late!”
If you don’t get up 8 the second recording, you will be sorry. A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot 9 you in the bed. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. 10 ! you are still in bed! Slowly the 11 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally, the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the 12 . You are awake and out of bed.
Hiroyuki made his bed 13 he wanted to win a competition. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest---the “All Honda Idea Contest”. The employees think of 14 ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 15 . In 1995 Hiroyuki won a prize for his bed.
Hiroyuki not only wanted to win a prize, he also wanted to deal with a 16 “Getting up in the morning is difficult for me.” he said, “Often I am almost late for work. Maybe this bed will solve my problem.”
His bed is not in 17 . There is only one bed----the bed Hiroyuki made for the contest. Maybe some day a 18 will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in shops. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. The Hiroyuki will be 19 . If the bed makes him rich, it certainly will solve his problem. He will have a lot of money and he 20 to get up early!
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1. A. extra
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B. usual
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C. special
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D. nice
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2. A. dress
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B. ring
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C. get
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D. take
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3. A. sleep
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B. wake up
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C. rest
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D. work
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4. A. soft
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B. long
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C. short
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D. strange
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5. A. hard
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B. low
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C. common
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D. sweet
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6. A. nice
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B. wonderful
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C. unpleasant
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D. loud
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7. A. says
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B. smiles
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C. whispers
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D. shouts
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8. A. after
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B. before
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C. while
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D. as
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9. A. touched
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B. kicks
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C. feels
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D. holds
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10. A. How
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B. Which
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C. Whether
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D. What
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11. A. top
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B. foot
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C. back
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D. middle
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12. A. field
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B. floor
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C. room
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D. roof
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13. A. after
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B. since
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C. because
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D. if
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14. A. happy
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B. necessary
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C. important
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D. new
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15. A. prizes
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B. presents
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C. beds
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D. flowers
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16. A. question
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B. trouble
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C. problem
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D. fact
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17. A. shop
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B. offices
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C. rooms
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D. houses
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18. A. hospital
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B. company
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C. shop
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D. farm
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19. A. healthy
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B. famous
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C. popular
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D. wealthy
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20. A. mustn’t
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B. can’t
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C. shouldn’t
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D. won’t need
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