It is December 25th, 2050. The people in the city are all celebrating Christmas. I’m the mayor of our city. My citizens* and I are holding a big party under the sea, though you wouldn’t believe it. But please do not feel excited, you should feel sad because we have to live under the sea. Because of the pollution, the earth has been completely destroyed, from top to bottom. The atmosphere* has no oxygen* and moisture*. As a result, the plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of harmful rays. Of course, none of them are still alive. Not only no green, but also the temperature reaches about 121℃ all day even in winter because there is too much CO2 circling the earth.

  On the land, there is no life. Luckily, the sea is not destroyed by human. So, we have to move into the sea. At the bottom of the water, people have built many new cities. There is a lot of advanced* equipment* in each city. Computers are used to control all the machines, even the people’s life. We can also make the seawater into fresh water. There are two machines making oxygen. If they stop working for only one minute, more than 10 million people will die.

The population of our city is over 30 million and, of course, it is quite crowded. We have lots of high buildings and bridges. The roads are wide, too. Our cars are miniature* UFOs, don’t be surprised, it is true. At the bottom of the sea you can’t see anything, because there is no light all day. However, we have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea. Of course, the advanced lighting equipment is very expensive. And if it doesn’t work, we can see nothing under the sea. What should we do then?

1.Where are they holding a big Christmas party?

   A. On the land        B. Under the sea     C. In high buildings      D. On the road

2.What controls people’s life under the sea?

   A. Machines         B. Computers        C. Advanced equipment   D. Human beings

3.Why do people have to live under the sea in 2050 according to the passage?

   A. It is interesting to build cities and live under the sea.

B. We have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea.

C. There is no oxygen and moisture around the earth as it is destroyed.

D. We can make oxygen under the sea with the high technology.

4.What can we learn from this article ?

   A. The plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of useful rays.

B. There will be no lives in the world in 2050.

C. People prefer to live under the sea in 2050.

D. We should protect our environment instead of destroying it.

5.What might the best title for this passage be                 .

A. A Christmas In The Future                B. A City Under The Sea

C. The Underwater Life                     D. The Future Life Under The Water

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W: Sorry, I can’t.  (1) ____

M: Are you having an exam tomorrow?

W: Yes.  (2) ____

M: I wish you good luck.

W: Thanks.  But I am a little afraid.

M: Afraid? (3) ____

W: But I haven’t worked hard in the past few days.

M :(4) ____

W:Oh, I like my English teacher, Sue, best.  She teaches history and she always makes the lessons interesting.

M: Do all the students like history?

W :(5) ____  My friend Tom hates it, because we have lots of homework every Monday and every Wednesday we have a test.

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I have a twin sister. Her 1.＿＿＿＿＿is Kitty. Many people think we have lots of things in common, 2.＿＿＿＿＿ this is not true. When my parents' friends 3._______to our home, Kitty often sits there and says4. _______, but I like to have a talk with them. So I'm more outgoing (外向的) than her.

Kitty 5.______ reading books, singing and cooking and I like 6.______basketball. She has more hobbies than me, but she is not as athletic as me. Because Kitty does better than me at school, my parents often ask me to 7.______ from her. Kitty is helpful and she often8.____ other students. We do have something in common. For9._____ , we both like going shopping and 10. _____to pop music.