A

    After a long day's study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He's happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say "Happy birthday". And then he helps you with your homework.

    This is your future, and the robot's name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people's homes before 2040.

    This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even expressemotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can't act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can't think for himself. These aren't self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.

B

    China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.

    In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.

    There are several reasons for this.

    Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That's to say, girls are as clever as boys.

    Secondly, boys have more interests than girls, so they may not always do well in their study.

    Thirdly, girls are more careful than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.

    Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls' education.

C

    What is the hottest topic at your school recently? A middle school in Hangzhou held an activity called "making money" last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into（被分成）30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.

    What did they choose（选择）to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally-friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets. Hu Qing's team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning" said Hu. "Finally we had to give up（放弃）."

    Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying "For Country Kids". It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. "He didn't want any change. He said he wanted to help the children," said Wang. "We were touched." Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the "Project Hope" office.

    Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted, but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives."

①Welcome to our talk show, Mr Brown. You are an actor and busy every day. But you try to find much time to exercise. Could you tell us what you usually do in your free time?       

②I know you like skateboarding, little John. When did you start it? How often do you go skateboarding?       

③I know you don't need to go to work on weekends, sir. How do you usually spend your weekends?       

④Fruit, vegetables and milk are good for us. They are healthy. Do you often have them, Miss Yang?       

⑤As a waiter, you work at night and sleep in the day. How many hours do you sleep every day, Mr. Green? Do you think it's the same as a day job?       

A. I'm busy and tired on weekdays. So I want to relax myself at home on weekends. I like surfing the Internet and do it for five or six hours every Saturday and Sunday.

B. I cook at home from Monday to Friday. On weekends, I usually go out to have dinner with my husband and son. Maybe I must find a job next month.

C. Skateboarding is fun. I started to learn to skateboard when I was five years old. Now I go skateboarding four or five times a week.

D. They are really good for us. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables every day. But I hardly drink milk. I think only kids can drink lots of milk.

E. I'm really busy. I have lots of movies and TV plays to make. But I want to keep in good health. So I do some running in my free time.

F. Most of us work and have meals in the day and sleep at night. A night job is different from a day job. I usually sleep for six or seven hours in the day. But I can't have meals like people who work in the day.

    AMERICA'S first daughters, Malia and Sasha, are excited about getting a pet dog. But their father, President Obama, has told the girls they have to pick up the poop(狗粪) 1 the grass. It's true. Keeping a dog 2 lots of other work besides(除…之外) picking up the poop. For example, you'd better know 3 the dog goes to bed and how it lives happily. It means you have to know the animals' 4 and be ready.

    Li Hui, 15, of Beijing, once kept a rabbit and some goldfish. 5 all of them died. "My rabbit ate the wrong food," said Li. "My 6 died because they ate too much!"

    Xiao Ting, 15, of Shanghai, wanted to keep a dog a year ago. She got food and a new doghouse ready to 7 the dog, but she only kept the dog for one day. "I 8 thought a dog could be so active. It wouldn't stop barking(吠). My father had to walk 9 at 3 o'clock in the morning!"

    "You'd better think it is like your 10." said Liu Yining, a 11 Beijinger. She is a (an) 12 pet keeper. Her family has kept a dog named Pipi for three years. 13 Pipi first came to Liu's home, it made her house dirty everywhere. It took a long time to teach Pipi to go to the toilet. She talks and plays with Pipi a lot. She really 14 Pipi. 

    15 a pet means you have to be patient and caring.

    I have a twin sister, Jenny. She has        (long) hair than me. Many people think we must have a lot of things in       . That's not true. Jenny is creative. She        (win) the best prize in the school talent show last year. She likes making friends, but I like staying at home. So she is        outgoing than me. And I only can watch TV twice a week        I have to go to school every day. I always get better        (grade), but she is much        (little) hard-working. So maybe I should help her.       , we also have some similarities (相似点). We        like sports and going shopping, so we can talk about and        everything with each other. I love my twin sister.

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