Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair, or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called "Internet of things".

    The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that three years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, no matter whether it's a remote control or a washing machine.

    So, how do household objects that are part of the Internet of things work? Well, think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.

    An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know people's faces and has an infrared sensor（红外传感器）, so even if it's dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smart-phone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.

    But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or safety systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked（攻击）. Moreover, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2015.

    So, picture this: you enter your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.

Here's what you need to know about everything that's new in the 2024 Paris Olympics—from new sports to new events and more.

Breaking

Breaking will be included in the Olympics for the first time in Paris in 2024. You may know the sport by its more common name, breakdancing. Athletes don't know the music ahead of time—they must move to the beat.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding first came to the 2020 Olympics and returns for the 2024 Paris Games. There will be two clear events—a park competition and a street competition.

Sport climbing

It's the second time for sport climbing to come to the Olympic Games. In the Paris Games, the number of athletes will climb from 40 to 68. Whether you know it as indoor rock climbing or not, the best athletes in the sport climbing world will compete in this unique event in 2024!

Surfing

Surfing in the 2024 Olympics will take place on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. The island is over 9,000 miles from Paris, and it is known for its challenging waves.

The winter vacation is coming. How do you make your vacation 1  from your school life? Here are some  2  for you. Maybe they can help you learn while you have fun!

You can go to visit  3 .There you can see a lot of interesting and valuable(珍贵的) things. That will help you learn more  4  about your country.

Reading in the 5  is also a good choice. You can find different kinds of books there. You can read lots of English storybooks. It is  6  for your English learning.

7 with your friends is also exciting! Also, you can do many outdoor activities such as climbing the mountains, going to the beach and so on. But you  should always tell your  8 before doing any of these things.

It is a good idea to make a vacation book. You can write something in the vacation book: What you want to do for your vacation and what you see during your vacation. You can also  9 something you like most during your vacation to make it more interesting. When a new term begins, you can take it with you to  10  your experiences(经历) with your friends.

Do you know from what English people get their family names in the old days? Everyone has a family name. But what does it mean? What do family names come from?

First, some family names come from the place of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In English people's names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or lake.

Second, family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.

Third, many people get their family names from their father's given name. If you hear the name" Jackson", you know that he is the son of Jack.

 With a habit of drinking coffee on weekends while doing schoolwork, Wu Zibo,a17-year-old student from Beijing No.4 High School, wanted to order a cup of Moutai-flavored latte(茅台味拿铁). "I wonder how my father's favorite Chinese liquor(白酒) would taste with my favorite coffee." Wu said.

 The collaboration(合) between Moutai and Luckin Coffee has interested many people. It sold 5.42 million cups and made 100 million yuan just on Sept 4, the first day it came out, China Daily reported.

 Moutai has tried many ways in the past few years to be more creative, such a by bringing out Moutai ice cream. "This creative collaboration lets Moutai make its brand younger. "Li Honghui, a marketing director (市场总监) for drir said. "Through collaborations, brands can share what they need, make the marke bigger, and bring more creative things to buyers. "added Li.

 In 2023, China's collaboration market will grow to over 100 billion yuan and may . reach 300 billion yuan by 2025. However, wrong collaborations may have undesirable results and even hurt brands.

"The key to making a collaboration work is about how good the products are. The brands should not just pay attention to getting the public excited."