“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to __1__ and go to school.” said the clock-robot __2___ a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was ___3__. While he was eating, the whole wall __4__ a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do __5__ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV __6___. When he finished eating, the ___7___ gave him his clothes very fast and __8___ him. Then Billy went off to school.

When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no ___9__ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be __10___ you to school every day. Now would you please ___11__ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The ___12___ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will __13__ your homework today __14___ you will have a very, very important lesson to ___15__ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.

The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) __16___ student. All of your homework is __17___.” When they ___18__ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and __19___ his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but __20___ lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”

1. A. get up 　　　　 　 B. show up 　　 C. take up 　 D. dress up

2. A. in　 　　　　 　 B. on　 　　　 C. with　 　　　　 D. by

3. A. angry　　　　　　 B. amazed　　　 　 C. worried　　　 D. quick

4. A. changed for　 　　 B. became of　 　 C. looked like 　 D. turned into

5. A. something　 　　　 B. anything　 C. everything　 D. nothing

6. A. show 　　　　　　 B. screen 　　　 C. set 　　　　 D. box

7. A. driver-robot 　　 B. clock-robot　 C. kitchen-robot D. clothes-robot

8. A. dressed 　　　　 B. cleaned 　　　 C. pushed 　　　 D. pleased

9. A. teacher　 　　　　 B. student　 　　 C. robot　 　　　 D. driver

10. A. driving 　　 　　B. accommodating　　 C. loading　 D. holding

11. A. give 　　　　　　 B. show 　　　　 C. send 　　　　 D. lend

12. A. teacher 　　　　 B. driver　 　　 C. robot　 　　　 D. car

13. A. check　　 　　　 B. prepare　 C. inspect　　 　 D. do

14. A. if　　　　 　　　 B. when　　 　　 C. but　　　 D. because

15. A. miss　　 　　　　 B. learn　　 　　 C. study　　 D. check

16. A. energetic 　　　　 B. optimistic　 C. great　　　 　 D. handsome

17. A. easy　　　 　　　 B. difficult　 　　 C. correct　　 　 D. wrong

18. A. rushed in　　　 　　 B. got to　　　 C. turned to　　 D. left off

19. A. took　　　　 　　 B. found　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. kept

20. A. easy　　 　　 　　B. important　　 C. boring　　　 D. influential