Today there are already robots working in factories． Some can（1） （help） to build cars， and they do simple jobs over and over again． Fewer people will do such jobs in the future（2） they are boring， but robots will never get bored．
Scientists are now（3） （try） to make robots look like humans and do（4） same things as we do． Some robots in Japan can walk and dance． They are fun to watch． However， some scientists believe it will be（5） （difficulty） to make them really think like a human．
Scientists also believe that there will be（6） （many） robots in the future． These new robots will have many different（7） （shape）． Some will look like humans， and others might look like animals．（8） India， scientists make robots that look like snakes． If buildings fall down with people inside，（9） （this） snake robots can help look for people under the buildings． This was not possible 20 years ago， but computers and rockets also seemed（10） （possible） 100 years ago． We never know what will happen in the future．
Mary's birthday is coming．Her uncle told her that he would send some（1） to her as a present．Mary likes chickens very much，（2） she was very happy．"I'll keep the chickens for eggs，" she thought．
Then the chickens arrived on（3） birthday． They were put in a（4） ．Mary carried the box to the garden， but it was so（5） ． She dropped the box onto the ground and it was broken． All the chickens went out and（6） here and there． Mary spent hours trying to（7） them that morning．
A few days later， her（8） came． He asked Mary， "Where are the chickens？ Do you like them？
"Of course， though I dropped them and had some（9） finding them． Anyway， I caught ten of them，" Mary said．
"That's very（10） ． But I only sent you six，" Her uncle said with a laugh．
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（1）A． toys |
B． eggs |
C． chickens |
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（2）A． so |
B． although |
C． because |
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（3）A． her |
B． his |
C． its |
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（4）A． bag |
B． box |
C． case |
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（5）A． thin |
B． heavy |
C． light |
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（6）A． ran |
B． swam |
C． climbed |
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（7）A． feed |
B． kill |
C． find |
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（8）A． father |
B． uncle |
C． mother |
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（9）A． matter |
B． trouble |
C． questions |
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（10）A． boring |
B． difficult |
C． interesting |
West Lake is suitable for visiting all year round． The scenery is different according to the weather and season．
Spring
Spring （ from March to May）is the best season to visit West Lake．In Spring，green（1） （leaf） and flowers make West Lake more beautiful．Lots of visitors choose to visit West Lake in March and April
Summer
Summer（ from （2） to August） is the season of Lotus（莲花） flowers．The lotuses attract many people． "Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard" （曲院风荷）is one of the（3） famous sights of West Lake．It is also the best place to visit in summer．It is an area by the （4） （west） bank of the lake． Every summer， there （5） （ be） hundreds of kinds of beautiful lotuses （6） are enjoyed by millions of visitors from home and abroad．
Autumn
Autumn（ from September to November） is cool at West Lake． In Autumn， the enjoyable weather is right for （7） （ walk） round or going boating on the lake．West Lake is also a popular place for enjoying the （8） moon in the sky at the Mid ﹣ Autumn Festival．
Winter
Winter（ from Decem ber to February）at West Lake is very cold and wet．Sometimes it snows．The snow makes West Lake white and beautiful．"Melting Snow at Broken Bridge" is beautiful scenery in winter．The bridge is famous not（9） for its snowy scenery，but also for its romantic tale．It was on the Broken Bridge that Bai Suzhen first met her．（10） _ （ love）． Xu Xian．
Forests are the lungs of the earth．Without them，it cannot breathe．It needs its forests to remove carbon dioxide from the air and to make oxygen．In many countries，such as New Zealand，Canada，and Brazil，forests were cut down to（1） （提供）wood to build houses．Cutting down trees is（2）h to human beings，animals and plants． Many young volunteers around the world are working in their holidays to plant new trees to replace them．
These young men and women（3）f many difficulties when they plant new tees．The weather may be very hot and dry or may be very cold and wet．Tree（4） （种植者）are changing the world．They plant different types of trees so that birds and animals can live in the forests．They（5）b that in 50 years their little trees will become beautiful forests．
Once upon a time， there lived a mouse and his wife in a village． They had a beautiful daughter and they loved（1） very much． As time went by， the daughter grew old enough to marry．The mouse and his wife decided to（2） the strongest husband in the world for their daughter．
They thought that the strongest man in the world was（3） so they went to the Sun in a hurry and asked the Sun to marry their daughter． （4） the Sun smiled and said，"The Cloud is a lot stronger than me．（5） the Cloud is covering me， I lose my power completely．"
Then the mouse and his wife went to the Cloud and said，"You are the strongest man．Please marry our daughter． We will give you most of our wealth． "
The Cloud said，"I am not that strong． When the Wind is（6） hard， I am pushed away．"
The mouse and his wife then went to the Wind，and asked him to marry their daughter． "There is the Wall who is much（7） than me．I can not push him away no matter how hard I may blow，" said the Wind．
The mouse and his wife went to the Wall quickly． They asked him to marry their daughter and be a strong husband． And they （8） they would give the Wall most of their wealth．
"Thank you， but you don' t understand． No matter how big I may be， a mouse can easily dig under my feet and make me fall down，" said the Wall．
"What？ Then the strongest man in the world is a mouse？" The（9） were surprised to know that they were strong in others' eyes．
（10） ， the mouse and his wife found a best mouse husband for their daughter． They lived happily ever after that．
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（1）A． him |
B． you |
C． her |
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（2）A． look for |
B． look after |
C． look up |
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（3）A． the Moon |
B． the Sun |
C． the Earth |
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（4）A． Although |
B． But |
C． Or |
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（5）A． When |
B． Where |
C． What |
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（6）A． pushing |
B． pulling |
C． blowing |
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（7）A． weaker |
B． bigger |
C． stronger |
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（8）A． promised |
B．prevented |
C． protected |
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（9）A． color |
B． couple |
C． cousin |
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（10）A． Usually |
B． Generally |
C． Finally |