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　　Americans with small family own a small car or a large one .If both parents are working, they usually have two cars .When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车).A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven people easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel . They could all travel together.

　　Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van .Their children are usually asked to sit in the back seats behind them .This sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases (衣箱)when they travel.When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into their home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays When a family are travelling to the mountains or to the seaside ,they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks.All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together.That is why motor homes have become very popular.In America there are many parks for motor homes.

(1) From this passage, a van is also called ________.

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(2) Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van, they _________.

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A. sold their old house

B. moved to their grandparents' house

C. built a new place for the van

D. sold their second car

(3) A motor home is usually owned by a family with _________.

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(4) American usually use motor homes ___________.

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A. to travel with all the family members on holiday

B. to do some shopping with all the family members

C. to visit their grandparents on weekends

D. to drive their children to school every day

(5) Motor homes have become popular because ________.

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A. they can take people to another city when people are free

B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C. some people think that motor homes are cheap

D. big families can put more things in motor homes

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　　Americans with small family own a small car or a large one .If both parents are working, they usually have two cars .When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车).A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven people easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel . They could all travel together.

　　Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van .Their children are usually asked to sit in the back seats behind them .This sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases (衣箱)when they travel.When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into their home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays When a family are travelling to the mountains or to the seaside ,they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks.All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together.That is why motor homes have become very popular.In America there are many parks for motor homes.

(1) From this passage, a van is also called ________.

[　　]

(2) Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van, they _________.

[　　]

A. sold their old house

B. moved to their grandparents' house

C. built a new place for the van

D. sold their second car

(3) A motor home is usually owned by a family with _________.

[　　]

(4) American usually use motor homes ___________.

[　　]

A. to travel with all the family members on holiday

B. to do some shopping with all the family members

C. to visit their grandparents on weekends

D. to drive their children to school every day

(5) Motor homes have become popular because ________.

[　　]

A. they can take people to another city when people are free

B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C. some people think that motor homes are cheap

D. big families can put more things in motor homes

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