Once a man traveled in India. He went to a supermarket and _________ lots of fruit for sale, but most of it was very _________. Only one thing was cheap: a basket of red fruit.

“How much is it?” the man asked.

“Two rupees (卢比),” the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India was almost _________, so the man bought a kilo and started eating it.

But when he was eating, his mouth began to burn and his face became as _________ as the fruit. As he coughed, he jumped up and down, screaming (尖叫), “Ah! Ah!”

However, he kept on eating the “fruit”!

Some people said, “Those are chili peppers (辣椒)! You can’t eat them like that! We _________ put a little of them into food for taste. They are not _________. ”

“I _________ money for them, so I must eat them.” The man said.

This man may seem not _________. But most of us have put money, time and effort into something like a relationship or a job. Sometimes—even when we know there’s no _________ that things will change—we still keep doing it just __________ we’ve put in all that money, time and effort. Sometimes we need to let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

What will humans look like in the future? It sounds like a cool question, but the answer may not be that fun. Here are some predictions.

Jim likes dogs very much, so his father gave him a dog as a gift for his seventh birthday. Jim named the dog Brownie. Soon, Jim and Brownie became good friends.

There is a river near Jim’s house. He often goes there fishing with his friends. One day, Jim took Brownie to go fishing. He wanted to show Brownie his fishing skills. After waiting for a while, he suddenly felt a big force from under the water. Believing it must be a very big fish, Jim got very excited. He tried his best to pull the fish up out of the water, but it wouldn’t move. Because of the strong pull, Jim lost his balance and fell into the water. Sadly he didn’t know how to swim. He cried and struggled (挣扎) in the water for a while but soon went down.

As Jim woke up again, he felt the warmth on his face. Brownie was licking (舔) his face non-stop. He was trying to wake him up. Then Jim found himself lying (躺) on the river bank. On his shirt, there were some big holes. Seeing that, Jim smiled and hugged his best friend at once.