Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

    Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.
    New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
    Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
    Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering (基因产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.

      Astronauts are not like pilots, who fly into sky. They need some special trainings. They will fly into space. First they go to the Johnson space center in Houston Texas. They are tested there. Space doctors want to know how strong and smart they are.

      First of all, their hearts are tested. The people walk or run. Next, the space doctors see how fast their hearts are beating.

      Then it is another important test. In this test the person must curl his body up in a ball. And when he is in that position, he will be put into a round cloth bag. The doctors don't tell him how long he will have to stay in the bag. If a spaceship broke down in space, the astronauts would get into bags like these. Then they would have to wait, curled up in darkness, until they are saved. You can know that an astronaut must not be afraid of tight spaces or darkness.

      After these tests, scientists only choose the best people to start astronaut training in a training center. They will learn many other things in training. They will learn how to jump out of moving airplane, to blow up a lifeboat and get into it while they are in the ocean.

They also have to learn how to get lifted out of the ocean by a helicopter.

      When they finish training, the astronauts go on to work. They stay in good situation by running and doing exercise. They read about the special jobs. In that way they will be able to learn new facts about space travel.

      Finally, the astronaut is told to go to work on a flight into space. The members begin to know each other first. Then they can learn which jobs each will do.

    Kate is reading something about how to keep healthy on the Internet.

    Good sleep is important for your health. You need about eight hours' sleep a night. Don't eat or read in bed. A cup of milk before sleeping may help you get a good sleep. Go to bed before 10: 00 and get up early every morning. For more information, please visit www.sleeping.com.

    How often do you exercise? If you want to stay healthy, you should do a lot of exercise. Try to exercise for 30 minutes a day, three or four times a week. For more information, please call Health Line at 180–2000.

    Studies show that the cold or flu virus（病毒） can live on our hands for long. So you should wash your hands often with soap and water. If you want to know more, please call Health Line at 180–1313.

    Brush your teeth twice a day and see a dentist at least once a year. The oral examination（口腔检査） is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. Please visit www.mydr.com for more information.

    When you are waiting for a bus at a station, a 31-metre-long bus is coming to you. You must be surprised. In fact, the 31-metre-long bus is the longest bus in the world. And the bus comes from Germany. An ordinary bus is only about 10 metres long and it can carry only 80 people once. But the longest bus can carry 256 people. So we will need fewer buses in the future. The longest bus can save energy, too. That's to say, it will take less energy than an ordinary bus. Moreover, the driver can drive the longest bus as easily as an ordinary one.

    However, firstly, it has to spend $ 10, 000, 000 buying the longest bus. Someone jokes that we can buy a lot of ordinary buses with that money. Secondly, people think that it is hard for the longest bus to travel on the bustling streets. It may cause new traffic problems. Thirdly, it is easy for someone to get onto the bus without buying a ticket.

    The years from A.D 500 to 1450 are called the Middle ages. Sometimes they are also called the Dark Ages since few people had an education during that time. Still, there were lots of new ideas and inventions. Many of them came from China.