Amazing Machines!The deepest diving submarineThe Japanese research submarine Shinkai 6500 can dive deeper than any other submarine.On August 11, 1989, it went down to a depth of 6,526 meters beneath the ocean’s surface.The submarine in 935 meters long, about the size of a bus and can take up to three people.It is used for ocean research all over the world.The most useful televisionThe Viera is the name of the world’s only digital entertainment device that can gounderwater. It is made and sold in Japan. You can listen to your favorite music, or evenwatch a movie, all from the comfort of your bathtub. And the battery lasts over five hoursif you’re planning to spend a long time bathing. You can even use headphones with it –all you’ll need is to find a pair that is waterproof!The smartest monitorThe Japanese company EizoNanao has invented a very special computer monitor, calledthe FlexScan monitor. The FlexScan monitor can stand up to 23 centimeters high, and itcan turn almost 180 degrees left or right. It weighs only 4,3kg. What’s more, it can helpsave electricity. It senses when you have left your computer and turns itself off whenyou’ve been gone for more than 40 seconds. When you come back, it knows to turnsitself back on!The smallest motorcycleA Swedish man named Tom Wiberg built the world’s smallest motorcycle that can beridden by a person. He calls it the Small Toe. The front wheel is only 1.6 centimeterswide, and the back wheel is 2,2 centimeters wide. The rider sits barely seven centimetersabove the ground. In 2003, Wiberg rode his machine for more than ten meters and set anew Guinness World Record for the smallest rideable motorcycle ever built.Question 43: According to the passage the iRobot vacuum cleaner can clean__________ . A. walls B. air C. pets D. computersQuestion 44: According to the passage, Viera is special because _____________ . A. it plays very loud music B. it is made in JapanC. its battery lasts five hours D. you can use it underwaterQuestion 45: According to the passage, the FlexScan monitor is “smart” because ____________ . A. it knows when you leave your computer B. it can turn almost 180 degreesC. it cleans the air in the room D. it can be used underwaterQuestion 46: According to the passage, Wiberg probably made the world’ssmallestmotorcycle ___________ . A. for the police B. to sell to Swedish motorcycle ridersC. because he wanted to set a new record D. as a way to travel around the cityQuestion 47: According to the passage, which machine would a deep-sea photographerprobably set?A. Shinkai 6500 B. iRobot C. Viera D. FlexScanQuestion 48: According to the passage, what is true about all the machines in the reading?A. they are very small B. they contain computersC. they are unique in some way D. you can buy them in storesQuestion 49: The word “stages” in the second paragraph mostly means ____________ . A. periods B. phases C. steps D. processesQuestion 50: The word “waterproof” in the third paragraph means ____________ . A. under the water B. water-repellent C. water-resistant D. in deep waterQuestion 51: The word “senses” in the fourth paragraph closest in meaning to_____________ . A. sees B. hears C. touches D. feelsQuestion 52: The word “barely” in the last paragraph closest in meaning to______________ . A. only just B. almost not C. not exactly D. equally
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