C．remember your teacher's instructions

　　D．get your room tidied on your way home

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的"Are you having problems finishing your homework on time？"以及"You don't need to worry if you buy a Mr. Helping Hand personal robot."可知，Mr. H可以帮助你按时完成作业。故正确答案为B。

2．What can a PENGO WATCH CONTROL help you to do?

　　A．To repair your TV.

　　B．To organize your homework.

　　C．To be a James Bond.

　　D．To know what the weather is like.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二则广告中的"gives you a daily weather forecast"可知，这个手表会给你提供天气预报服务。故正确答案为D。

3．You can get your Mr. H for ________.

　　A．$499 B．$299

　　C．$199 D．$99

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一则广告中最后部分"Originally (最初) sold for $499""NOW ONLY $299"可知，现在只要299美元就可以买到了。故正确答案为B。

　　B

　　It was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school. During this time he had developed a love for basketball. Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.

　　Tom's team came out in the first 10 minutes with a burst of goals that saw them leading by just over 20 points at the end of the first half. The second half changed as the other team quickly played themselves back into the game. Tom's team started to miss an increasing number of shots. It was at that point that the coach called his first time out.

　　The noise of the spectators (观众) became quiet as the coach spoke to them. He had the team standing in a half circle, but he squatted (蹲) down, looking up at them and giving some very calm and clear instructions on what they needed to do in the last couple of minutes. As he stood up to allow the team to return to the court, I saw him give some further words of encouragement to all of them.

　　You could see that he knew that the team was fighting to save the game and that he needed to lift them up. By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.

Well, Tom's team went on to win the final by 5 points. As I drove away I thought about what