Read and choose the right answers to complete the passage.（閱讀短文，選擇正確的答案完成短文。）

SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks，sings，dances and it costs  1  a car.

In Tokyo，a human-shaped robot will go on sale  2  this year from Sony Corp. It remembers people’s faces，dances disco steps and  3   sings. But it’s an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.

Sony  4  to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. “This robot was designed to live with people in  5  ，”said Sony only.

“The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its  6  so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows  7  get back on its feet when it falls，”Sony said.

The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two   8  ，allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can  9  the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which  10  for 180 000 yen（US $1 400）in Japan and US $1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple  11  （It knows about 60 000 words.），and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces，  12  and names.

Entertainment robots have grown into a fad，and toy makers are coming out with  13 imitations. Mitsubishi company   14  two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children，play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8  15 yen（US $105 000）bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.

1.A.as many as　　　　　　 B.as much as　　　　　　    C.so many as　　　　　　    D.so much as

2.A.before　　　　　　　　    B.later　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.ago　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.after

3.A.ever　　　　　　　　　　   B.every　　　　　　　　　　    C.even　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.never

4.A.continued　　　　　　   B.used　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.forgot　　　　　　　　　　   D.refused

5.A.families　　　　　　　　  B.houses　　　　　　　　　　  C.homes　　　　　　　　　　   D.offices

6.A.hands　　　　　　　　  &nbs
p;  B.feet　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C.arms　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.legs

7.A.when to　　　　　　　　  B.how to　　　　　　　　　　  C.what to　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.why to

8.A.umbrellas　　　　　　    B.bands　　　　　　　　　　    C.telephones　　　　　　　　 D.cameras

9.A.talk　　　　　　　　　　    B.speak　　　　　　　　　　    C.say　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.tell

10.A.sales　　　　　　　　　　 B.sells　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.buys　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.borrows

11.A.diaries　　　　　　　　   B.conversations　　　　　　 C.competitions　　　　　　  D.dialogues

12. A. noises　　　　　　　　 B.bodies　　　　　　　　　　   C.voices　　　　　　　　　　   D.entrances

13.A.cheap　　　　　　　　   B.cheaper　　　　　　　　　　 C.dear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.more expensive

14.A.sold　　　　　　　　　　  B.have sold　　　　　　　　   C.has sold　　　　　　　　    D.will sell

15.A.hundred　　　　　　    B.thousand　　　　　　　　   C.million　　　　　　　　　　   D.billion

 

About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight (減肥). That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fat or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

    Many people in the United States worry about their looks. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5. Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.

    Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular.

    These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

    Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.

    12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.

    Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15, too.

    1 .A. less　　　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　  D. fast

    2. A. For　　　　　　   B. So　　　　　　　　    C. Or　　　　　　　　    D. And

    3. A. good　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　　　    C. hard　　　　　　　　  D. easy

    4. A. why　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　  D. when

    5. A. high　　　　　　      B. short　　　　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　　   D. fat

    6. A. talk　　　　　　   B. say　　　　　　　　   C. speak　　　　　　    D. tell

    7. A. dearer　　　　    B. harder　　　　　　   C. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 D. easier

    8. A. taken　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

    9. A. cheap　　　　    B. expensive　　　　  C. easy　　　　　　　　  D. safe

    10. A. pay　　　　　　  B. cost　　　　　　　　  C. take　　　　　　　　  D. have

    11. A. making　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　    C. playing　　　　　　  D. using

    12. A. Before　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. At

    13. A. sorry　　　　   B. angry　　　　　　    C. sad　　　　　　   &nbs
Vp;   D. glad

    14. A. need　　　　    B. have　　　　　　　　  C. use　　　　　　　　   D. get

    15. A. health　　　　  B. time　　　　　　　　  C. food　　　　　　　　 D. money

 

Here is the bulletin board of Class 3. Some of the students put their notes on it. Please read them and answer the following questions.

I want to say thanks to Miss Li, our dear teacher. We couldn’t have a wonderful class without you. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Tom	Dear Mr Chen, Please accept my best thanks. I have a lot of fun in your P.E. class. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 David
Many thanks to John for helping me with Maths homework. 　 　　　　　　　　　　　Jane	I am thankful to Bill for lending me books. I’ll remember to bring mine next time. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Mario
A thousand thanks to Alex. He always helps me clean the windows when I’m busy. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 Julia	I’m thankful to know that I have so many kind students. I love you all. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 Miss Li

56. The Chinese meaning of "bulletin board" is _______.

　 A. 電影廣告　 　　　　　　　　 B.尋人啟事　　　　　　　　 C. 公告欄　　　 　　　　　　 D. 通緝令

57. According to the notes on the bulletin board, what holiday might be coming?

　 A. Christmas　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Halloween　　　

C. Thanksgiving　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. New Year's Day

58. When Julia is busy, what does Alex always help her do?

A. To do math homework.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. To clean the windows.

　 C. To have P. E. class together. D. To take books to school.

59. From the bulletin board, we know that Mr Chen is a ___________.

　 A. repeater　　　　　 　　　　 B. P.E. teacher　　　 C. doctor　　　　　 D. pilot

60. Why does Bill lend books to Mario?

A. They are classmates.　　　　　　 　　

　 B. Miss Li wants him to do so.

　 C. Bill has too many books.

　 D. Mario forgot to bring his books to school.

Everyone in our school loves sports. Every morning 　26 we get up, we do morning exercises. After the second class we do exercises again. We only have 　27 classes twice a week, but we do physical training（鍛煉）at five every afternoon. The most popular sport is basketball. The 　28 enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. 　29 popular sport is football and in every class there 　30 a lot of football fans. 　31 volleyball is played when the weather is fine. We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often 　32 friendship（友誼）matches with the teams from other schools. When there is a match, 　33 of us go to watch it and cheer our side on.

Beside（除……之外）ball games, some of us like track-and-field events（田徑項目）, 　34 we often practice running, jumping and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year we hold a sports meeting.

Sports help us to keep 　35 .

26. A. while　　　　　　 　　 B. when　　　　　 　 C. before　　　 D. after

27. A. English　　　　　　 　 B. Chinese　　　 　　 C. P.E.　　　　 　 D. music

28. A. teacher　　　　　　 B. boys　　　　　 　 C. students　　 D. people

29. A. Some other　　　 　　 B. Other　　　　 　　 C. Another　　 　 D. The other

30. A. are　　　　　　　 　 B. is　　　　　　 　 C. were　　　　 D. was

31. A. Never　　　　　　 　　 B. Often　　 　　　　　　　　 C. Usually　　　 D. Always

32. A. see　　　　　　　 　　 B. have　　　　 　　　　 C. look at　　　 　　　 D. watch

33. A. several　　　　　　 　 B. few　　　　　　 　 C. a little　　　 D. many

34. A. because　　　　　 　　 B. but　　　　　　　 　　　 C. or　　　　　 D. and

35. A. thirsty and hungry　 　　 B. healthy and happy C. fat and tired　 D. thin and weak