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SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks，sings，dances and it costs 1 a car.

In Tokyo，a human-shaped robot will go on sale 2 this year from Sony Corp. It remembers people’s faces，dances disco steps and 3 sings. But it’s an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.

Sony 4 to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. “This robot was designed to live with people in 5 ，”said Sony only.

“The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its 6 so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows 7 get back on its feet when it falls，”Sony said.

The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two 8 ，allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can 9 the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which 10 for 180 000 yen（US $1 400）in Japan and US $1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple 11 （It knows about 60 000 words.），and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces， 12 and names.

Entertainment robots have grown into a fad，and toy makers are coming out with 13 imitations. Mitsubishi company 14 two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children，play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8 15 yen（US $105 000）bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.

1.A.as many as　　　　　　 B.as much as　　　　　　 C.so many as　　　　　　 D.so much as

2.A.before　　　　　　　　 B.later　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.ago　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.after

3.A.ever　　　　　　　　　　 B.every　　　　　　　　　　 C.even　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.never

4.A.continued　　　　　　 B.used　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.forgot　　　　　　　　　　 D.refused

5.A.families　　　　　　　　 B.houses　　　　　　　　　　 C.homes　　　　　　　　　　 D.offices

6.A.hands　　　　　　　　   B.feet　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.arms　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.legs

7.A.when to　　　　　　　　 B.how to　　　　　　　　　　 C.what to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.why to

8.A.umbrellas　　　　　　 B.bands　　　　　　　　　　 C.telephones　　　　　　　　 D.cameras

9.A.talk　　　　　　　　　　 B.speak　　　　　　　　　　 C.say　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.tell

10.A.sales　　　　　　　　　　 B.sells　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.buys　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.borrows

11.A.diaries　　　　　　　　 B.conversations　　　　　　 C.competitions　　　　　　 D.dialogues

12. A. noises　　　　　　　　 B.bodies　　　　　　　　　　 C.voices　　　　　　　　　　 D.entrances

13.A.cheap　　　　　　　　 B.cheaper　　　　　　　　　　 C.dear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.more expensive

14.A.sold　　　　　　　　　　 B.have sold　　　　　　　　 C.has sold　　　　　　　　 D.will sell

15.A.hundred　　　　　　 B.thousand　　　　　　　　 C.million　　　　　　　　　　 D.billion

About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight (减肥). That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fat or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

Many people in the United States worry about their looks. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5. Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.

Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular.

These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.

12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.

Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15, too.

1 .A. less　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　 D. fast

2. A. For　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　　 D. And

3. A. good　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　 D. easy

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

5. A. high　　　　　　 B. short　　　　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　　 D. fat

6. A. talk　　　　　　 B. say　　　　　　　　 C. speak　　　　　　 D. tell

7. A. dearer　　　　 B. harder　　　　　　 C. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 D. easier

8. A. taken　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

9. A. cheap　　　　 B. expensive　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　　　 D. safe

10. A. pay　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　 D. have

11. A. making　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　　 D. using

12. A. Before　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. At

13. A. sorry　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　 &nbsVp; D. glad

14. A. need　　　　 B. have　　　　　　　　 C. use　　　　　　　　 D. get

15. A. health　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　　 D. money

　 It was almost 9:00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was 1 . She started her car and she　 2　 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She　 3　 the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 4 .

　 The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small　 5 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness (知觉).

　 When she　 6 , her head was bleeding (流血), and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know　 7　 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the　 8　 river! She felt very　 9 . She knew the ice wouldn’t　 10　 her car for very long. She　 11　 to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried　 12　 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that　 13　 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t　 14 . Mia closed her eyes and　 15　 die.

　 Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

(1)　 A. raining　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　　　　　　　 C. snowing　　　　　　 D. late

(2)　 A. ran　　　　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. rode

(3)　 A. turned on　　　　 B. turned over　　　　　 C. turned off　　　　　 D. turned down

(4)　 A. happy　　　　　　　　　 B. not alone　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　 D. not lonely

(5)　 A. bridge　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　 D. farm

(6)　 A. got up　　　　　　 B. came back　　　 C. looked up　　　　 D. woke up

(7)　 A. how　　　　　　　　B. what　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. where

(8)　 A. deep　　　　　　　　　　 B. frozen　　　　　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　　　 D. cold

(9)　 A. angry　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. afraid

(10) A. keep　　　　　　　　B. pull　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. hold

(11) A. tried　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. would like　　　　 D. seemed

(12) A. one　　　　　　　　　 B. one more　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　 D. the other

(13) A. someone　　　　　　　B. anyone　　　　　　 C. everyone　　　　　 D. no one

(14) A. feel　　　　　　　　 B. hear　　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

(15) A. waited to　　　　　　　　　 B. had to　　　　　　 C. was able to　　　　　　　　 D. decided to

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　　　　　　 B. reminded　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　　D. weight