Tony thinks life in the future will be quite different.In the future,people will{#blank#}1{#/blank#}a new kind of clothes in all weathers．There{#blank#}2{#/blank#}be heavy rain and wind．It'll be cheap to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}everywhere by plane because every family will have their small planes．People will have long holidays  because{#blank#}4{#/blank#}hours will be short．That's because machines and robots will do all the heavy and difficult jobs for{#blank#}5{#/blank#} ． Do you think they will come true?

    It is a rainy (阴雨的) day. A train stops at a small {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. A man is on the train and he feels hungry (饥饿的). He looks out of the window (窗) and sees a shop. A woman is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} cakes in the shop and the cakes look {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The man wants to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a cake, but the shop is a little (有点) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} from the train. The man doesn't want to walk in the rain. Then he sees a boy. The boy is about five {#blank#}6{#/blank#} old. He's playing near the window. "Come here, boy!" says the man, "Do you know how {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the cake is?" "One dollar for one." says the boy. The man gives the boy two dollars and asks him to buy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} cakes. "One is for you and the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is for me," he says to the boy.

    After some time, the boy comes back. He's eating a cake. He {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the man one dollar. "Sorry, there is only one cake left (剩余). I eat the cake and here is one dollar back," says the boy.

    Halloween is a strange holiday. It is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on the night of October 31st and it is most popular in the United States and Canada.

    It started several centuries ago in Europe. It began as "Hallow Evening" meaning "holy night". At that time November 1st {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "All Saints' Day" and people respected all the saints who did not have their own special day. People believed that all the spirits of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all sorts of tricks {#blank#}4{#/blank#} each other. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions {#blank#}5{#/blank#} at night.

A: Who is your best friend, Tom?

B: Larry.

A: Why?

B: Because he likes {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the same things as I do. He is good at playing soccer.

A: Are you good at playing soccer, too?

B: Yes, of course. I like playing soccer {#blank#}2{#/blank#}I'm not good at it.

A: What else do you like about Larry?

B: He is more {#blank#}3{#/blank#}than me, I'm a little quiet and serious. What about you? Who is your best friend?

A: My best friend is Jeff.

B: Is he like you?

A: No, he isn't Jeff is shyer and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}than me. I'm much more outgoing. We have some {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

B: Maybe that's why you are good friends.