I travel a lot for work. Last year, my colleagues(同事) and I went to London for work. We   finished the work early. Everyone___________ catch the plane home, but I couldn’t. In the evening, I___________ to go out for dinner. I didn’t know the city well,___________   I asked a driver to pick me up.

I was   a(n)___________     person and loved to make   friends. My driver asked ___________     I        would like to go. I replied by asking him to choose the restaurant he liked to go for dinner. He drove me to a small restaurant. After getting off the car, I___________ him to join me for     dinner. I disliked eating by myself, and I couldn’t stand him sitting in the car___________ me to finish up.

After this simple dinner, he and I became friends.   I learned a lot___________ life in his     country. Now, every time I take a__________ to London, he is my driver and we always enjoy   dinner___________ .

Doing something nice for others makes this world a happier place.

    41     This new robot is called Twenty-one.It can look after babies and help people do housework. The inventor(发明者) Shigeki Sugano is watching this robot carefully.

    42     The name of the robot is Topio. He was developed in Japan in 2005. The coolest thing about Topio is that he can play table tennis with humans.

    43     Students in Anhui University make some robots. These robots act out many old Chinese plays.

    44     The robot can cook delicious food. People tasted the meal it cooked, and said it was delicious.

    45     Hi, my name is Ifbot. I can smile and I can blink(眨眼).I can speak like a 5-year-old kid.Believe it or not,I can read your expressions (表情)! Smile at me,please.

Last Sunday the Greens went to the movies. They got home very late. Father opened the front door and went into the house. It was very dark, so mother turned on the light. On the way to their bedroom, mother said, “Listen, John! I can hear someone in the bedroom.” They all stood quietly outside the bedroom. They could hear some voices in the room.

“You are right.” father said, “There are two men in it. They are talking.” Then he shouted, “Who’s there?” But no one answered. Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. Then father found something and laughed. “The TV is still on. I forgot to turn it off this morning!” father said.

Welcome to your future life!

You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. You look young. In 2035, many people can live to be about 150 years old. So at the age of 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents look the same age as you!

You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” can change the color and style as you like. You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but you hear the voice, “You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge remembers the information about the milk. It knows that the milk is not fresh. In 2035, every household appliance(家用电器) is like your secretary(秘书).

It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend with your watch. Such “smart technology” is all around you.

So will all these things come true? “All these things will come true, even better.” says a scientist.

I couldn’t agree more with the scientist. I am looking forward to the new life.

Today, more and more sharks (鲨鱼) die because of humans’ activities. Sharks are facing hard living conditions these days. As we know, sharks are among the oldest animals on earth. There are over 500 kinds of sharks living in the oceans. Most of them are quite large and they are about two meters long. Yet some are small, for example, the dogfish shark is less than 20 cm long. The shark has a strong sense of smell. This sense helps sharks find their food. Sharks eat fish and plants in the ocean.

Sharks grow slowly. About forty percent of all sharks lay (产) eggs. The others give birth to baby sharks. Some sharks carry their babies inside their bodies as humans do. Some sharks are not able to have babies until they are twenty years old. And each of them gives birth to at most ten baby sharks.

People kill sharks for food, medicine and their skin(皮肤). Experts say the market needs much more sharks. In Asia, people enjoy a kind of food made from shark fins(鱼翅).

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My winter vacation

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