Sports are very popular around the world. They are good ______ our health. Many people in the world like sports. In different seasons, we can play different sports, and sometimes we play in the room and usually outside the room.

Kang Xue, ______ 18-year-old high school student, likes ______ a lot. She always swims with her friends on weekends. She often watches swimming games on TV. And she likes Sun Yang best. ______ Kang Xue will become a swimming player like Sun Yang.

What about you? Do you like swimming? ______ do you play sports? Every day, sometimes or never?

Many people are interested in talking about life in the future. Some people ______ that life in the future will be easier and more comfortable. But others believe that it will be worse and more difficult than now. As for me, I ______ the idea of the first team.

First, as for education, people will have ______ education. This is because of technology(技术). E-books will replace(取代) common books, robots will replace ______, and students will not have to go to school every day. They will ______ at home through online teaching and will find learning more interesting.

Second, people’s health will ______. Technology(技术) will also play a very important role. New medicine will help people get better quickly. Robots will help doctors and sometimes replace ______. Also, doctors will be able to cure(治疗) more diseases, ______ people will live longer.

Third, housing problems will end. People will build houses under the sea. Also, some people will live ______ the moon. Then everyone will have a place to live.

Fourth, hunger will stop all over the world. People will grow crops(庄稼) everywhere, ______ on the top of buildings.

Now what about you? What do you think life in the future will be like?

The moon looks bigger than the stars in the sky at night. But in fact, it is much smaller than any stars. The moon looks so big to us because it is closer to us than any stars. Which is the biggest, the sun, the moon or the earth (地球)? The sun is, sure. The moon goes around the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. And the earth goes around the sun. The moon is round and looks beautiful.

Now people know much a lot about the moon. There is no air on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals, or people on it. The moon gets its light(光线) from the sun. But some places on the moon are quite dark. It’s very cold at night on the moon.

Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all want to be close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do with things. Of course, sometimes we need to be alone (独自). We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer (不再) like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging (鼓励) to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make you feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of (照顾) yourself.

Mr. King lives in a city. He owns some shops and makes a lot of money. His son, Mike, studies at a middle school. The boy likes everything but studying. He doesn’t listen to his teachers in class and never finishes his homework on time. He always plays football when he has any free time. He can never pass the exams.

Mr. King is so busy with his business that he has little time to stay at home. He never pays any attention (关心) to his son’s studies, so he doesn’t know how Mike is doing.

One day Miss Read, Mike’s teacher, telephones Mr. King. On the telephone she tells him all about the boy’s studies. She wants him to try to help Mike at home. When the man hears this, he doesn’t feel very happy.

In the afternoon when his son comes back from school, Mr. King gives him a good telling-off (责备), but he soon feels sorry for it when he sees Mike crying in the bedroom. The next morning, before Mike goes to school, Mr. King says to him, “Study hard and I’ll buy you a car when you pass the exam next year.”

Another term is over. Mike doesn’t pass the exam once more. Mr. King has a look at the school report for a few minutes and then he asks his son, “You don’t pass the exam again, Mike. What did you do this term?” “I learned how to drive a car, Dad,” answers the boy.

Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly     66     (talent). It’s always interesting     67     (watch) other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows     68     American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.

All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the     69     (exciting) magicians, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the     70     (beautiful)? That’s up to you     71     (decide). When people watch the shows, they usually play     72     role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.

However, not everyone     73     (enjoy) watching these shows. Some think that the     74     (life) of the performers are made up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, if you don’t take these shows too     75     (serious), they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.