Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. People will one day do shopping at home through a computer terminal.
B. In many factories computerized robots have been used because they do not cause trouble and need no breaks.
C. With the improvement of the microprocessor, more and more uses of computers will be found in the future.
D. Computers will one day be used to help drivers.
What does the man find surprising about the woman?
A. She has never been to Cettysburg.
B. She took a political science course.
C. Her family still goes on vacation together.
D. She's interested in the United States Civil War.
M: Well, actually yeah. My parents have always liked taking my sister and me to different places in the United States. You know, places with historical significance. I guess they wanted to reinforce the stuff we learned in school about history. And so even though we are older now, they still do once in a while. Oh so where are you going this summer?
W: Well, this summer we'll finally go to Gettysburg.
M: Finally? You mean they never took you yet? I mean Gettysburg; it's probably the most famous Civil War site in the country. It's only a couple of hours away. I think that would be one of the first places that they'd have taken you. I have been there a couple of times.
W: We were going to go about ten, well, no it was exactly ten years ago, but I don't know, something happened, I cannot remember what. But we ended up not going anywhere that year. I hope that doesn't happen again this year. I wrote a paper about Gettysburg last semester for a history class I was taking.
Well about the political situation in the United States right after the battle at Gettysburg, so I'm eager to see the place.
What are tile speakers talking about?
A. Places the man has visited.
B. A paper the woman wrote.
C. School activities they enjoy.
D. Plans for the summer.
Liwan is the name of Guangzhou's southwest district, bordered by Renmin Lu to the south and west. Not so long ago, in the【C1】______1900s, this area of the city was renowned【C2】______its Cantonese restaurants, gardens, teahouses and boat rides on【C3】______many waterways. This was at a time【C4】______the Liwan area was【C5】______into a new town in much the same way【C6】______the Tianhe area is now becoming the place to be in Guangzhou.
Today, though, the Liwan district【C7】______rapid development【C8】______new high-rise apartment buildings are mushrooming everywhere. Most of the rivers that crossed the area【C9】______now disappeared, and【C10】______we can get to a boat ride is hiring a pedal boat on Liwan Lake. Fortunately, some attempt is【C11】______to preserve the area's architectural and cultural heritage, particularly on the streets around Liwan Lake Park.
On Longjin Xi Lu, for instance, you can still see some of the Xiguan houses and【C12】______unique wooden doors. These large three or four-story grey-brick houses were built【C13】______a Western style, and the interiors were decorated with the best of local crafts,【C14】______stained glass windows and【C15】______wooden furniture. They were the【C16】______of the neighborhood at the turn of the last century.
As well as these Xiguan houses, the area【C17】______has some large European-style. stone buildings. The Liwan Museum is【C18】______in one of these colonial buildings. It was built in 1912 for the local branch manager of a Hong Kong bank. The museum is stocked【C19】______with memorabilia(大事记)from Liwan's colorful past—old photographs, maps, Cantonese opera costumes and【C20】______scrolls(名册). To find the museum, walk south along Longjin Xi Lu from the Liwan Lake Park's entrance till the crossroads, then turn right.
【C1】
A. lately
B. latter
C. later
D. late