It is August 2050. Mrs Peng and Mr Yu are writing about hotels and houses on their posts.

    The Hotel Whale

    The Hotel Whale is built (A) 在水下. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.

    Mrs Peng: "When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. (B)They were never bored."

Forever Green Houses

These houses are both "green'' and "smart". There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for(C) each house. In the bathroom. Your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor's computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket's computer when you (D)need more food.

    Mr Yu: "When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. J would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. (E)They will satisfy everyone.''

B

    Charles Lane loves playing all kinds of games．He has loved games all his life．He has always been interested in computers too．Today,his love of games and his interest in computers come together in his work．Charles works for a company that makes video games．

    Charles never dreamed of working is a video game company．"It all started by accident(偶然)"he said．"One of my friends worked for a video game company．He knew how much I loved games，and he told me about a job．It sounded like fun．"It was a job as a video game tester(测试员)．

    When a video game company has a new game，they give it to testers．Testers play the game and look for bugs(程序错误)in it．The company wants to find and fix(修补)all the bugs before they sell the game．

    Video game testers need to have good computer skills.They need to understand how computers work．Charles did not have great computer skills when he went for the job interview(求职面试)，so he was nervous．However,the interviewers said，"That's OK．We can teach someone to use a computer,but we can't teach someone to love games．"

    Charles worked as a video game tester for three years．Now he is a video game producer(制作人)．This means that he works on every part of developing a new game．He really enjoys his work．He says,"It's really a great job．I'm sure it'll give me what I need to live a happy life and have a good future"

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    Friends are important in our life, because no one wants to be lonely. However, some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}According to new study from Chicago University, the reason is that this kind of people have brain(脑)different from common people. And they often feel unsafe when facing stranger.

    Does that mean they have no way to become happy again? {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness. They provided four step for getting out loneliness.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} “It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online. That's because most people don't show their true selves there,” said Dr. Cacioppo, one of this study's scientists. Another step is to get an action plan. As”actions speak louder than words”, people need to be active to communicate with others. They also need to meet people with the same interests. Also, they should try to expect the best from each activity. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Who knows what good things are waiting for us?

A. People who feel lonely

B. The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don't want to go.

C. after all, “tomorrow is another day”.

D. What's the reason behind that?

E. Why don't we like them?

F. New ways to deal with loneliness

G. No, don't worry.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}? "Survival Holidays" is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

    The reason why people like "Survival Holidays" is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}? Maybe yes. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

A. Is "Survival Holidays" a wonderful idea

B. Have you heard about "Survival Holidays"

C. They don't know what to do when they are in danger

D. "Survival Holidays" gives them an important change

E. Many people think the survival activities are good for children

Requirements:

⑴Visiting time, 9:00—17: 00.

⑵Each visit takes an hour including traveling time

Notes about customers: