No one knows what would happen in the future for sure. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a hundred years' time.

    Think of space. By that time perhaps {#blank#}3{#/blank#} permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(permit) long journeys throughout the solar system. When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets, such {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration outpost.

    Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(long). They will {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(probable) find cures for most diseases. Hospitals will may have “body banks” {#blank#}9{#/blank#} can give you almost any new part you need to keep on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live). People in the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.

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    In China, there are {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(variety) means of transport for day-to-day living: subways, buses, cars, and even bikes… but taxis rank high on the list.

    Taxis are certainly the most convenient, as {#blank#}2{#/blank#}requires little effort to raise your arm to call a cab. Besides, fares in China are affordable. They start in daytime hours in the capital at 13 yuan for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}first 3 kilometers, after {#blank#}4{#/blank#}you pay another 2.3 yuan per kilometer. This is far {#blank#}5{#/blank#}expensive than that in European capitals. In London, for example, two kilometers' ride could cost you about 63 yuan.

    Taxicabs , as we know today, first appeared in China in the early 20th century, but {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) the reserve (特权) of the rich and the powerful. Nowadays, taking a cab is common in China.

    Before coming to China, I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(warn) that there were awful drivers who would make long detours (绕行) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (get) higher fares. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, most taxi drivers I have met are nice. They know the city like the back of their hands, and are glad to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}some help.

    When I left for the United States to study. I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}new place with new people and new customs. I couldn't even understand {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(they)language. Everything was different {#blank#}3{#/blank#}my own country. There was nobody that I could talk to. I just had my husband, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}was a new person for me, too.

    It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn't want {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(leave)my hometown because I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(grow) up there and had wonderful {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(memory) of the place. So, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (think)about all these changes made me nervous and I was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(worry)about my new life. But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(visit)my family in the summer vacation.

    A trip to China with the kids could be a test to your nerves,but also a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(wonder)experience.This is an ancient civilization which is growing at great speed into the 21^st century,meanwhile holding onto the old traditions and way of life.

    As you travel from area to area,a sea of contrasts is{#blank#}2{#/blank#}makes it so fascinating.You can find an old fisherman on his bamboo boat{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(answer) his mobile phone,and modernity and old traditions existing side by side.The only constant thing in China is “change”.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}first it might seem challenging.But you{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(find)the people helpful,especially if you are traveling with children.Chinese love children,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}more the happier.

    But as far as children{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(concern),this isn't a light-hearted trip to Disneyworld.What if they get sick?Will the kids like the food?Is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(pollute)really that bad?Will they be bored?Just relax.You can depend on{#blank#}9{#/blank#}that you'll end up with plenty of priceless{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(memory) of that country.

    A study shows that new technology is reducing children's ability {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) a pencil or pen. The study is from the National Health Service in the UK. Researchers said that nowadays, children spend so much time swiping iPads or mobile phone screens {#blank#}2{#/blank#}they cannot hold a pencil properly. Children are not using{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pencil), so they now lack the muscle{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (strong) in their hands to be able to write {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(proper). Researcher Dr Sally Payne said: “Children are not coming into school with the strong hand and the ability they{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have)

    10 years ago. Children {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (come) into school are being given a pencil but are increasingly not able to hold it because they don't have the fundamental (基本的) movement skills.”

    The researchers said technology is changing the physical way that children write, draw or make things. Dr Payne explained why. She said: “It's{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(easy) to give a child an iPad than encourage them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes. One expert said {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a child isn't strong enough to hold a pencil, perhaps their whole body is weak. She said it was better for children's physical development to climb trees {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to watch YouTube videos.