A. I hope so B. I'm afraid not

C. Sorry, I won't D. It's nothing

二、 完形填空(20分)

　　I think that the world will be an easy place to live in. We　1　have machines and robots and they will　2　us do all the　3　jobs, and we don't have to do things　4　washing dishes and　5　the beds, though we won't have any dishes at all. Maybe we will just throw the dishes away after each meal. I　6　that doctors will be able to　7　us alive　8　a long time. I hope that when I am 80 years old, there　9　something that will keep me alive for　10　80 years, so I will live to be 160 years old.

1. A. will　　　 B. could　　　 C. do　　　 D. can

2. A. teach B. help C. tell D. ask

3. A. good B. easy C. same D. boring

4. A. like B. as C. for D. to

5. A. make B. do C. doing D. making

6. A. know B. hope C. see D. listen

7. A. let B. keep C. learn D. ask

8. A. to B. with C. for D. after

9. A. will B. will be C. are D. are going

10. A. other B. many C. more D. another

三、阅读理解(10分)

　　Beep. . . beep. . . There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.

　　Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. And he did it.

　　Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen. He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy.

　　Then, he had to cook supper for the family.

The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot(锅)in the kitchen. Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a