1．　　Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let's have a look. You may get a surprise.
　　You will go to the kitchen when you are (1)      , You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will (2)      the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
　　In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat (3)      . The food machine will (4)      the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine.
　　(5)      having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don't need to go out to work any more.

2．A "Forest Teacher"
　　For children on Pingtan Island in Fujian, China, nothing is more interesting than going into nature with their " forest teacher"
　　Cheng Sheng-chung from Taiwan, China works as a nature education teacher on the island. On weekends, he often takes children out to nature and teaches them about different(1)      and animals.
　　Cheng's love for nature started early. He (2)      in the mountains in Taichung, Taiwan, and loved to stay(3)      to nature. In 2017, he came to Pingtan Island to find work. Nature education was not(4)      in Pingtan at that time, but Cheng saw it as an opportunity. The next year, he started to(5)      nature classes to children. Today's children spend a lot of time indoors, either watching TV or playing mobile phone games. Cheng wants to(6)      that through his nature classes.
　　The students all like the friendly teacher very much and they call him "forest teacher". Cheng does not fill their heads with boring(7)      , but gets them to experience nature on their own. He lets them use their eyes, ears, noses, mouths, and hands to learn about(8)      .
　　"(9)      children don't understand nature, they won't love and protect it. They should understand that humans are not(10)      nature, but must live in peace with it, " said Cheng.

4．　　Bertie's mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie's feet when father said, "You'll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We've found a school near Salisbury in England. "
　　His heart filled with a terrible fear. All Bertie could think of was his white lion. "But the lion, " he cried, "What about the lion?"
　　His father said, "A French circus (马戏团) owner will buy him in a few days. "
　　"No!You can't send him to a circus!" said Bertie. "People will come to see him. He'll be shut in a cage. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He'd rather die if he loses his pride. " But he knew their minds were quite made up.
　　Bertie felt completely hurt. He waited until he heard his father's deep breathing next door. With his white lion, he walked downstairs quietly, took down his fathers gun and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lions neck. The time had come.
　　"Be wild now, " he whispered. "You've got to be wild. Don't ever come home. All my life I'll think of you. I promise I will. " Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.
　　When he looked back, the lion yawned, ran down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
　　There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the gun and fired over the lion's head.

5．　　Traditionally, baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are dressed in pink. We are taught this as children.
　　But as you grow up, this idea doesn't mean much anymore. Take me, for example. I often wear pink or purple shirts. In fact. I'm wearing a pink shirt while I write this story!
　　While children might make fun of a boy wearing a pink shirt, I believe there really are no rules about what colors a man or woman can wear. That's how it is in Australia and I've found        to be the case in China as well.
　　Yes, many men wear plain or even boring clothes in China. But there are many more who are quite happy to wear lots of creative things. Some men in China and Australia pay as much attention to their appearance as women. And in China, I always see men taking selfies (自拍) and posing for photos, just like girls do.
　　But if you think the idea of boys wearing pink is something new, think again. It isn't original at all. Kassia St Clair, the writer of The Secret Lives of Color, said it was very different in the 19th century. She explains that pink was a color worn by men in the military(军队). Blue, she says, was the color for girls.
　　Somehow, over the following 100 years, this got switched (转变) around. But whatever the story is today, don't let it stop you from wearing whatever color you want!

6．　　Many students get ill easily in autumn. (1)       What can we do to keep ourselves healthy?Here are some tips.
　　Enough healthy food. (2)       Some students don't like to eat breakfast. They make a big mistake(错误). Breakfast is a very important meal in a day. If you want to be healthy, you should eat less fast food. Vegetables and fruit are delicious and healthy. We'd better drink 500 ml milk every day.
　　(3)      Doing exercise is another way to make you healthy. So you should do some sports after class. Doing sports can make you strong.
　　Enough smiles(微笑). Smiling is the best way to make you healthy. Try to find the things that can make you laugh and you'll be happy every day. You should try to be optimistic(乐观的) about life. (4)      
Enough time of rest. Don't stay up!Students usually go to bed at 10 o'clock. (5)      There is a famous saying, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. "It tells us enough time of rest is important.

7．Dear Tony,
　　How are you? Thanks very much(1)      your last letter. I have finished all my exams. The last one was history yesterday. I think history is really difficult(2)       there are lots of facts and dates to remember. I have a poor(3)       (memorize) and I hate to remember things. I am afraid I did not pass the exam.
　　This term, I(4)      (take) eight subjects in total. The worst were history and French. I found them boring and hard to learn. I have already forgotten what teacher taught me. I need to study(5)       (hard) than before.
　　I like geography best, but we only had it(6)      (two) a week. Our geography teacher, Mr. Hill was great. He taught us very well. He did not give us too much homework.
　　We did(7)      project with Mr. Hill about a few countries in Europe and Asia. Some of my (8)      (classmate) went to the library to look for photos and I used the Internet to search for some information. Mr. Hill gave us a lot of(9)       (use) advice. We could finish our report(10)       (easy).
　　Please write and tell me about your year at school.
Yours,
David

8．　　Sometimes, teenagers don't think their parents are fair to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn't like you wearing a mini skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you're talking to. This doesn't make teenagers happy. And of course, they become less patient.
　　Sometimes it seems that you're not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again?Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGaw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship with parents.
　　The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think "my parents don't want me to have any fun" that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.
①Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.
②Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings.
③Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child.
　　If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.

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