With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.

An Underwater Hotel

It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.

Google Glass

Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(電池) hidden inside the frame(邊框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.

A New Kind of shirt

Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨燙).

The Digital(數(shù)字) Library

Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into companies? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas, America. Computers will take the place of books soon.

1.The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.

A. 10 B. 15 C. 100 D. 150

2.You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.

A. camera B. a screen

C. a battery D. your hand

3.You can wear the Wool Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.

A. a month B. two months C. three months D. a year

4.The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.

A. books B. computers C. bookshelves D. reader

5.Which one of the following can reduce(減少)our housework in daily life?

A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass

C. The Wool Prince shirt D. The Digital Library

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