The computer is one of the greatest in the twentieth century．（invent）
The children were really when they lay on the beach． （relax）
A friend of will come to enjoy the warm sunshine and delicious fruit in Panzhihua soon． （I）
"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence（篱笆）．"That is an old（1） ___ in English． It means other places often look better， more interesting than the place（2） ___ you live． Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel like that． They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and， （3） ， buying Japanese cartoon books， watching Korean soap operas and even（4） Western holidays．
Foreign books and soap operas are good， （5） Chinese writers and actors are just as good．As for holidays， Christmas is nice， but for Chinese， it（6） has the special meaning like the Spring Festival， and the West has（7） to compare with the Mid﹣Autumn Festival． Don't forget the best part of Chinese culture： Friendliness! Not all countries are as（8） as China．
It's good to enjoy other cultures and（9） from them， but they can't take the place of your own culture． It's good to look on the other side of the fence， but（10） you look carefully and closely， and you will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence．
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（1）A． word |
B． saying |
C． sentence |
D． rule |
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（2）A． when |
B． where |
C． why |
D． how |
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（3）A． beside |
B． besides |
C． instead |
D． then |
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（4）A． celebrating |
B． to celebrate |
C． celebrated |
D． celebrate |
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（5）A． if |
B． so |
C． but |
D． or |
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（6）A． still |
B． never |
C． always |
D． ever |
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（7）A． everything |
B． something |
C． anything |
D． nothing |
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（8）A． warm |
B． warmer |
C． cold |
D． colder |
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（9）A． learns |
B． learning |
C． in learning |
D． to learn |
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（10）A． make up |
B． make up of |
C． make sure |
D． be sure to |
How do you image the future？Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now？（1） do you like the future？
People think that life will probably be very different in 2050． First of all， larger planes（2） ， so flying will be very cheap． The cars will be powered by electricity， so they will be much cleaner and safer．Everyone will have such a car，even a robot．And space planes will take us around the world in two hours．Homes will be warm in winter and cool in summer，so they will be very comfortable，we will use the sun（3） our homes．Computers will be smaller，so they will be very（4） ．People will do more things on the Internet．
At that time， water will become one of our most serious problems．In many places，farmers will be in great need of water to（5） fruit and vegetables． By 2050， we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again． At that time， our life will become better and better．
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（1）A． Which |
B． What |
C． Why |
D． How |
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（2）A． produces |
B． is produced |
C． will be produced |
D． was produced |
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（3）A． heats |
B． to heat |
C． heating |
D． heated |
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（4）A． heavy |
B． new |
C． long |
D． light |
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（5）A． grow |
B． check |
C． buy |
D． sell |