Life in the 22^nd century will be different from that in the 21^st century because many changes will happen in the new century. 1_____ what will the changes be?

First, the population is growing very fast. There 2      more and more 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 4     one in every home. And 5      studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.

Second, people will work 6      hours than they are doing in the 21^st century. They’ll have more free time for sports, watching TV and7    . Traveling will also be cheaper and easier. And more people will go to8      countries for holidays.

Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land to 9      new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so 10       will be more expensive. Maybe no one eat it everyday; 11     , they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be 12     .

Last, work in the future will be13      , too. Robots will do the 14     and hard work. Because of this, many people won’t have 15     work to do. This will be a problem.

1.                A．But            B．And            C．However  D．Or

2.                A．will be         B．will have        C．are  D．have

3.                A．very           B．quite           C．much D．too

4.                A．at most         B．at least         C．no more than  D．less than

5.                A．history         B．English         C．maths    D．computer

6.                A．less            B．more           C．fewer    D．little

7.                A．working        B．traveling        C．teaching  D．staying

8.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

9.                A．grow           B．plant           C．remain   D．build

10.               A．food           B．meat           C．vegetables D．fruit

11.               A．however       B．moreover       C．instead    D．although

12.               A．healthy         B．healthier       C．health D．healthiest

13.               A．dangerous      B．difficult         C．different  D．the same

14.               A．dangerous      B．happy          C．easy  D．boring

15.               A．more          B．much          C．many D．enough

Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and  56  in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday,   57   she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional  58  before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel   59   a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months  60  from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling  61  easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her   62  her stories. They were   63   interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was   64  that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped  65  .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
【小题1】A.death             B.die                  C.died
【小题2】A.but               B.and                  C.or
【小题3】A.singer             B.teacher              C.manager
【小题4】A.on                B.at                   C.by
【小题5】A.to sail             B.sailing               C.to fly
【小题6】A.too               B.much                C.more
【小题7】A.talk to             B.talk with             C.talk about
【小题8】A.so                B.such                 C.very
【小题9】A.boring             B.relaxing              C.amazing
【小题10】A.work and think      B.working and thinking   C.to work and think

When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he   １  to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place   ２  a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very   3 , and told his sons about it.

They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would   4  some crops where the earth had been   5 . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since   6  soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his   7 .

As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to   8  that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever   9 . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he   10  a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields,   11  he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.

This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite   12  from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to   13  their sons to college.

Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s   14 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich   15 . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.

1.                A．feared         B．agreed         C．used D．failed

2.                A．while          B．as             C．when D．after

3.                A．happy          B．disappointed     C．angry D．calm

4.                A．harvest         B．plant           C．water    D．feed

5.                A．controlled      B．burned         C．destroyed D．turned

6.                A．more          B．most           C．much D．few

7.                A．job            B．problem        C．pity  D．dream

8.                A．realize         B．promise        C．relate    D．regret

9.                A．feed           B．sell            C．plant D．eat

10.               A．take up         B．set up          C．turn up    D．make up

11.               A．now           B．though         C．so    D．because

12.               A．careful         B．rich           C．alone D．cheerful

13.               A．bring          B．take           C．send  D．make

14.               A．understanding   B．knowledge      C．thinking   D．skills

15.               A．mud           B．gold           C．soil   D．material