What will the future be like? No one knows what will happen in the future, but I believe life in the future will be _______ better than now.

Every person will have a computer. They can look for information they need on _______ Internet. Students won’t go to school any more. They will stay at home with a virtual (虚拟的) teacher and have lessons _______ their own computer every day. There will be no televisions and _______ will watch TV on computers. There will be no fights in houses if people want to watch _______ programs at the same time.

Everyone will have _______ at home. They will help people with housework, such as cleaning, cooking or washing. They will be able _______ after kids. If something dangerous happens, the robots _______ the kids.

People will have more free time in the future. They will travel more, _______ they won’t travel by car. Everyone will use electric (电动的) buses and trains with robot drivers. These green buses and trains are good for the environment. People will go on holiday to the moon and other planets in space rockets. Traveling to space will probably be the ________ activity in the future. Do you think so?

How are you? Sorry for not _______ to you for a long time. These days, I am pretty _______ as my grandmother is not feeling well. I have to look after her.

It is my birthday next week. I am going to have a _______ next Friday. It will start at 5 p.m. A lot of _______ are coming. Would you like to come? We will _______ delicious food and drinks such as cake, turkey and milk shake. We will play games at the party, and it’ll be lots of fun. Can you help me _______ at least one game to play? Oh, I forget to tell you. An _______ will be at the party. Do you want to know who he is? He _______ in many movies, and he is my uncle.

Do you _______ where my house is? It is on Center Street, near a park. You can __________ find it, because it’s the only house with many lights and a red door.

I am looking forward to hearing from you. Hope you can come and see you soon.

Yours,

Lancer

Do you eat breakfast every day? A new study shows if you don’t have breakfast, you will be in great danger of getting heart disease (心脏病).

Scientists studied the information of 6, 550 people over 40 years old for 18 years. Those people had no history of heart disease. 59% of them ate breakfast every day. 25% missed breakfast a few days. 10.9% hardly ate breakfast and 5.1% never did. The scientists found a clear relation between breakfast habits and the danger of getting heart disease. Those who didn’t eat in the morning were up to 87% more likely to have heart disease.

Breakfast is an essential meal of the day, but a lot of people didn’t have it over the past 50 years in the US. 23.8% of young people don’t have breakfast every day.

About the relation, the scientists gave a few reasons. First, when people don’t eat breakfast, they may eat much junk food. Second, breakfast helps to balance blood sugar levels (平衡血糖).

A similar study shows people who don’t eat breakfast and eat dinner late are more likely to get heart disease. Also, they are more likely to spend little time exercising and have other bad living habits.

For your health, remember to eat breakfast every day.

We often get invitations from others. However, we can’t always say     36     when someone invites us. Sometimes, we have to     37     an invitation because we really don’t want to accept it or we’re not available. But     38     we turn down an invitation by just saying no, it will make the hosts sad. So how can we reply     39     a nice and friendly way?

If you can’t show up in a big event, you should tell the hosts as soon as     40     so that they won’t expect you.

At the same time, thank     41     for the invitation. At last, tell them you are     42     forward to the next one.

When you can’t accept your friend’s invitation to a party or a concert, say     43     first. Then tell them the     44     why you can’t come. Finally, ask them if you can get together another time.Your friend will be glad to hear that. But you should think     45     before you finally decide. Don’t make others unhappy.