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urine sugar levels. The country that gave the world transistor radios, the Walkman and cu V}<3&
hand-held videogames is now positioned to turn its love of gadgetry into a profitable ~kAen
national enterprise once again. {:r8X
26. We can learn from the first paragraph that ______. e^ygQ<6%
A. it is impossible for people to find high-tech robots in a simple wooden house ROB/#Td
B. it is easy for people to think of a simple wooden house in the modern Japan ?~>#(Q
C. Kamiyama usually goes to a coffee restaurant to release her loneliness "Gh?hU,WWZ
D. Kamiyama has a mechanical companion whose voice is very sharp and short zf>r@>S!L
27. Who giggles after Kamiyama comes into the room according to the passage? <MH| <hP
A. The old woman Kamiyama herself. c
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B. Kamiyama's fantastic pet robot. fhZD[m#D
C. A mechanical companion in Star Wars. BejeFV3
D. A naughty Japan's creation Astro Boy. p;
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28. We can infer from the third paragraph that nowadays many old people in Japan s!d"(K9E
are ______. s*U~Q=Z
A. treated as old persons B. very lonely in their life ;w_f ^R #
C. enjoying themselves D. not taken good care of _g(4-\
29. The phrase "warm up to" in the third paragraph can be most likely replaced by bQ"w%!
______. iYJzSVO
A. become warmer and warmer B. prepare for a game with the robot )./%/
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C. start to like or be friendly with D. approach to or come up to $0MP*TFWa
30. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the roles the robots can play? MWS=$N)v*
A. Helpful instruments. B. Friendly companions. >6(91J
C. Entertaining machines. D. Instructive educators. Nuw_,-h
II.Vocabulary (10%,0.5 mark each) /k(KA [bS
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are OBY
four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the t6u01r{~`
sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line cb k|LQ.O
through the center.
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31.Comparing the time scales between many flu epidemics,scientists can________ xJ|3}o:,
when another one might happen. hYS*J908
A.determine B.anticipate C.predict D.assure o1"MW>B,4
31. My father never gave me ______. y/ #{pyJ
A. many advice B. many advices s:j"8ZH
C. much advice D. a lot of advices 9}{i8
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