Another decision you need to make about housing is     1     by how much you can     2     to pay. Housing prices vary in different areas, such as in a city or a suburban or     3     setting, as well as in different parts of the country. When you have a     4     amount of money to spend     5     housing, location is a very important     6     in deciding     7     kind of home you will be able to afford.

When     8     housing, many people face     9    . They are willing to spend a little more money for a better location, or walk a few blocks more to the bus stop to save on     10    .

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our city. Look! Many a building     1     (正在建造) now in the center of the city. More than one subway     2     (正在被建设). It’s said that at least a new stadium and a new swimming pool     3     (正在被设计) by the City Construction Company. Well, as you can see, the trees and flowers     4     (正在栽种) on each side of the roads.     5     (这座城市被规划) to develop into a large city? The answer is yes. Imagine that you     6     (被领着参观) the city again in the future. Aren’t you happy with that? Let’s just wait and see!

My hotel is near d    1    , in the Mission District, one of the oldest p    2     of the city. Many of the p    3     living here are from Mexico or Central America. This d    4     used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music and f    5    . In fact, an art m    6     called the “ Mission School” started here. It’s influenced by graffiti art and c    7     art. I walked around looking at the street art for a few h    8    . It was quite modern and lively. Afterwards, I ate some d    9     Mexican- Chinese n    10     from a food truck. A real mix of cultures here!

My hotel is near d     1     in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city. Many of the people l     2     here are from Mexico or Central America. This d     3     used tо be a poor area of town, but is now a c     4     for art, music, and food. In fact, an art m    5     called the “Mission School” started here. It’s i    6     by graffiti art and comic art. I walked around l     7    аt the street art for а few hours. It was quite modern and l    8    . A     9    , I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck. A real mix of c     10     here!

Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using a    1     technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to t    2     when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy­efficient mode all by i    3    . You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your d    4     routine and preferences, so everything will be r    5     for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the i    6     you enter the door along with your f    7     music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already p    8     for you. All controls will r    9     to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud w    10     you want and the home system will obey.

Which theme park would you like to visit? There are     1     kinds of theme parks.     2     and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you! ... With all these     3    , no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland.