C
What will our world be like in 2220? Maybe no one knows. Because we never know what will happen in the future. But it’s very interesting to make some predictions. Here are some exciting predictions.
Languages
English should still be the most popular language, but Chinese should be the second. Now, many foreigners are studying Chinese as their second language.
Water
Water will become as expensive as oil because many rivers will disappear. We will have to save water and pay more for clean water.
Education and Science
Students won’t go to school. They will stay at home and study online. Students from all over the world may study together on the Internet. And more robots will be around us. Lots of dangerous work will be done by .
Living
People will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too. Everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people all the answers to their problems.
()8. How many kinds of predictions are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
()9. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
A. Students.
B. Schools.
C. Robots.
D. Teachers.
()10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chinese will be the most popular language.
B. We have to save oil and pay more for oil.
C. People will carry big computers.
D. Students can stay at home and study on the Internet.
()11. We can know that in 2220 from the passage.
A. water may be as expensive as oil
B. robots will take the place of humans
C. people can’t live or work under the sea
D. people will do more jobs

8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A