【推荐1】Whenever Michael Carl, the fashion market director at Vanity Fair, goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the phone pile game: Everyone places their _______ in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device(设备) before the check arrives _______ for dinner.

Brandon Holley, the former editor of Lucky magazine, had trouble _______ her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she _______ putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in. It remains there until after dinner.

And Mare Jacobs, the fashion designer, didn’t _______ to sleep close to a noisy phone. So he _______ computers and phones from his bedroom—a house rule he _______ with audiences during a screening of his film Disconnect.

As smartphones _______ to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass _______ our personal space even further, users say these disconnecting ________ are improving their relationships—and their brains.

“Disconnect is something that we all ________,” Lesley M.M.Blume, a New York writer, told the New York Times. “The expectation that we must always be ________ to everyone...creates a real problem in trying to ________ private time. But that private time is more important than ever.”

A popular, method for ________ is to choose a box for your cellphone, like Ms.Holley. “________ my phone is lighting up, it’s still a distraction(分心的事物), so it goes in the ________.” she said.

Others choose new ________. “No screens after 11 pm.” said Ari Melber, a TV host. “I found the evenings were more ________, and I was sleeping better.” he said.

“Sleep is a big factor, which is why Peter Som, a fashion designer, doesn’t want to sleep ________ something that is full of photos and emails.” said Mr. Som, who keeps his phone charging in the living room overnight. It ________ a head­clearer.

【推荐1】One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.In our _______we can see what has not yet happened.For example，while we are looking forward to _______ a new place or country，we imagine what it will be like.We predict the _______people will eat，dress and act.Of course，we do not always predict things _______．Things are often very different from the way we _______ them to be.

One of the famous dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist，Kekule，who had been _______ to work out a very difficult problem in physics.He had _______and analyzed the problem from every angle for days，but there seemed to be no way of _______out the answer.Then one night he went to bed and dreamed.When he _______ up，he realized that he knew the answer.He had solved the problem in his ________.

The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him and spoke ________：I want you to concentrate on my voice.Think about ________．You know nothing but my voice.And as you pay attention to my voice，your ________will get heavier.Soon you'll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and ________ my words，but your body will be asleep，your eyes are too heavy.You are almost asleep，and when you wake up you will ________ nothing.

You will forget everything.Now I am going to count slowly from one to five.One，two，three，four，five.

【推荐2】The year is 2094.It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the earth.Most of it will miss our planet,but two pieces will probably _______ the southern half of the earth.

On 17 July,a piece four kilometers wide enters the earth’s _______ with a massive explosion.About half of the piece is destroyed,but the _______ part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of _______.The sea _______ and a huge hole is made in the sea bed.Huge waves are created and spread out from the hole.The wall of water,a kilometer high,rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour.Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are killed.

Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet_______ in Argentina.Earthquakes and volcanoes are _______ off in the Andes Mountains.The shock _______ move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean.The cities of Los Angeles,San Francisco and Tokyo are completely _______ by earthquakes.Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead,and the north won’t be safe for long.Because of the explosions,the sun is ________ by clouds of dust,temperature around the world falls to almost zero.Crops are ruined.The sun won’t be seen again for many years.Wars ________ as countries fight for ________.A year later,no more than 10 million people remain on the earth.

Could it really________?In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the earth.Science shows that the dinosaurs (恐龙) ________ on the earth for over 160 million years.Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared.Many scientists believe that the earth was hit by a piece of heavenly object.The dinosaurs couldn’t live ________ the cold climate that followed and they died out.Will we meet the same end?

Our school lunch menu needs a makeover(改进). Many students think school lunch tastes bad, and they either don't___ it, or they throw it away. With the growing __ of overweight kids, the school needs to make a____lunch menu with healthier, tastier options. One option I think the school should __ is a daily pizza option.

Almost every kid __ pizza.If you ask kids, they'll tell you that pizza tastes great. __ the school had a pizza option, students would eat lunch more, so less food would be __ .The school lunch program could make a lot more __ .

Even though pizza __ good, it can also be a very healthy food. In addition to pizza made with whole-wheat dough(全麦面团)，low-fat cheese pizza or even pizza without cheese could be offered. Today，with the school __ vegetables like broccoli(西兰花) or spinach(菠菜), most food goes in the garbage. __, kids will eat almost any kind of vegetables —and even some fruits —if they're on pizza.

Pizza can also be very fast and __ to make, which would be good for our cafeteria (餐厅)staff. The staff could make the dough __ time. They could also buy frozen dough. Then,all the staff __ to do is add toppings, cheese, and bake (烤) it. You also eat pizza with yours hands, which __ the staff would have fewer knives And forks to wash.

Some people will probably __ the idea of a pizza option because pizza is often considered "junk food" __ a regular, healthy meal. Most take-out pizza is made with unhealthy ingredients(原料). But pizza can also be made with __ ingredients. The school should add a daily pizza option to the new lunch menu. Not only would __ pizza be great for the students, but it would also __. the school lunch program.