As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be     26    . You may just want to become the best student in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever     27     to make your dream come true? You may think you are not very good at schoolwork, or that it is     28     for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream. In     29    , everyone can make his dream come true. The     30     thing you must do is to remember     31     your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Then keep telling     32     what you want. Your dream will come true faster     33     you do this step by step (逐步) because a big dream is many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream. There will     34     difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the     35     difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Without dreams, you won’t make up your mind to learn more skills.

Robots seem very new to some people, but in fact they have a long history. The first robot was made by a Greek (希腊的) inventor (发明家). You may often see robots in lots of movies. The robots in the movies are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.

In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help them. For example, some people can’ see. They use dogs to heip themselves move around. These dogs are called (被叫做) guide dogs. Scientists are making robots to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system (系统).

In the future, robots will work in space. Robots will never take the place of humans, though they can help us in a lot of different ways.

Shopping used to mean going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your home. Just sit in front of your computer, click(点击) your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in several days. You can also use your mobile phone to buy things you want. Nov. 11 was a big day for many people who like shopping online. On that day, many stores offer a big sale. The biggest Chinese online shopping sites are Taobao. com and Tmall. com.

Goods(商品) online are often much cheaper. Shopping online also saves you a lot of time. And you often have more kinds of goods online than in shopping centers. Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps you get things easily from different cities, even different countries.

While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. They often buy things that they don’t need. “Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things to buy online wastes their time.” said teachers.

Smashed (拍击) cucumber (黄瓜) salad is one of the most popular cold dishes in China.

You can find the green dish anywhere from restaurants to homes.     51     According to The New York Times, smashed cucumber salad is “everywhere” in New York. Some restaurants add the dish to their menus.

In China,     52     But American cooks are trying yogurt, honey and so on. Why is this dish becoming so popular?     53     “Just change the way you break a cucumber.Change the way it feels and tastes. It’s cool.” said Danny Bowien, a cook at New York restaurant.

    54     The cook smashes fresh cucumbers with one side of a knife.     55     Then other ingredients (食材) can be added. Also, it takes only five minutes to make the salad. The cook Danny said it was really good.