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　　15. What is a machine that is used to cool the air in a room by moving it around?

　　二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)。

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Katie Clark's parents came to London from the USA. They lived in a tall building. A man named Neil Johnson lived in the building, too. He 16 a toy company. One day Neil gave Katie, the 4-year-old girl, a new 17 . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Neil gave her 18 toy. She played with it. She said, "I'm not 19 this toy. It doesn't work." She was a(n) 20 little girl. Neil liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Nell gave Katie new toys, and she gave him very good 21 about the toys.

　　When Katie was thirteen years old, Neil 22 her a new ball. The ball had a balloon inside it. Katie wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to 23 rice or beans (豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these 24 . Katie's ideas were a great success! The company 25 thousands of the balls.

　　That Christmas Nell gave Katie a(n) 26 gift. He made her a vice-president (副董事长) of the toy company. 27 made $ 200,000 a year. Her job was to see 28 the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, 29 she had to do her homework. Katie was a busy teenager. She had 30 time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.

　　Today Katie works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.

　　( )16. A. owned B. found

　　C. helped D. chose

　　( )17. A. gift B. book

　　C. toy D. bag

　　( )18. A. one B. another

　　C. other D. the other

　　( )19. A. angry with B. surprised at

　　C. tired of D. interested in

　　( )20. A. kind B. honest

　　C. helpful D. lovely

　　( )21. A. ideas B. skills

　　C. names D. facts

　　( )22. A. lent B. called

　　C. returned D. showed

　　( )23. A. grow B. eat

　　C. put D. cook

　　( )24. A. inventions B. rules

　　C. mistakes D. changes

　　( )25. A. sent B. had

　　C. sold D. received

　　( )26. A. amazing B. interesting

　　C. beautiful D. boring

　　( )27. A. He B. She

　　C. It D. They

　　( )28. A. that B. if

　　C. how D. why

　　( )29. A. so B. but

　　C. or D. then

　　( )30. A. less B. more

　　C. much D. most