What will happen if a family without the Internet for a month? One American family decides to find out. They have sent invitation to a leading US television station, expecting that it will send a film group to record their day-to -day life {#blank#}1{#/blank#} technology for a month.

    When the film group meet {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hardly do things together. At mealtimes, no one {#blank#}4{#/blank#} at the dining table for their food. “Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their screen,” Mrs. Smith explains. “{#blank#}5{#/blank#} we don't make a change, our family will become strangers to each other!”

    Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. For example, the two brothers have to go to the school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to borrow books for their scientific projects, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all {#blank#}10{#/blank#} of activities together.

    Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge?

    Charlotte Simmonds is a 17-year-old student from Sydney, Australia. Charlotte spends most of her free time on the beach{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (连词) she is a surf （冲浪) life Saver. Her job is to save {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (life) on the beach or in the water, but she doesn't get any money for this. When she grows up she {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hope) to work as a life Saver on some of the most famous surf beaches in the world.

    Charlotte joined a surf life savers' club{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (介词) her older brother and sister when she was only five years old. "We lived near the beach but my parents were very busy in their shop, so they didn't have time {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (play) with us. Joining {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(冠词) club was a great way to meet other children, keep healthy and most importantly, we could spend hours on the beach. We{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (learn) to swim and surf at an early age. At the age of 15, I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (become) a surf life saver and soon after that I saved someone in the water."

    Charlotte loves helping people on the beach. "Everybody can see{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) on the beach because we wear red and yellow~ hats, shirts and shorts. If you can't see us, that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mean) we can't see you, so maybe you aren't safe," she said.

    Chris Rock was born il3 the state of South Carolina in the United States. When he was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}child, his family moved, and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn. New York. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a teenager, Rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in New York City. Even at the age of l8, Chris Rock was very funny. He told {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(joke) about his family (his parents were very strict), and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Many of his jokes were also about high school, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Rock says was terrible．

    Famous comedians(喜剧演员)went to see Rock's performances. One comedian (Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. Chris Rock still acts in movies, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he does not want to be a serious actor. For him, comedy is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (many) important. It makes people laugh, but it can also make people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(think)．

    Today, Chris Rock {#blank#}8{#/blank#}does live comedy shows around the world. He also created a TV show {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(call) Everybody Hates Chris. It is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn. In 2006, it was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(consider)as one of the best comedy shows on American television．