【推荐1】A parent’s hopes for 2030

When 2010 arrived, my son was only a year old—tiny and_________, the master of a few basic words, but still mostly the baby we'd welcomed into the world,_______ all his first times.

Now my baby has grown into a(n) _________—tall, strong, stout, and smart, a(n) _________ of Akira Kurosawa samurai movies.

A _________from now, in 2030, he will be an adult. I expect the next 10 years to fly by, and be filled with _________. As 2020 begins. I am thinking about the kind of world my son will_________ and experience. I _________for him, and for all the young people of his age. So I have several   _________for the world my son and his generation will live in：

I hope we finally get__________about climate change. Polar ice is melting. The oceans are __________ . The question is __________whether we can stop climate change, but whether we’re willing and able to do anything to __________ it.

I’m not sure what a warming planet will mean for my son's life. I__________ it means he will live in a world where nations and groups __________   limited resources like clean water and food, which means that the danger of climate change won't come just from warmer climate, but from other humans competing for control over what’s __________.

The world is always going to be full of __________about how to solve the challenges we face. I hope, too, that my son’s generation learns to __________justice—but to do so with big heart and humility, recognizing our common humanity(人性) even with people who __________ us.

The world of 2030 won’t build itself. We are__________ it now, so my final wish is that we build the kind of world we actually want our children to live in.

【推荐2】I am an imaginative girl. I have always been ___________ about the future just like the great novelist, Liu Cixin.

What will life be like in the future? What will happen to humans and other living things? When I was a little girl, I often thought about these questions and drew __________ of my imaginary future life in my album.

How will people in the future __________? Perhaps there will be cities underground, in the air or in the sea, where there will be new kinds of __________ like underground express trains, airships and undersea trains. With __________ technology, we may even be able to fly on a broom, just like Harry Potter.

Living conditions will also certainly ____________ . Just imagine such a house in __________ it feels like spring all year because of an intelligent thermostat. All complicated and boring chores will be________   by a robot.

As for travel, it may be possible to travel through time and space freely. What if there were time machines to travel to any time in history? If I could __________a time machine, I would go to the age of dinosaurs and take them to the __________. By that time, more and more people would __________ dinosaurs as pets—you might even see people walk dinosaurs in the streets.

Maybe one day, riding flying dinosaurs to fly to schools in cities in the sky will be common. All kinds of creatures will work and play with us. What a harmonious world it will be!

However, as science and technology __________, pollution may become more serious, and then people will need to __________ new planets to live on. At the same time, human beings may __________become too dependent on science and technology, but I’m __________ that we can solve these problems step by step.

【推荐3】At the doctor’s office, first I log onto a computer to announce my presence. Then I wait until a robotic nurse _______ me into the examination room. Soon, in steps the doctor, who also is a robot. He records my _______, does a few calculations and then _______ out a prescription (处方). Having swiped (刷) the credit card at a machine on the way out, I return home without having come across another human being. This scene is my horrible imagination of the future, which hasn’t come to pass —_______ not yet now.

I really do like many aspects of _______. I’m a big fan of air conditioners in summer and heat in winter. But I don’t want machines to _______. When I call my dentist’s office and on the line actually get a human being, I am pleased. When I call the airport and get the lady-computer who _______ asking me to report myself, I want to scream. When I see the slow occupation of self-service check-out stations at the supermarket, I feel like shouting, “When it _______ cashiers, make mine humans, please!” 

After all, a human cashier might _______ a bag of flour leaking and get you a replacement. Real-life cashiers may have a ________ word for an elderly person struggling to pay the bill. Even more than that, they often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can ________ a young mother’s day. I don’t want to go back to the Stone Age, but I’m also ________ about a completely computerized world, where face-to-face communication is replaced by swiping credit cards and feeding numbers. Self-service check-out stations can be efficient. But they lack a(n) ________ so vital to everyday life. It is something that urges us to offer others a smile, a hug or a prayer, which may be ________ what they need at that moment. Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something that no ________ will ever have.

【推荐1】People often go to cafes to relax themselves and keep themselves from falling asleep, but Mr. Healing, a popular cafe chain, actually does the _______. Customers can come in, order a drink, lie down a comfortable massage(按摩)chair, and take a _______.

Many people _______ lack of sleep as a result of overwork, so any opportunity to relax and even take a nap is greatly _______. Mr. Healing is the perfect place to go when you’re on a short work or school break and you need to _______ sleep. The cafe offers massage periods in various modes, _______on how much time you have and how you choose to spend it.

The 20-minute session is _______ at $ 3.5, the 30-minute massage costs $ 7, and the 50-minute session is   $ 9, all of _______ also include a drink. Once you make your choice, you are taken to the “healing center”. You are asked to _______ your shoes as well as any jewelry that might damage the chairs, after which you can choose a massage ________, from “stretch” or “sleep”. You can start with stretch for a few minutes, and then ________ to sleep if you want to take a short nap. After it comes to an end, you are taken back to the cafe area to enjoy a coffee ________ one of the many other ________ drinks on the menu.

Mr. Healing cafes are so popular that customers are advised to make reservations ________ to be sure that a massage chair is ________. “I have to sit in a chair and ________ a computer monitor all day due to my job, the healing room was ________ effective to relieve ________ and stress,” said Park Hye-sun, a 24-year-old officer.

Some have described Mr. Healing and other similar cafes ________ simple fashions, but others see them as a ________ business model, because they offer a service that people really need.

【推荐2】When faced with tough difficulties or troubles, people always give us positive words. ______ can lift our spirits indeed, but sometimes in some case it ______ depresses us. Psychology calls it “toxic positivity.” What is it? Let’s see the following ______.

Between sleepless nights, diapers (换尿布) and feeding times, having small children at home could leave Priscilla Goins feeling ______. She loved her kids, but it was a lot. “I would sometimes say ‘I just want a minute to myself,’” Goins, of Knoxville, Tennessee, said. “People would be like: Oh, you’ll miss it when they’re ______ or you should value it.” That made her so mad. She doesn’t ______ what people say. She disagreed at all. Actually, in those moments, she simply wanted ______ that she was going through the tiredness ______.

A focus on positive thinking, while putting challenging and ______ experiences to the side, is what some experts call “toxic positivity.” Being cheerful is not a bad thing. Certainly, a ______ attitude can be a gift to those around you, but it shouldn’t ______ listening thoughtfully to others’ experiences. When you are choosing to look at ______ from one angle-in this case a positive angle-you are very likely to dismiss or deny an authentic ______. That’s toxic positivity, which is what Goins ______ when she was looking for a bit of mercy about the ______ of parenting young children. Even if you’re trying to ______ someone, ignoring someone’s tough experiences can leave them feeling that they should ______ negative feelings in the future. ______ trying to find a positive spin, we are supposed to use accepting and comprehensive words. Sometimes we just need to say “Yeah, me too,” or “That makes total sense.” It’s allowing someone to express something that is ______, even if it’s hard to hear or it’s ______.