Peter is thirteen years old . He is in Grade Eight this year.  He likes to play football and  watches football matches . And he often reads newspapers . He does his best to know where  and when a football match will be.  Now Peter is having lunch . He is listening to the  radio , too . He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at  four this afternoon.. He wants to watch it very much . But he’s going to have English and  Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds  a way .

     “Hello, Mrs. Black,”Peter says to his teacher on the telephone,“ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave.”

      “Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” says Mrs. Black. “But who’s that?”

      “It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”

(  )6.Peter likes to      .

A.make a call  B. play basketball  C. study English  D. watch football

(  )7.Why dose Peter often read newspapers?      

A.Because he wants to know more news.

B.Because he wants to know where and when a football match will be.

C.Because he wants to read some interesting stories.     

D.His parents ask him to do so.

(  )8.How dose Peter know there will be a nice football match at four o’clock this afternoon?

A. He knows it from the radio.        B. He knows it from the newspaper.           

C. He knows it from watching TV.     D. He knows it from somebody.    

(  )9.Peter asks for leave(请假) because____________ .

A. he doesn’t like to study English and Chinese              

B.he is ill 

C. he has to help his father with some important work.  

D.he wants to watch a football match.

(  )10.Mrs. Black doesn’t know Peter tells a lie(撒谎),dose she?

A.Yes,she doesn’t  B.No,she dose C.No,she dosen’t  D.Yes,she dose.

It's March, 2050.Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.

   There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to

business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the

world's leading business centers. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000

dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.

   As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them. Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.

    Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.

     Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present. It has become a world language as

 important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.

     According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a

 few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.

66. Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?

   Because  they _________________________________________________                  

67. Does Mary read space news and business news?

____________________________________________________________

68. Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?

____________________________________________________________

69. What are the two important world languages in 2050?

    _____________________________________________________________

70. How old will Louise be in 2150 according to the passage?