II. 完形填空 (每题1分，共10分)

Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.

“What will __1__ be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.

“I don’t know,” said Fred. “What do you think?”

“Well, no one knows. But it is   2   to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will   3   a pocket computer. The computer will gi ve people the __4   to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, __5__. And we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to __6__ them at the same time. Machines will do __7__ of the work, and people will have more __8__. Perhaps they will work only two or three da ys a week. They will be  able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”

“I’m very __9__ to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I’ll be able to live __10__,” said Fred . “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”

(     ) 1. A. the traffic    B. a factory        C. the world        D. our home

(     ) 2. A. pleased    B. no use        C. interesting        D. unusual

(     ) 3. A. bring        B. give            C. send            D. carry

(     ) 4. A. ways        B. things            C. answers        D. news

(     ) 5. A. again        B. too            C. also            D. either

(     ) 6.  A. see        B. look            C. listen            D. call

(     ) 7. A. many        B. lot            C. every            D. most

(     ) 8. A. duty        B. holidays        C. times            D. work

(     ) 9. A. glad        B. sure            C. afraid            D. sorry

(     ) 10.A. in the sea    B. on land  C. on the mountain    D. under the ground