Have you ever imagined {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) in 2116, 100 years from now? A recent study describes robots, underwater cities and holidays in space. City planners and experts on space and architecture were asked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (give) their ideas on life in 2116. According to them, the way people live, work and play will be totally different{#blank#}3{#/blank#} how we do these things today. They also said that 25 years ago, people couldn't imagine how the Internet {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the smart phones would change our lives. But today, both have changed the way we communicate, learn and do daily things, and the changes in the next century will probably be even {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (great).

    Those{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (question) in the research said that people may not go to offices in the future but will work at home instead. People will have advanced 3D printers that will let {#blank#}7{#/blank#} download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then “print” the sofa, table or pizza at home. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} will also be less need for visits to the doctor. People will have a home health capsule that will “diagnose” what the problem is and provide {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (treat). They will also be going into space for holidays, and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hopeful), to get resources that have been used up on the earth.

    One day, a father and his son were walking with their horse. An old man saw them and said, “You{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(suppose) to ride a horse, not to walk it!” The father then put his son on the horse.

    Soon they passed a group of people,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}said, “That's a lazy boy! He gets to ride the horse while his father walks.” The father decided to take his son off and get on the horse himself.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}they kept going, they came upon two {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (passer-by). One said, “You are a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (self) man! Your son has to walk while you get to ride!” The man then reached down and put his son on the horse with him.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} a while, they entered a town. Everyone started to laugh at them,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say), “You are too heavy for that horse!” The father and his son didn't know what{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(do).

    Finally, they decided to carry the horse. When they came to a bridge, the horse{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(fall) to the water. “If you try to please{#blank#}10{#/blank#} ,” the father told his son, “in the end, you will please no one.” Then they went home.

    Is there such a thing as being "over-protective"?

    I can honestly say that my answer to that question {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(change) dramatically(戏剧性地)since I became a parent.

    Before the birth of my daughter, I taught at{#blank#}2{#/blank#}private school, often viewing my students as over-protected, worrying  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}would happen when they went on to middle schools.

    Some did fine, and some did not. Some needed constant pats on the back, words of  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(inspire) and extra support, which I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(happy) gave. Others were content on their own, needing little {#blank#}6{#/blank#} no interaction(互动)with their teacher.

I'd always supposed their parents were over-protective, for they were the ones that still walked their  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(five) graders into the classroom and met them at the school gate.

    Admittedly, I laughed at those parents, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(think) their children would never learn to be  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(independence) if they didn't let go just a little. Then I had my own daughter. The moment I looked at her little face, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(know) I'd do everything in my power to protect her and make sure she always felt safe!

    Keeping a diary in English is a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) way to improve our English writing abilities. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and take{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we insist on this practice, gradually we'll learn how to expresses {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(we) in English. Keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(find) proper words and phrases to give{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(express) to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic(惯用的)words in Chinese. And{#blank#}6{#/blank#}is extremely hard for us to put them into English{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(proper).

    As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary{#blank#}9{#/blank#}easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(skill).

    A short trailer (预告片) has attracted huge attention on China's social media platform, with many netizens {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(regard) the short video as the "best commercial video of 2019". It tells a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(touch) story that highlights Chinese families.

    In the beginning, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} senior man named Li Yubao living in a remote rural area asked his grandson on the phone what gifts he wanted for the Spring Festival, only {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hear) the word "Peppa" due to the poor mobile signal. Therefore, the man began his journey to discover who Peppa is. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the help of neighbors, he found the answer, created a Peppa Pig model using metals, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(surprise) his grandson.

    The 5-minute trailer is advertising the upcoming animated film Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is set to hit big screens on Feb 5, the first day of the Chinese New Year of the Pig. The short video encourages people working outside to return home often and accompany their family {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(member) to spend a happy and warm Spring Festival holiday.

    "After watching it, I want to go back to my hometown {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(immediate). I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) away from my home for almost one year, and I miss my family very much," said a Sina Weibo user.