Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.

Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.

People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.

There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.

I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?

1.What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?

A. 身份证 B. 户口本C. 信用卡D. 优惠卡

2.Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.

A. in the classroomB. over the radio

C. on TVD. on the Internet

3.In the future, robots can __________ for us.

A. eat dinner B. cook meals C. watch filmsD. talk with friends

4.How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.

A. hard B. easy C. interestingD. healthy

5.Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. Life in the futureB. Studying at home

C. Working at home D. A hard life

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A． On weekends B. On weekdays C. with my family. D. much. E. From Mondayto Friday F. to the market G. a lot H. shopping I. when it’s fine J.out

My free time is very important（重要） to me. (1)，I’m quite busy（忙） and I don’t relax(休 息) (2). I have to go to school and do my homework. When I have some free time, I usually watch TV, listen to music or read. Sometimes, if my friend Tom isn’t busy, we meet and play computer games at home or play football in the park near his house. (3) I do many different things with my friends and family.On Saturday mornings I usually clean my room and go (4) with my brother for some food. Saturday evening is my favorite time of the week. I like meeting my friends and going to a fast food restaurant. There we eat and talk and later we go to the cinema. On Sundays, I often have a good time (5) We can go for a long walk in the country(乡村 ). I really like the countryside. We go on picnics（野餐）or have lunch at different restaurants. It’s a nice and relaxing way to finish the week.