It's March, 2050. Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and turn on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They get used to reading The Times over the years. The only difference is that they changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.

    After breakfast, as they watch the screen, Mary orders the household robot to make coffee for them. Frank is a computer engineer, working for several companies. He goes into the study to take part in a video conference with his partners around the world.

    Mary takes a quick look at the shopping channels at home before beginning the video call to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical researches.

    Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own work station at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Louise is studying Chinese at present. Chinese has become an important language in the world.

    According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130 years old. Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年)and then spend her time on music and painting.

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On April 10th, more than 60 students from a middle school took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival(一元城市生存). A charity organization(慈善组织) for teenagers held this activity.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} And it is going to four others, including Beijing.

In the activity, students had to live and deal with difficult tasks. To make money, many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. A 14-year-old girl asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#} But gradually, we got used to it," she said. After being a waiter for an hour, she got 25 yuan.

Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn't any easier. The students went to different places to finish tasks in a short time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth a thousand yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt...after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive ring," a student said. "We will give all of the money we have raised to poor schools in Tibet."

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You know, I didn't use to do s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. However, a couple of years ago, I j{#blank#}3{#/blank#} a fitness club. There, I met Linda. After the exercise, we had coffee together and b{#blank#}4{#/blank#} good friends soon. I think we have a lot in c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} —we both like to keep fit and love trying different food. And we love the ocean; in summer, we like to play at the b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} and go swimming there. Linda was b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} in London, but has lived in China for ten years. So she can s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} both Chinese and English. That's something different about us. Another d{#blank#}9{#/blank#} is her background—Linda has experience and knowledge of two cultures.

So, now you know a bit about my friend Linda. Although we might not always live in the same city in the f{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, I think we'll stay friends forever.

O.J.Mayo is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the NBA. He was born {#blank#}2{#/blank#} November 5, 1897. He started playing basketball when he was 8 years old. Mayo {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a basketball star in his school. His teachers thought he was an all-round (全面的) player when he was in Grade One. In his first year on the high school basketball {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , he could play better than many older and bigger players. 

We began to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}him on TV and in newspaper. Mayo has good basketball skills ,and he works very {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. As a high school player, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} at the sport center before 6 a.m. every day. 

After {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , he would play basketball with his friends and often went home very late."I'm not perfect (完美的), {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I try to be perfect." Mayo says " {#blank#}10{#/blank#} one is perfect, but I just try to get better.

Dear Diary, 

The day didn't begin well. We had to present our project about an Australian animal today, but I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave) the project poster on my desk. When I realized I didn't have it, I was halfway to school. I ran home {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(pick ) up the poster and then hurried to school.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(luck), I got there in time for my {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(one) class, just be- fore the teacher arrived!

Our project presentation was about koalas. I gave the presentation together with David and Jenny. They are my best friends,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} it's easy to work with them. The presentation went well and our classmates really enjoyed it. Everyone loved the koala pictures on the poster! I was in{#blank#}6{#/blank#} great mood, and I didn't even mind that the next lesson was Maths, a subject I'm not good at. 

The weather was really nice, so I ate my lunch outside. My mum always{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pack)a lunch box for me. Today I had an egg sandwich and a banana. 

The rest of the day flew by. In the afternoon, I had Art. Our class pointed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(difference) Australian animals on a big wall. It's going to look really cool when it's finished. 

Jenny, David and I wanted to celebrate {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(we) success, so we went to the ice cream shop after school.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} a rocky start, it was the best day ever!

Long long ago, John and Tom lived in the same village. One day, John sold his well ( 井 ) to Tom. The next day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Tom went to get water from the well, John didn' t{#blank#}2{#/blank#} him to do so. He said, "I sold you the well, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the water, so you cannot get water from the well."

 Tom went to the king {#blank#}4{#/blank#} help. The king asked Paul, a clever man, to solve the problem." {#blank#}5{#/blank#} don't you let Tom use the water in the well ? " Paul asked John. John answered, "Paul, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the well to him, but I didn't sell the water in the well."

 Paul said, "Look, because you sold the well to Tom, now you have no right( 权利 ) to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the water in the well. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you pay him to keep your water in his well, or take your water out of his well right now."

 Hearing Paul's words, John {#blank#}9{#/blank#} that he couldn't cheat(欺骗) Tom {#blank#}10{#/blank#} longer.