Life in the twenty-first century will be very   50 . Many changes will take place, but   51  will the changes be.

The population is growing   52 . There will be many   53  in the world and most of them will live   54  than people in the twentieth century.

Computers will be much smaller and   55  and there will be at least one in every   56 . And   57  studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.

People will work   58  and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling.   59  will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to   60  countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our   61 , too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be   62 . Work in the future will be different, too.   63  and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this,   64  will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.

1.                A．interesting      B．hard           C．different  D．beautiful

2.                A．why           B．how           C．when    D．what

3.                A．slowly          B．fast            C．quietly   D．suddenly

4.                A．people         B．workers        C．scientists  D．doctors

5.                A．long           B．longer          C．happy    D．lucky

6.                A．more useful     B．useful          C．helpful   D．less useful

7.                A．hospital        B．factory         C．home    D．town

8.                A．science         B．maths          C．English   D．computer

9.                                  A．fewer hours B．more hours

C．eight hours                       D．more than eight hours

10.                                A．Seeing doctors   B．Going to the cinema

C．Shopping                         D．Travelling

11.               A．rich           B．other          C．poor  D．small

12.               A．food           B．clothes         C．fruit  D．drinks

13.               A．fatter          B．thinner         C．healthier  D．more pleased

14.               A．Safe           B．Easy           C．Simple    D．Dangerous

15.               A．a few people    B．all the people    C．many people   D．some people

Mrs. Keller had a big family .Her husband had a factory in the town .One of her sons was a lawyer and the other two were drivers .And her two daughters worked in the post office .The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn’t employ anybody .

One evening ,the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper .She went to answer it .She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident .She heard this and fell in a faint .When she came back to life ,she was in hospital .And she needed to be helped after that .

Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on .The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again .From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid to hear the bell .Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up .So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist .The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.

“You will soon be all right if you follow my advice ,Mrs. Keller” said the psychiatrist.

The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter .And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again .

“You have saved me, Doctor ,”the old woman said ,as soon as she saw him .

“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now?”

“No,” answered Keller .

“I dare answer it whether it rings or not ”

1.Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.

2.The old woman fell in a faint because _____

3.After she came out of hospital , Mrs  Keller  wasn’t ___as before .

Mrs Keller had a big family. Her husband had a factory in the town. One of her sons was a lawyers and the other two were drivers. And her two daughters worked in the post office. The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn’t employ anybody.
One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper. She went to answer it. She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident. She heard this and fell in a faint. When she came back to life, she was in hospital. And she needed to be helped after that.
Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on. The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again. From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell. Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up. So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist. The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.
“You will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs Keller.” said the psychiatrist.
The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter. And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again.
“You have saved me, Doctor,” the old woman said, as soon as she saw him.
“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now?”
“No,” answered Keller.
“I dare answer it whether it rings or not.”
【小题1】Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.

Mrs Keller had a big family. Her husband had a factory in the town. One of her sons was a lawyers and the other two were drivers. And her two daughters worked in the post office. The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn’t employ anybody.

    One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper. She went to answer it. She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident. She heard this and fell in a faint. When she came back to life, she was in hospital. And she needed to be helped after that.

    Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on. The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again. From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell. Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up. So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist. The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.

    “You will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs Keller.” said the psychiatrist.

The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter. And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again.

“You have saved me, Doctor,” the old woman said, as soon as she saw him.

“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now?”

“No,” answered Keller.

“I dare answer it whether it rings or not.”

1.Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.

A. she had no money to employ a helper.

B. she was strong enough to do all at home

C. she didn’t believe anybody

D. only she was free at home

2.The old woman fell in a faint because _____

A. she went to answer the telephone.

B. she was very ill that evening

C. she walked in the room carelessly

D. she heard the news about her son’s death.

3.After she came out of hospital, Mrs Keller wasn’t _________as before.

A. strong                  B. able                  C. clever              D. sad

4.______made the old woman not answer the telephone.

A. The doctor’s advice                               B. Her husband’s suggestion

C. Her poor health                                  D. The two pieces of bad news