News Spotlight
Are you worried about finding a good job or even any job? Nervous about paying for college? Afraid that a parent may get laid off? (out of work)
If so，you are not along．A Teens Health Survey found that most teens worry about the economy．The good news is， teens also seem realistic about the future and aren’t overly stressed out(过度紧张) about the current financial situation．And most are willing to face bravely to the tough economic times by finding a positive side to use less and save more．Some are even able to find a positive side to what’s going on，like Sasha，18 who said，“I think that it will help prepare us to be more responsible with money in the future．”
A Spanish company is building the first ever space hotel．It plans to open to the public in 2012．During their stay，guests will be able to see the sun rise 15 times a day．They can travel around the world every 80 minutes．They will have to wear special suits so they can crawl (匍匐爬行)。The suits will allow them to stick to walls like Spiderman．
The hotel will travel at 30，000km per hour，450km above the Earth．It has space to hold 4 guests and two astronaut-pilots．To get to the hotel，guests will have to take a rocket and travel for a day and a half．
Of course，it will cost a lot of money to make the trip．A three-night stay at the hotel costs about 3 million Euros（30 million yuan）．Still，many people are interested in the idea．At least 43 people have already booked their trips．
An amazing pillow
How are you feeling about a sudden call when you are having a sound sleep? Maybe someone feels too bad or someone not．What will you do with it if it happens to you at midnight? Don’t lose your temper or don’t worry!
Here is a piece of good news for lazy people: this talking pillow connects to your mobile phone by Bluetooth(蓝牙)When someone calls you，the pillow will ring．Press a button on one side of the pillow，then it starts talking．
Have you ever seen a house which is exactly upside down? How can you imagine it? Believe or not．There is an upside-down house in a zoo in Germany．The house has a kitchen，a bathroom，a living room and a bedroom．Every room has furniture in it．People have to pay to visit．Now it is one of the most popular places of interest in Germany and people from all over the world come to have a look at it when they are traveling in Germany．
（ ）1．How do the teens feel about the tough economic times_______?
A．very nervous B．much worried
C．very realistic D．bravely and responsible
（ ）2．If you are going to have six-night stay at space hotel， you should pay ______．
A．sixty million Euros B．six million Euros
C．three million Euros D．thirty million Yuan
（ ）3．By what does the talking pillow connect to your cell phone_________?
A．a special wire B．an ordinary wire
C．Blue teeth D．Yellow teeth
（ ）4．The upside-down house is well equipped with furniture，so it is popular to pay
a visit____．
A．free of charge B．for free C．at all costs D．for some charge
（ ）5．The first space hotel will be completed in 2012 by ______ country．
A．an Asian B．an African
C．a European D．an American