— Why don’t you watch some English movies?

— Oh, it’s too ______ because the people speak too quickly. I can’t catch them at all.

A. frustrating       B. frustrated       C. interesting    D. bored

The computer is a very good machine(机器). It can do a lot of work every day, so people can use it in many ways. Writers can use it to write interesting stories. Painters(画家) can use it to draw beautiful pictures. If you like talking, you can talk to people from far away on the computer. You can watch movies and listen to music. Many children like playing games. Computers can help you.

In the shop, someone buys something from you. You can put the information about the sale. Then the computer can work on the information and tell you a report about shopping. In research (在研究领域), if you want to know about the moon, you can ask the computer and the computer can answer on the screen. In some large factories, you can’t see many people. Why not? Robots can do most of work instead of (代替) people. How does the robot work? The computer tells it what to do. This is our computer. Perhaps one day the computer can think and feel. Then it will make our life better and better.

(   )11.We can         on the computer.

A. not play games    B. get real fruits  C. talk to people far away  D. find no information

(   )12.You can’t see many people in some large factories because        .

A. computers can not do anything      B. some robots help them

C. people all stay in the room          D. people work on the computer

(   )13.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. People need computers’ help        B. People have to use computers

C. Computers can do most of the work   D. Computers can think like people now

(   )14. From the passage we know computers can          now.

A. do a lot of work for people        B. think and feel     

C. drink hot water                 D. study English

(   )15.Which is the best title (标题) ?

A. People’s Lives            B. Computers 

C. How Computers Work      D. The Importance(重要)of Computers

 This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Many said they learned by     __ English. Some students had more specific ____. Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was ___ reading English magazines. She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also ____ a little. When we asked about studying grammar, she said, “ I ____ study grammar. It’s too boring.”
Wei Ming feels differently. He’s been leaning English for six years and really loves it  He ____ studying grammar is a great way to learn a ____. He also thinks that watching English movies ____ a bad way because he can watch the actor ____ the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating ____ the people speak too quickly.
Liu Chang said that ____ the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun. She added that having conversations with friends was not helpful at all. “We get ____ about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,” she said.