We all know that machines are very important in our 　1　 in the world. We can see machines everywhere. They are important because they help people to do things 　2　 .

　　 A　 3　 machine helps people　 4　 quickly. A washing machine helps people to wash quickly. Planes, trains, ships, buses and cars are　 5　 machines. Even bikes are machines. They help people to　 6　 faster than on foot.

　　 We use computers to　 7 　maths problems. It saves　 8　 because it can do quickly. There are many bigger and　 9　 computers. They can help people in many　 10　 .

1.(　) A. life　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lives　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　 D. factory

2.(　) A. more　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. quick

3.(　) A. cut　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cuting　　　　　　　 C. cutting　　　　　　　　　　 D. cuter

4.(　) A. cut　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cuting　　　　　　　 C. cutting　　　　　　　　　　 D. cuted

5.(　) A. five　　　　　　　　　　　 B. many　　　　　　　　 C. lost of　　　　　　　 D. all

6.(　) A. walk　　　　　　　　　　 B. travel　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. come

7.(　) A. do　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　 D. work out

8.(　) A. money　　　　　　　　　 B. people　　　　　　　 C. things　　　　　　　 D. time

9.(　) A. faster　　　　　　　　　 B. fastest　　　　　　　 C. fast　　　　　　　　　 D. fastly

10.(　) A. things　　　　　　　　 B. ways　　　　　　　　 C. works　　　　　　　 D. countries

( B )

Harvey lived in a small town _11__ the New York City. He went to high school last year but he didn’t like to be at school. He spent much time_12__ football and _13_did well in his schoolwork. So he always _14__his exams. His parents hoped he could work hard at his lessons, but he didn’t_15__ them. They were _16__him,but didn’t know_17__.

　 It was December 22.Monday.Mr. Smith, his history teacher, tested the class. Harvey read the questions again but he couldn’t even answer_18__one. He only hoped to watch the football match on TV. So he wrote on the test paper,” God knows! Merry Christmas!” Then he went out of the classroom quickly.

　 Of course it made Mr. Smith_19__. And a week later Harvey received the test paper _20__the teacher’s comments(批语),“God gets 100!You get zero! Happy New Year!”

(　 ) 11. A. closed　　　 B. outside of　　　　　　　 D. far away

(　 ) 12. A.play　　　　 B. played　　　　　 C. to play　　　 D. playing

(　 ) 13. A. never　　　 B. often　　　　　 C. usually　　　 D. always

(　 ) 14. A.passed　　 　　B. finished　　　　 C.failed　　　　 D. succeeded

(　 ) 15. A.listen　　　　 B. listen to　　　　 C. hear　　　　 D. hear to

(　 ) 16. A. worry　　　 B. worried　　　　 C. worry about　　 D. worried about

(　 ) 17. A. how to do　　 B. what can they do　 C.what to do it　　 D. what to do

(　 ) 18. A. easier　　　 B. the easiest　　　 C. difficult　　　 D. the most difficult

(　 ) 19. A. happy　　　 B. happily　　　　 C. unhappy　　　 D. unhappily

(　 )20. A.with　　　　 B.for　　　　　　 C.about　　　　　 D. have

20.(　　 )When I got there ,I saw some boys _____ on the playground.

A. playing　　 B. played　　　 C. to play　　　　 D. was waiting

19.(　　 )I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love _____ it .

A.with　　　 B. in　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. for

18.(　　 )Linda couldn’t see Davy __________.

　　 A. nowhere　 B.everywhere　　 C.somewhere　　 D. anywhere

17.(　　 )____ is easy for a child to wake up and know where they are.

A. It .　　 B. That　　　　　 C. This　　　　 D. What

16.(　　 ) Some scientists think that it may take ______years to make robots look like people,　 and do the same things as us.

A. hundreds of　 B. two hundreds of　 C.two hundreds　 D.two hundreds of

15.(　　 ) Father was mending his car _____mother was cooking.

A. because　　 B. while　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. when

14.(　　 ) I finished my _______exams last week.

A. end of year　 B. end-of-year　 C.year-of-end　　 D. year-end

13.(　　 )There ________ a basket ball match this afternoon.

A. will be　　　 B. will have　 C. are going to be　 D. is going to have