1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
M:Miss Green,do you think people could work at home instead of working in offices in future?
W:Oh,yes.It's h    1    now.You see,the communication industry has made much progress in the l    2    ten years.
M:And how do these people manage to work?I mean, w    3     equipment do they have at home?
W:Well,they have a TV set,a computer,a printer and a phone to c    4     with other computers.
M:I see.But surely there' re some a    5    in being able to work at home.
W:Yes.Working at home,people don't have to spend a lot of time getting to and from their workplace.The rush hours, a    6    everyone knows,are the w    7    times of day to travel.Millions of people spend their working lives getting up early to a    8     the rush hours.
M:Ah,I see.What do you think a    9     the condition of home workers?
W:OK,a British film will have s    10    a condition here next year.

2 . 阅读下面的短文，根据首字母的提示在空白处填上适当的单词，使短文意义完整。
The Home of the Future

When Dan Green comes home from work, he doesn't need a key to open his front door. As he walks up to the front of his house, the d    1     opens. The lights turn on inside. His favorite music starts to play. His dinner is r    2     in the oven. B    3     no one     is home. What's happening? This is the home of the future! Right now, Dan Green is the only   person w    4     has a home like this. He is a scientist. But in about 25 years, many   people w    5     have homes like Dan's. His home does not look different on the o    6    . But inside it is very different.

Computers control this house of the future. For e    7    , Dan is watching   television w     8     the doorbell rings. The TV is a computer. When Dan presses a button on the TV remote control, he can see a picture of his v    9     on the screen. He can also use the remote control to open or close the door. Dan can watch TV and answer the door at the same t    10    .