In the future, smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more    1    (comfort) environment to live in. There will be no need for us to use switches, knobs and remote controls in our house. Instead, we will be using    2    (advance)technology for automatic control of just about everything in our home. Every morning when you leave home, your future home will go into    3    energy-efficient mode all by itself. It will learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready when you get home every evening.

Swedish businessman Nile is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

    1    (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks’ time, Nile’s ice creation     2    (be) nothing more than a pool of water.“We don’t see it as a big problem,”he says.“We just look forward to     3    (replace) it.

Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was     4     successful that he designed the present one ,     5     measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks—pilling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base, when the snow froze, the base     6    (remove).

After their stay, all visitors will receive a survival certificate(证书)     7    (record) their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test     8     a relaxing hotel break.“It’s great fun ,” Nile explains,“as well as a good start in survival training.”

The     9    (popular) of the igloo is beyond doubt, it is now attracting tourists from all over the world.     10     least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.

In the not-too-distant future, we     1     (use) advanced technology for automatic control while living in smart homes. These smart homes will provide us with a more comfortable environment     2     (live) in. For example, the future home will use     3     (integrate) sensors to tell when you leave home each morning,     4     (make) your home more energy-efficient. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences,     5    everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. All controls will respond to voice     6     (command), so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud     7    you want and the home system will obey.

In addition, the smart home could     8     (programme) to monitor your health every day and send a warning to your phone if there is a problem. Then it will give you relevant advice, thus     9     (potential) saving your life. Smart homes can also prevent serious damage from accidents. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead     10    us living smarter lives.

In the near future, we will be living in smart homes,     1     will provide us with a more comfortable environment. For example, AI controls will respond     2     voice commands, so you just say what you want and the home system     3    (obey). This smart technology is not a fantasy. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use it.

Last year I won a prize in a competition． I    1    （award） a journey to AD 3008． Worried about the journey， I was nervous and    2    （certain） at first． Luckily， my friend and guide， Wang Ping， was very understanding and gave me some green tablets     3    helped a lot． Well-known for their expertise， his parents' company，    4    （call） "Future Tours"， transported me safely into the future in a time capsule．

I can still remember    5    moment when I lay relaxed in the comfortable seats after a calming drink as the capsule swung     6    （gentle） sideways． During the journey， the air seemed thin as if    7    （it） combination of gasses had little oxygen left． The new surroundings were difficult for me to tolerate， so Wang Ping suggested me putting on a mask which made me feel much better． In no time， I was back on my feet again．

When    8    （arrive） at a strange-looking house， I was shown by Wang Ping into a large， bright clean room， whose wall was made    9    trees． Later I found that their    10    （leaf） provided the room with much-needed oxygen． After a while Wang Ping left． I had a brief meal and a hot bath． Exhausted， I slid into bed and fell fast asleep．