Nowadays, lots of foreigners are learning Chinese. Like many of them, I 1 knew two words of Chinese ("Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie") when I first came to Beijing, China in 2009. As you can guess, my life was 2 for a while after I arrived. Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful.

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese, so I 3 a Chinese class. My teacher was 4, although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation. Later I studied on my own as well, but my progress was still slow. And I decided to 5.

    Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing. He taught me a lot of 6 about music, such as "melody". He learned a lot of English from me in return, so it was a good way to 7 language and culture.

    I have learned enough Chinese to 8 many problems like booking train tickets. These days, there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese. I can 9 why it's an amazing language. Finally, I found that the best way to learn a 10 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them.

You're chatting with a friend and want to suggest a good book. All of a sudden, you can't remember the title! The harder you try to remember, . the more it eludes (使不记得) you. We've all been there, and everyone knows how hard it is to remember all the information in your head. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

● Repeat important information out loud. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When you repeat something out loud, you aren't technically memorizing it. You're actually creating a pattern (方式) and sound that will make the information easier to remember in the future.

● {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Turn the TV off while you study and put down the phone while you're driving. When you do different activities at the same time, your attention is divided, which will make it hard to process (处理) the information necessary to remember what you're doing.

● Take notes and write things down. Taking notes will help you memorize the information, even if you never look at your notes again! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} So you'd better use pens and paper if you really want to remember your friend's birthday or an important meeting.

● Take a short walk. Studies show that taking a walk will increase your memory. If you're trying to remember something, spend a few minutes walking around your neighborhood to see if it helps. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} At best, you'll remember the name of that life-changing book from primary school!

A. Pay attention to one thing at a time.

B. Remember to find a good neighborhood.

C. Never watch TV or use mobile phone too much.

D. At worst, you'll get some exercise and relax a little.

E. Say that address, phone number, or date over and over again.

F. Luckily, there are some things you can do to improve your memory.

G. Research shows that it's hard to achieve the same result by writing on your phone.

Have you ever imagined how people eat in space? It's not easy. In a word, it is different from that on Earth. The food that astronauts carry with them doesn't look like the food you eat.

Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All the water is removed （去掉）from the food. In the space capsule （太空舱）, the astronaut puts the water back. He "shoots" hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun （枪）. He eats the food through a small hole in the bag.

Other foods come in bite-size （一口大小的）. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth each time. There can't be crumbs（食物碎屑）. Crumbs would float around the capsule and get in the way. Meat, cakes and cereal（麦片）often come in bite-size pieces.

Astronauts can't drink water from open cups. The water would float in drops in the air. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his month.

Do you think it difficult to eat in space? Astronauts must learn to eat this way.

What will our life be like in the future? Each family will have a 1 in the future.You can ask it to do everything 2 you. It will serve you 3 hours a day.The robot will look like a (n)4 . It can 

talk with you when you are 5 .You won't know whether(是否) it is a 

human(人类)or a robot when you 6 it on the street.

People will have 7 time to work and more time to travel. The 

vehicles (交通工具) in the future will fly freely in the sky because every 

vehicle will have wings(翅膀) with it.They will 8 you to a lot of places. You can go to 9 during your travels when you feel tired. All 

Vehicles will not be 10 because the robots drive them.