A．ridiculous B．poisonous

　　C．responsible D．beneficial

　　9．She is a very gentle child, so she will never do anything that is not ________ of by her parents.

　　A．admitted B．reminded

　　C．permitted D．approved

　　10．News came from the school office ________ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University.

　　A．which B．what

　　C．that D．where

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　I log on a computer at the doctor's office to say I have arrived and then wait until a __1__ calls me into the examination room.

　　There, a robotic nurse __2__ me onto the scales (秤) and then takes my blood pressure.Some time later, in steps a doctor, who is also a __3__. He notes down my __4__ and gives me a prescription (处方). I __5__ for my visit by using a credit card machine and return home __6__ having encountered another human being.

　　This scene is only my vision of the __7__， which hasn't "come to such a pass" - at least not yet.

　　I should say I really do __8__ many aspects of technology. I am a big fan of air conditioning in the summer and __9__ in the winter. But I am writing this because I don't want machines to __10__．

　　When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am __11__. And when I see the introduction of self­service checkout machines at the grocery store, I feel like shouting，"When it comes to checkers (收款员), make mine __12__， please！"

　　Real­life checkers often take an __13__ in particularly cute children, which can __14__ up a young mother's day. A checker may also show __15__ for an elderly person.

　　I don't want to go back to the Stone Age, but I'm __16__ worried about a world run by machines.When you're chatting with someone, you can __17__ things you need to know.Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of __18__ to a customer who is feeling depressed.

　　__19__ can be efficient and cost­effective and they often get the job done fine, but they __20__ an element so important to everyday life - humanity.

　　It is being human that gets us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment. It is something no machine will ever have.

　　1．A.voice　　B．nurse

C．doctor D．computer