Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21th century，because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?

The population(人口) is   1  fast．There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live   2  than before．  3  will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home．And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at   4 ．

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21th century，and they will have more free time for sports，  5  TV and traveling．Traveling will be more  6  . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays．

More land will be used for building new towns and houses．Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so    7   will be more expensive．Maybe no one will eat it every day，  8 they eat more vegetables and fruit．Maybe people will be healthier．

Work in the future will be    9 ，too．Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(機器人)．  10  of this，many people will not have enough work to do．This will be a problem．

—I was at the cinema at nine o’clock yesterday evening. What about you?

—I ________ TV at home.

A. am watching　　 　 B. was watching C. will watch　　 　　　 D. watched

Jim is an American boy. He is  1  New York. He likes   2  football matches,     3  he doesn’t have enough money   4  tickets. He has to watch the matches  5 TV at home when he has   6  homework. He   7  go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed a lot of important football matches.

A big football match would be held(舉行) in the afternoon the next day.   8  wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics(物理) test in the   9  afternoon.

“Can we have a video, mom?” Jim asked his mother   10  he went to school. “Then from our TV set you can record the match for me.”

“I’m   11  we can’t afford(買得起) one,” said his mother.

The next morning Jim went home with a smile,   12  a new video.

“But where did you get the   13  , Jim?” His mother asked in   14 .

“That’s   15  , mom. I sold our TV set.”

1.                A．on            B．at             C．from D．to

2.                A．watching        B．seeing          C．playing   D．looking

3.                A．and            B．so             C．but  D．or

4.                A．to buy          B．buying          C．buy  D．bought

5.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．with

6.                A．few            B．a few           C．many D．quite a little

7.                A．may           B．can            C．must D．should

8.                A．Mother         B．Father          C．Teacher  D．Jim

9.                A．other          B．different        C．same D．another

10.               A．after           B．before         C．because   D．as

11.               A．glad           B．afraid          C．pleased   D．happy

12.               A．carrying        B．listening        C．watching  D．playing

13.               A．car            B．money         C．match D．TV

14.               A．surprise        B．person         C．a low voice D．great pain

15.               A．easy           B．easily          C．difficult   D．hardly

Dear Sigmund Friend
My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy   1   football! I love   2   football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream   3  a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your   4  .
I have   5  friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I   6   trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry     7  . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives    8  .I wish I could have my parents’   9  .
Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know   10  . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.
Best wishes
Simon

 My father likes _______ books and ______TV very much.

A. looking, watching               B. reading, watching     

C. watching, seeing                D. seeing, reading