Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was!
1. Mr. Smith felt ____ on Christmas Day.
A. happy B. sad C. better D. well
2.Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
A. he was too happy B. both of his two legs got well
C. he had a fall D. he was in hospital
3. Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
A. at home B. at a party C. in hospital D. outside hospital
Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century, but what will the changes be?
The population is fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live than before. will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at .
People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for sports, TV and traveling. Traveling will be . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, , they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be , too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have enough to do. This will be a problem.
1.A. making B. growing C. running D. doing
2.A. 1onger B. shorter C. faster D. taller
3.A. Trains B. Cars C. Computers D. Houses
4.A. factory B. hospital C. farm D. school
5.A. watching B. seeing C. 1ooking D. buying
6.A. 1ess interesting B. much easier C. more expensive D. more difficult
7.A. fruit B. milk C. meat D. bread
8.A. instead B. sometimes C. still D. however
9.A. dangerous B. difficult C. heavy D. different
10.A. job B. work C. homework D. exercise
The room is _____with lots of people.
A. fill B. filled C. full D. fulled
—How about the pollution in the countryside?
—Luckily, it's not as serious as _______ in the big cities.
A. that B. it C. one D. those
— How was your trip to the park?
— It couldn’t be . We lost our way and it kept raining.
A. nicer B. worse C. worst D. good
— Do you like LeBron James more than Kobe Bryant?
— I like them both. Kobe may be not as as James, but he is at shooting (投篮) than him.
A. stronger; better B. stronger; good C. strong; good D. strong; better