Although they seem to lose the game, they still try their best ________ it.

A. play B. playing C. to play

Every farmer knows that weather plays a part _______ farming.

A. at B. in C. to

—It’s difficult for Bill to make a plan in _______ a short time.

—You’re wrong. He is clever enough to do it.

A. too B. so C. such

—Anna, our school team lost the basketball game.

—What? I can hardly _______ my ears! All of the players are excellent.

A. stand B. believe C. mind

My father usually _______ the subway to work, but next week he _______ to work.

A. takes;will walk B. takes;walks C. will take;will walk

Many people are interested in talking about life in the future. Some people_____ that life in the future will be easier and more comfortable. But others believe that it will be worse and more difficult than now. As for me, I______the idea of the first team.

First, as for education, people will have______education. This is because of technology (科技). E-books will replace (取代) common books, robots will replace teachers, and students will not have to go to school every day. They will______at home through online teaching and will find learning more interesting.

Second, people’s______will improve. Technology will also play a very important role. New medicine will help people get better quickly. Robots will help doctors and sometimes replace ___ . Also, doctors will be able to cure more diseases (治愈更多疾病), ____ people will live longer.

Third, housing problems will end. People will build houses under the sea. Also, some people will live_____ the moon. Then everyone will have a place to live.

Fourth, hunger（饥饿） will stop all over the world. People will grow crops (庄稼) everywhere_____ on the top of buildings.

Now what about you?______do you think life in the future will be like?

1.A. expect B. decide C. think

2.A. agree with B. care about C. bring out

3.A. longer B. shorter C. better

4.A. sleep B. shop C. study

5.A. talents B. luck C. health

6.A. him B. her C. them

7.A. but B. so C. or

8.A. on B. for C. with

9.A. only B. even C. still

10.A. What B. Why C. When

Jeff and Joe are brothers. They are thinking about their future. In ten years, they will be twenty-four and have their own jobs. Jeff will be a soccer coach (教练) and Joe will be a jazz (爵士乐) musician.

First, Jeff will finish college. At college, he will take classes in science, health and education. He will not take art or history. Jeff will probably play soccer on the college team. He will be busy but he will enjoy the sports and classes. After college, Jeff will teach in a high school. He will teach science and coach the school's soccer team. Jeff will love coaching soccer. His team will work hard and practice four times a week. They will have fun and maybe they will win a lot of games.

Joe will start a jazz band (乐队). He will play the drums. The band will practice every day and write their own songs. Joe's band will probably play in clubs in New York. Joe hopes the band will become successful and famous. Then Joe and the band will travel around the world by car. Joe will not forget his family. He will find time to visit them.

Jeff and Joe will work hard on their plans. Their parents are sure about Jeff 's plan, but they have doubts about Joe's plan because being a successful musician is a very difficult thing.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.How old are Jeff and Joe now?

A. 10. B. 12. C. 14.

2.What classes will Jeff have in the college?

①Art ② Health ③History

④Education ⑤Science

A. ①②③ B. ③④⑤ C. ②④⑤

3.From the passage, we can know that _______.

A. Joe's band will play in clubs in London

B. Joe loves traveling around the world by bike

C. Jeff 's soccer team will practice four times a week

4.What does the underlined word “doubts” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 怀疑 B. 信任 C. 赞扬

5.The passage is mainly about Jeff 's and Joe's _______.

A. future plans B. dream colleges C. school activities

Carlos is a young boy from Puerto Rico. Five months ago, he came to New York with his family. He would never forget their first day in this city. His parents' eyes were full of hope, and they wondered what good jobs they would get. His older sister and brother looked at the people, streets, buildings, etc. Everything was exciting for them. Grandmother and Grandfather discussed their wonderful new life here. New York was the dream city of everyone in the family except (除……之外) Carlos. He detested it. The city looked big, cold and dirty to him. He missed his home in the countryside in Puerto Rico. He loved the fresh air, the hot sun and the lovely beaches.

Carlos didn't want to go to school because it made him think of his friends at home. He began to go to the dock (码头), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He often saw a man there looking at the sea (海). The man saw Carlos, too and felt his sadness (悲伤). The man's name is Eric. One day Eric said, “Yes, it's hard to leave your hometown. I left Norway 15 years ago and began to drive a bus in this city. In the beginning I felt the same as you. I know it's hard to start a new life in a new place, but let's face it. I did it, and you can do it, too.”

After that the man and the young boy became close friends.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Carlos' family thought ______.

A. New York was big but dirty

B. people in New York lived a busy life

C. they would have a wonderful life in New York

2.The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”.

A. 记住 B. 喜欢 C. 讨厌

3.Carlos went to the dock to ______.

A. draw pictures of the sea B. play with his new friends

C. feel closer to his hometown

4.After Eric came to New York, he worked as ______.

A. a teacher B. a driver C. a farmer

5.The talk between Eric and Carlos shows that Eric was ______.

A. lucky B. careful C. helpful

The future is coming!All over the world there are new ideas for new places to live and work in.Some of them will be in the sea! They will be very big and lots of people will live and work in them.The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea,about five miles away from the land. But the most exciting idea comes from Japan.It is called Aeropolis. Aeropolis will be a huge sea city,with parks,schools,a hospital and an airport...and it will move! It will travel slowly around the world.There are just two problems. Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make. And for people who get seasick(晕船）, it won’t be much fun.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Which country will plan to build a town in the sea?

A. America B. China C. England

2.What’ the name of Japanese sea city?

A. Tokyo B. Aeropolis C. Atlantis

3.What does the underlined word “huge” mean?

A. Very small B. Very smart C. Very big

4.” Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make means“______”

A. Aeropolis will be very cheap to build.

B. People will spend much money building Aeropolis.

C. Aeropolis will be very easy to build.

5.Which of the follow is TRUE?

A. Sea cities will be holiday towns.

B. There are already two sea cities.

C. Sea cities will be very big.

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

A: Hi, Jordan! 1.

B: Really? Is she going to be on the news? 

A: 2. Don't you remember she played a part in a TV advert (广告) in April? 

B: Oh, yes. I remember. 3.

A: At 9:30. We're going to watch it at my home. 4.

B: Of course. Oh, I can't believe it. I'm going to see your sister on TV.

A: My sister likes acting. 5.

B: Wow, that's great. I hope her dream can come true soon.

A. What time is it going to be on?

B. Yes, she is.

C. Do you want to join us?

D. My sister is going to be on TV on Friday.

E. She is going to be an actress.

F. Why is she going to be an actress?

G. No, she isn't.