We live in the“computer age”．People like scientists，writers，teachers and even students use computers to do 　54 　work．But more．than 30 years ago，computers couldn’t do much．They were very big and expensive．Very 　55 　people were interested in them and knew how to use them．Today computers are smaller and 　56 　．Since they can do a lot of work，many people like to use them．Some people even have them at home．

　　 Computers become very important because they can work 　57 　than men and make fewer mistakes．Computers can 　58 　people do a lot of work．Writers now use computers to write．Teachers use them to study and children use them to play games．Computers can also remember what you put 　　59 　them．Computers are very 　60 　and helpful．They are our good friends．

　 　Do you want to have a computer?

54．A．many of　　 　　 B．all kinds of　 　　 C．a lot　　　　 　 D．very much

55．A．few　　　　 B．little　　 　　　　　 C．a few　　　 　 D．a little

56．A．cheap　　　 　 B．cheaper　 　　　 C．expensive　 　 D．more expensive

57．A slow　　　　　 B．slower　　 　　　 C．fast　　　　 　 D．faster

58．A．help　　 　　　　 B．make　　 　　　　 C．use　 　　　　　　 D．stop

59．A．in　　 　　　　　　 B．into　　 　　　　　 C．on　　 　　　　　　 D．up

60．A．beautiful　　 　 B．careful　　 　　　 C．useful　　 　　 D．heavy

A：用方框内所给的句子，完成对话，并将答案序号填写在上面框内。(5分)

(The exam is coming．Millie finds that Linda is not happy．So she comes up．)

Millie：41__________

Linda：I’m afraid I might fail the exam．

Millie：Oh！Don’t worry．42__________

Linda：That’s easy for you to say，but I’m still worried．

Millie：43__________

Linda：All right．But what if I still fail?

Millie：44__________ Failure is the mother of success．

Linda：oh，I see．Thank you．

Millie：45__________ Bye．

Linda：Bye．

B．排列下面句子，使之成为一段通顺的对话。(5分)

A．A football match？Between which two teams?

B．At about 7:45．

C．No，I don’t like it．I will watch a football match on TV．

D．Wonderful！What time will it begin?

E．Oh，I Won’t go to the concert．I will stay at home to watch the match．

F．There will be a concert in the theatre this evening．Do you want to go，Eria?

G．I think we will be proud of our team．

H．It’s between our Chinese team and Japanese team．

40．It __________ ten years since he left the school．

　　 A．is　　 　　　　　　 B．has 　　　　　　　 C．will　 　　　　　 D．was

39．His father __________ the Party since 1978．

　　 A．joined　　 　　　 B．has joined　　 C．was in　　 　　　　 D．has been in

38．We __________ Xiao Li since she was a little girl．

　　 A．know　　 　　　　　　　 B．had known　　 C．have known 　D．knew

37．Lanlan __________ already __________ in this school for two years．

　　 A．was studying　 B．will study　　 C．has studied　　 D．are studying

36．Lily as well her parents __________ to the park on Sundays．

　　 A．go　　 　　　　　　 B．going　　 　　　　 C．are going　　 D．goes

35．Rose is busy．Let’s ask Mary __________．

　　 A．for instead　　 B．to instead　　 C．instead　　 　　　　 D．instead of