It's hard to keep up with technology, especially when science fiction becomes science fact. For decades, we     1     (watch) movies about a future with flying cars. This week, we saw a real one. A prototype flying AirCar     2     (successful) completed a test flight between two cities in Slovakia. The 90km journey took 35 minutes. AirCar is from a company     3    (call) Klein Vision. The company founder said,"     4    (fly) at a height of 2,500 metres and a speed of 185kph, it has turned science fiction into a     5    (real) ."

AirCar is a road-legal car     6     transforms into an aircraft in less than three minutes. AirCar CEO Professor Stefan Klein flew and landed the vehicle     7     its test flight. After landing at Bratislava Airport, he pushed one button     8     (turn) the aircraft into a sports car and drove it into downtown Bratislava. He described     9     flight as "normal" and "very pleasant". His company is working on a newer AirCar. This will have a much     10     (power) engine that is capable of a cruising speed of 300 kph and a range of 1, 000 kilometres. The newer model will be a four-seater as opposed to the two-seater that was recently tested.

What’s in a name?

According to the British history, Wales is the first country to be joined to the Kingdom of England, which happened in the 16^th century. Later, Scotland and Ireland     1     (add) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland     2    (break) away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, whose     3     (shorten) name is “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. The four countries of the UK use the same flag as well as the same currency and military defense. However, they also have some differences, like different legal systems. The UK’s long and interesting history can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Studying the history of the UK will make your visit much more     4     (enjoy). The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history     5     (date) all the way back to Roman times. There are countless historic sites to explore, and lots of museums with ancient relics from all over the UK.

Whitacre fell in love     1     Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. He graduated     2    university in 1995. In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     3     (inspire), he asked his fans to make videos,     4     he then joined together into one     5     (perform).

    1     (know) a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle. In the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away     2     the UK, which resulted     3     the full name we have today. Most people just use the     4     (shorten) name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more     5     (enjoy).

Marty Fielding has a rare muscle disease, which makes him very weak. He can’t run or climb stairs as quickly as other people.     1     (fortunate), the doctors don’t know how to make him better, but he lives a very busy life with no time to sit around     2     (feel) sorry for himself. In many ways his disability has helped him grow stronger psychologically and become more independent. So don’t feel sorry for the     3     (disable).

“Leap”,     1     film on the Chinese women’s national volleyball team, hit the big screens during the Chinese National Day holidays this year.     2     (direct) by Hong Kong director Peter Ho sun Chan, the film is based     3     the volleyball team’s stories spread over more than 40 years. The women’s national volleyball team     4     (be) the pride of the Chinese people since it first won the world championship (冠军) in 1981. It beat Serbia on September 28,     5     (defend) its World Cup crown (王冠) with a record of 11 wins. It is China’s 10th title in world major volleyball events, including the World Cup, the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

“Leap” is     6     (probable) the first of a series of sports-themed     7     (film) for next couple of years, with Gong Li playing the role of Lang Ping, who is the present head coach of the team. Another film introducing Li Na is also expected     8     (meet) the audience,     9     director is also Peter Ho-sun Chan. In addition, there is another film featuring the Chinese     10     (nation) table tennis team.