26. A. satisfaction　　 　 B. decision　　　 　 C. happiness　　 D. development

25. A. damages　　　 　 B. improves　　 　　 C. affects　　　　 　　　 D. weakens

24. A. opinion　　　 　 B. attitude　　　 　 C. influence　 　　　 D. answer

23. A. look forward to　 　　　 B. look down on 　 C. look up to　 　　 D. look back on

22. A. change　　　　 　 B. refuse　　　 　 C. keep　　　　 　 D. invent

21. A. affairs　　　　 　 B. questions　　 　 C. troubles　　 　　 D. problems　　　　　　　　

55. We can infer from the passage that 　　　　.

　　　 A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots.

　　　 B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.

　　　 C. robots can completely take the place of human beings.

　　　 D. people’s privacy should be strictly protected

54. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　　 A. A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks

　　　 B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes

　　　 C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

　　　 D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

53. According to Professor Sato, 　　　.

　　　 A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

　　　 B. the robot does anything like human beings

　　　 C. tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

　　　 D. tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

52. The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means 　　　.

　　　 A. fixed　　　　　　　　　　 B. established　　　　　　 C. settled　　　　　　　　　 D. rooted