Life in the year 3044 is very different1 life in the 21^st century. We still do many of the things you did, but we do them 2. For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just3a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost4 we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have5fun together. She helps me 6 my homework and we often go swimming.  She is programmed to take care of me if anything7, so I always feel safe when we are together.  She can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned e-mail, and I can download information from her memory. It's great8an e-friend. I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk9.

      I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe10I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

    The world 1 many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while 2 are very pleasant to hear. In single day you probably hear 3 sounds. All sounds are different. Some 4 loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful.

    5 sound we can't talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting（鸣笛声）of a car warns people of danger.

    Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low 6 the land; the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people deaf.

    We know sound travels about one kilometer in three 7. In a thunder（雷）storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels 8 than sound.

    Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder.

    Divide（分成）this number 9 3. This will tell you 10 kilometers away the thunder storm is.

    The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too 1 and full of mistakes sometimes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been 2 better and better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday 3 wonderfully. It is 4 used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the 5 of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, 6 chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be 7 when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people? No, people will make 8 use of the computers in the future. Man is always the master of the computer. The computer 9 only with the help of man. It cannot take the 10 of man.

    Can you imagine that we could build a beautiful city with rubbish? Maybe you will think it is1. However, it can be true! Nothing is a waste if we have a creative mind. Let me show you something about 2rubbish.

    Sometimes we can see tons of rubbish in the streets, on the roads, near the buildings... here and there.  Many large cities became so ugly 3 it. Nobody likes rubbish, but in fact, some rubbish can be used again. All of us want to solve the problem, we must do something to 4 rubbish. We should take action from now on. 5, some good things will not be wasted.

    Do you often throw away things you don't need any more? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? For Example, when a car gets too old, it may not run any more. But we can use the metal of the car to make something else. When a bottle is empty, it 6 as waste. You don't know bottle glass can be made into sand and used to build streets. Rubbish7food can be changed into fertilizer to make plants grow better. It is cheap and safe. And other rubbish can also be used to make building blocks. Now, 8machines are designed for that.

    9, people will watch films in a beautiful cinema which is built out of rubbish. Besides buildings and roads, cities may be made from rubbish. But so far, building beautiful cities made from rubbish is only 10.

    What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange and red?

    A yellow room makes us feel1and more comfortable than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but2more active. It is a fact that factory workers work3, harder and have fewer accidents4their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.

    Remember then that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends better when you5what colours they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose something in different colours.