Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.

People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1.There will be _________ in the future.

2.In the future the computer will be _________.

3.In the future more people _________.

4.People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.

5.The robots will _________ in the future.

Life in 30 years will be   36   because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

     The population is growing fast. There will be    37   people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be   38   smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important  39   in school.

     People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and   40   . And many more people will go to other countries   41   holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for   42    new towns and houses. Then there will be less   43   for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will   44   by robots. Because of this, many people will not have   45   to do. This will be a problem. 

36. A. same         B. difference        C. different        D. difficulty

37. A. little and little  B. less and less      C. many and many  D. more and more

38. A. much         B. many           C. more           D. most

39. A. subject        B. subjects         C. way            D. games       

40. A. easily         B. more easily      C. easy            D. easier

41. A. for            B. with            C. at             D. in

42. A. build          B. building         C. to build         D. builds

43. A. rooms         B. room            C. spaces          D. sea

44. A. done          B. do              C. be done         D. be did

45. A. works enough   B. enough works    C. work enough     D. enough work

Life in 30 years will be   1   because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

    The population is growing fast. There will be    2   people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be   3   smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important  4   in school.

    People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and   5   . And many more people will go to other countries   6   holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for   7   new towns and houses. Then there will be less   8   for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will   9   by robots. Because of this, many people will not have   10   to do. This will be a problem. 

1. A．same                   B．difference         C．different           D．difficulty

2. A．little and little             B．less and less        C．many and many     D．more and more

3. A．much                  B．many              C．more              D．most

4. A．subject                 B．subjects           C．way              D．games

5. A．easily                  B．more easily         C．easy              D．easier

6. A．for                    B．with              C．at                 D．in

7. A．build                   B．building            C．to build            D．builds

8. A．rooms                 B．room             C．spaces            D．sea

9. A．done                   B．do                C．be done            D．be did

10. A．works enough   B．enough works            C．work enough       D．enough work

It was a village in India. The people were poor but they were happy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were useless to the villagers. What they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. The villagers were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops weren’t doing so well. More worry was that the children fell ill more often, and there were more insects around lately. The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.

The people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job--- eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From Paragraph l, we learn that the villagers_______.

A. worked very hard for centuries

B. dreamed of having a better life

C. were poor but somewhat happy   

D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. The frogs were easy money.

B. They needed money to buy medicine.

C. They wanted to please the visitors.

D. The frogs made too much noise.

3. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. The crops didn’t do well.                              B. There were too many insects.

C. The visitors brought in diseases.             D. The pesticides were overused.

4.What is meaning of the last sentence of the article?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B. Money is important.

C. The harmony between man and nature is important.

D. Good old days will never be forgotten.