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Vision—phones(可视电话)

    Many inventions are very useful in our daily life. They have greatly changed our life. For example, radios, telephones and televisions are widely used in the world. When you turn on the radio, you can listen. But when you use the telephone, you can not only listen to others but also chat with them. However, you can't see anything at all. The television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see.

    Today, some people are using a type of telephone called the vision phone. With it two people can see each other when they are talking

    Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person when you are calling him or her. It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it too. Perhaps in the future, the vision-phone will come into wide use in our everyday life.

1. （1） According to the passage, we can guess that the _______ was invented last.

   A . radio B . television C . telephone D . vision-phone
3. （2） Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of(代替) _______ some day.

   A . the radio B . the telephone C . the television D . the car
5. （3） According to the passage, what can we do through the vision—phone?

   A . Take medicine. B . Order what we need. C . Travel around the world. D . Try on clothes.
7. （4） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A . The vision-phone is more advanced (先进的) than radios telephones or televisions. B . People will use the vision-phone in the future less than now. C . Vision-phones will be unhelpful in people's life. D . It is impossible to do some shopping through the vision-phone.