Life in the year 3044 is very different   (1)   life in the 21st century(世纪). We still do many of the things you did, but we do them

  (2)  . For example, we now have robots to help us. A robot is a machine that looks just   (3)   a human being. It can walk, talk and can do almost   (4)  we human beings do. My robot is a lot like me and we have great   (5)  together. She helps me   (6)  my homework and we often go swimming. She is programmed to take care of me if anything   (7)   , so I always feel safe（安全的）when we are together. She can send me messages, just like old-fashioned（老式的）e-mails, and she can also help me remember the past. It’s great   (8)   a robot– I am never lonely(孤独的) and I always have someone to talk   (9)   .

   I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my robot to clean up my room. Maybe   (10)   I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

Hello! I’m Mr. Smith. Here   (1)   some lost things .   (2)   in the lost and found box. This is a schoolbag.   (3)  is red and yellow. David found it this morning. Is it  (4)  schoolbag? That is a pencil box. Mike found it in his   (5)   this afternoon. There are(有)  (6)   pens in it. One is blue. The other two are green. By the way(顺便问一下）, Jenny lost her   (7)   . It’s a white jacket. Can you  (8)  Jenny?

Boys and girls, if(如果)you lost your things, you can ask me   (9)  help. Call me  (10)  687-9532.

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the street because the traffic drives    (  1  )  .    (  2  )   you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.

If the traffic lights（交通灯）  (  3  )  , the traffic must stop. Then the people   (  4  )  can cross the road carefully. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can  (  5  )  . People on foot mustn’t cross. In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very    (  6  )    . The traffic is the most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always  ( 7  )  the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful.  (  8  )  first, or you will go the wrong way.

In many English  (  9  )  , there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. How  (  10  )  !

  Do you know something about space travel? Space travel   (1)    exciting, doesn't it? Now if you have enough money, you can go to space to see our   (2)   . You can stay in space for a few days and   (3)    some special (特殊的) food which is for astronauts.

   In the future, space travel may be more   (4)   . People can travel in space and reach other   (5)   . Today, if you want to go to Mars (火星), how   (6)   do you think it will take? That will be a long trip. Even in the best spaceship, it will   (7)   about one year.

   In the   (8)   , that will not be a problem. Spaceships can travel very   (9)   . Perhaps we   (10)   . use the spaceships at all. We may use the wormhole(虫洞) instead(代替). It's   (11)    a gate (门). Once we get to the gate, we will arrive at   (12)    place far away from the earth soon.

     (13)   develops(发展) very fast. Scientists say   (14)    one day in the future, the dream of   (15)    from one star to another will come true.

Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still a favorite drink of millions of people in the world. Coffee is so   (1)  , but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?

There is an old   (2)   that says coffee was discovered in Africa a long, long time ago. One day, a farmer was watching his goats(羊), and he   (3)   them eating some small berries from a plant. After they ate the berries, the goats became very   (4)  . The man often felt tired, so he decided to try the berries too. Surprisingly,   (5)   did not feel tired any more. So, coffee plants were discovered.

Then coffee was taken from Africa to Arabia, and there it was first used   (6)   medicine. The Arabs kept coffee a secret for many years. Later, coffee came to Turkey, then Italy, then France. From   (7)  , the coffee plant was taken to America. People found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of South America,   (8)   large coffee farms were started, and many coffee plants were grown. On these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by   (9)  . Then the beans were dried and prepared for market to sell. Different coffee beans were mixed together to   (10)  different kinds of coffee. Coffee was sent to places all over the world, and soon became very popular.

Middle school students should have a new look. For middle school students, New rules and behavior standards (行为规范)   (1)  . Middle schools use a new way to decide   (2)   the excellent students are. The best students will not only have good grades, but they will   (3)  be students who don’t dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.

Have you ever copied   (4)   work during an exam? Don’t do it again. That’s not what an   (5)   student should do. If you played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you were doing your homework   (6)  .

 Do something more meaningful at school. Good students love animals and care   (7)   others. April is Bird-Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and learn how to protect them. And when your classmates are in trouble, remember to give them a   (8)  . You know a friend in need is a friend indeed.

 If you often use the Internet, try to be careful. Because every coin has two sides. There are many useful websites for homework, English listening, Chinese culture and so on. Only in this way will you get more knowledge in the oceans of websites. You shouldn't be allowed to   (9)   all the bad web pages. Open your mind to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon or even on Mars? Maybe you can discover a new planet some day. Never look down on any new idea. You should welcome them because new ideas from your own can   (10)  your life better.

Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into   (1)   in Chinese middle schools soon.

Heavy schoolbags have been a serious   (2)   for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will  (3)  . An e-schoolbag is   (4)   lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be   (5)   an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as   (6)   as a usual book,   (7)   it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made   (8)   chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to   (9)   the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.

Some people say   (10)   e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.

My favorite food is Chinese dumplings(饺子). They are a kind of  (1)  Chinese food in North China. And they’re also popular  (2)  Chinese holiday and festivals.

I like  (3)  dumpling not because I’m from North China   (4)  because they’re really delicious. My family usually eat dumpling when all the members  (5)  together. Making dumpling with my family is the happiest thing for  (6)  .

Chinese dumplings are one of the most important foods at the Spring Festival. On the first  (7)  of a new year, the first meal is very important. People from the north and the south  (8)  different food on this special day according to（根据）their own eating  (9)  . In North China, people usually eat dumplings.

There are many kinds of Chinese dumplings with different fillings(馅). I’m sure you can  (10)  the kind you like, because the filling can be made with different ingredients.