-　I　wore　sports　shoes　to　the　bal　yesterday　evening　by　mistake!

    -　Oh,　dear,　you　must　be　very　_____　at　the　bal!

    A.　embarrassed　　　　B.　satisfied　C.　tired　　　　D.　surprised

 

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 remem-bers 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　　　　　　　　　　    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

 

写作

　　把李华和他母亲在电话中的对话改写成一篇短文。

　　要求：

　　1．意思连贯，语句通顺；

　　2．不得用直接引语；

　　3．词数在80左右。

　　(LLi Hua; MMother)

　　L: Hello! This is Li Hua speaking. Who is that speaking?

　　M: Hello! This is Mum speaking. What are you doing now?

　　L: I'm doing my homework.

　　M: I see.

　　L: Where are you now, Mum?

　　M: I'm at the hospital. A workmate of mine has fallen ill. And she's still having a high fever.

　　L: Sorry to hear that.

　　M: So I will have to stay here a bit longer to look after her, and I'll come home late, I'm afraid.

　　L: Shall I wait for you?

　　M: No, you needn't. Go to bed soon after you have your lessons.

　　L: All right. Anything else, Mum?

　　M: Nothing more. Goodbye, my dear.

　　L: Goodbye, Mum.

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从下列选项中选择恰当的句子完成对话，每个句子只能使用一次。其中有两项是多余选项。

A: Excuse me. Where's the nearest hospital, please?

B: Oh, 　1　There is one on the other side of the river.

A: 　2　

B: About 5 kilometers away.

A: Oh, dear, 　3　

B: You can take a number 58 bus.

A: 　4　

B: It's on the other side of the road! 　5　

A: Thank you very much.

B: That's OK.

A．Oh, Yes, it is.	B．Look! The bus is coming.
C．Where is the nearest bus stop then?	D．I can walk there.
E．There isn't a hospital near here.	F．How far is it from here?
G．I don't think I can walk there.