Computers become very important  6   they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can   7   people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put     8  them. Computers are very   9   and helpful. They are our good friends.

Do you want to   10   a computer?

1. (　)

A. as　　　　　　　　　　    B. like

C. for　　　　　　　　　　    D. with

2. (　)

A. many of　　　　　　　　　　    B. very much

C. a lot　　　　　　　　　　    D. all kinds of

3. (　)

A. scientists　　　　　　　　　　    B. teachers

C. students　　　　　　　　　　    D. computers

4. (　)

A. sell　　　　　　　　　　    B. use

C. look　　　　　　　　　　    D. put

5. (　)

A. other　　　　　　　　　　    B. several

C. a lot of　　　　　　　　　　    D. many

6. (　)

A. or　　　　　　　　　　    B. but

C. and　　　　　　　　　　    D. because

7. (　)

A. he
?

lp　　　　　　　　　　    B. make

C. use　　　　　　　　　　    D. stop

8. (　)

A. for　　　　　　　　　　    B. into

C. on　　　　　　　　　　    D. up

9. (　)

A. beautiful　　　　　　　　　　    B. careful

C. useful　　　　　　　　　　    D. heavy

10. (　)

A. pay　　　　　　　　　　    B. sell

C. lend　　　　　　　　　　    D. have

Do you have an umbrella? Someone invented the umbrella about 4,000 years ago. People used umbrellas in Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and China in ancient times. We use our umbrella for protection from the rain. However, people first used umbrellas for protection from the sun. People in China were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain. They put wax(蜡纸) on paper umbrellas.

European women used umbrellas before European men used them. Jonas Hanway was the first man to carry one in England. He made umbrellas popular for men and women. Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because of him.

We make umbrellas from many different things. The first ones were wood and cloth. Now many are plastic(塑料). Today umbrellas are easy to carry. They fold up into a small package(包). The umbrella is a great invention. Don’t forget yours the next time when it rains.

根据文章内容判断正误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“Ｂ”。

1.The umbrella was invented about 2,000 years ago.

2.The first umbrellas were used for protection from sun.

3.People in Europe were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain.

4.Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because he made umbrellas popular for people.

5.The first umbrellas were made from plastic.

Hobbies are activities（活动）, which we do in our free time. There are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. Some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.

The most popular hobbies in our country are as follows:

Collecting hobbies We can collect a lot of things. Usually people collect the stamps, postcards or coins. Some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things, which could be very expensive.

Art hobbies Going to the theatre, concert（音乐会）, opera; playing some instrument ( the most popular instrument is guitar ); painting, writing, poetry. There are many clubs—such as singing, dancing, etc.

Sports games Everybody do some sport activities—sport can keep us fit. Many students are members of a sports club—basketball, volleyball or swimming.

The other popular hobby is watching TV or a video, playing computer or video games, but it is not so good for your eyes and your mind. Many people here like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. Some people like listening to music better. Going out can be very expensive now.

Many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working with computer, but it is not so easy. Hobbies are very important for everybody. A man would be very poor without a hobby and would not be pleased.

Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes (改变)will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) 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 (至少) one in every room. 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 travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
【小题1】In the future there will be _______.
A. much more fruit   B. more people     C. less vegetables
【小题2】Every family will have at least a _____________ in the future.
A. robot            B. cow           C. computer
【小题3】In the future people don’t have to __________________
A. work long hours   B. work fast      C. walk on foot
【小题4】People may not eat _________ as much as they do today.
A. fruit             B. fish           C. meat
【小题5】One big problem in the future is that ___________.
A. many people will not be able to find work
B. people have to work fast
C. all the work will be done by robots

Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. 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 traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

 There will be changes in our food，too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead，they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different，too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1.In the future there will be ______.

A. much more fruit  B. fewer people

C. less vegetables  D. less people

2.Every family will have at least a ______ in the future.

A. robot           B. cow                   C. TV set       D. computer

3.In the future people don't have to ______.

A. work long hours  B. work fast C. walk on foot  D. eat meat

4.People may not eat ______ as much as they do today.

A. fruit         B. fish    C. meat    D. rice

5.One big problem in the future is that ______.

A. many people don't have to work

B. many people will not be able to find work

C. people have to work fast

D. all the work will be done by robots