Ⅰ.Skim the text and write down the main idea of the passage.

　　The text introduces some bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twentyfirst century.

　　Ⅱ.Write down T (for true) or F(for false) according to the text.

　　1．Some of the predictions mentioned in the passage have come true.

　　2．Not every person likes The Beatles, so guitar music is out of date.

　　3．According to New York Times, 1996, by 2000, robots shaped like boxes would probably help housewives do the housework.

　　答案：1～3　FFT

　　Ⅲ.Choose the best answer according to the text.

　　1．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

　　A．Airplanes.　 B．Keys.

　　C．Clothes. D．Foods.

　　2．What does the sentence "Not all predictions come true."mean?

　　A．All the predications come true.

　　B．None of the predictions comes true.

　　C．There is no prediction coming true.

　　D．All the predictions do not come true.

　　3．Which is TRUE about the clothes mentioned in Changing Times Magazine?

　　A．They are made from wool.

　　B．They are made from cotton.

　　C．They can last for a long time.

　　D．They will be thrown away for they are made of paper.

　　4．What does not the robot owned by the housewives have?

　　A．One large eye on the top.

　　B．Several arms.

　　C．Long narrow pads.

　　D．Black hairs.

　　答案：1～4　DDDD

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．She is optimistic (乐观的) about her chances of winning a gold medal.

　　2．Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she eventually (最终) died.

　　3．I'm definitely (无疑地) not going to Ben's party tonight.

　　4．Kim's birthday cake was in the shape (形状) of a train.

　　Ⅱ.拓展词汇

　　1．predict vt.预言；预料→prediction n．预言

　　2．definitely adv.无疑地；确定地→definite adj.明确的；确定的→definition n．释义；解释

　　3．optimistic adj.乐观的；乐观主义的→optimism n．乐观；乐观主义

4．colony n．殖民地→colonist n．殖民者