() 12. He has arms now. He is even unable to pick up that light chair with one hand.

A.weaker
B.stronger
C.weakest
D.strongest

12.A

() 13. —How the forest fire in that town ?
—Lightning hit a tree and it caught fire.

A.does; cause
B.is; caused
C.did; cause
D.was; caused

13.D

() 14. Nick, would you mind those old jeans? They look terrible.

A.not to wear
B.not wear
C.wearing not
D.not wearing

14.D

() 15. —Sorry, I can't go with you to the party. I am busy with the singing competition.
—. Good luck to you!

A.Sounds nice
B.With pleasure
C.Never mind
D.That's true

15.C

二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A wonderful memory
Soon it will be very easy to live on another planet. For example, we can live on Mars. Getting 16 will be easy; it will become just like taking a bus. Everybody will soon be able to live somewhere that is not on the Earth. There are many planets to choose 17 , and computers will help us select an ideal planet, but Mars seems to be the 18 because it is so near to the Earth compared to other planets.
The Internet will be much faster and more powerful than it is now, and this will make it easy for us to 19 from Mars to the Earth. It means that we can speak with our family members whenever we wish to and we can send them as 20 information as they want. No wires will be needed and the 21 will be in everybody's house.
The houses will be made of glass so that everybody can have a good 22 of the Earth and stars. The glass will 23 enough light in for many different plants to grow. We will have to be careful though, and throwing stones will be strictly banned (禁止) so that 24 houses will get broken.
Students will not have to go to school as they will 25 through their computers. That way, when they have exams, they can send their papers away and have them marked at once. Students will know their marks in 26 !
Robots will be able to do all the cooking and cleaning so that parents will have more time to work and earn 27 money. This will mean they can live a better life and everybody can enjoy a large and clean house.
There will also be special clothes. These clothes will stop people from 28 off into space when they walk outside. They will also have oxygen tanks built 29 them so that people can breathe. Life on Mars will be different from 30 on the Earth, but it will be more exciting!
So, do you want to go?
() 16. A. here
B. there
C. anywhere
D. nowhere
() 17. A. from
B. to
C. for
D. about
() 18. A. worst
B. last
C. biggest
D. best
() 19. A. speak
B. write
C. communicate
D. hear
() 20. A. little
B. many
C. much
D. more
() 21. A. TV
B. Internet
C. information
D. phone
() 22. A. sound
B. view
C. feeling
D. point
() 23. A. drive
B. send
C. pass
D. allow
() 24. A. no
B. any
C. every
D. each
() 25. A. learn
B. read
C. listen
D. watch
() 26. A. days
B. seconds
C. minutes
D. hours
() 27. A. small
B. few
C. many
D. extra
() 28. A. lying
B. standing
C. jumping
D. floating
() 29. A. of
B. off
C. into
D. to
() 30. A. that
B. this
C. it
D. what

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