The Internet has done much more for people than simply make l    1    more convenient.

People’s lives have been changed by online c    2     and social networks. Jan Tchamani, an English teacher, suddenly d    3     serious illness and had to quit her job. At age 50, she found herself out of work and stay at home with only her computer to keep her c    4    , After a while, she discovered that s    5     Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She was so inspired by the p    6     she met online that she decided to start an IT c    7    . Jan has started taking online c    8     to learn more about ho to use the Internet to make s    9     better. Her next goal is to start a charity w    10     to raise money for children in poor countries.

Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using a    1     technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to t    2     when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy­efficient mode all by i    3    . You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your d    4     routine and preferences, so everything will be r    5     for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the i    6     you enter the door along with your f    7     music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already p    8     for you. All controls will r    9     to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud w    10     you want and the home system will obey.

The Chinatown in San Francisco is the biggest in America and also the oldest. It is a very popular tourist     1     that     2     more visitors each year than even the Golden Gate Bridge. The     3     is mild all year round, meaning it is always a good time to visit.

What started as a     4     area for Chinese immigrants then turn into a center for Chinese culture. The     5     of residents in Chinatown are still ethnic Chinese, many of whom do not speak English fluently. This allows visitors to experience a real taste of China.

Today was my first day back in san Francisco after     1    in the Redwood Forest and visiting the wine country of Napa Valley. I have to admit that it     2    feels good to be back in the city again.

The awful night     1    , and the dawn greyly broke on THE LACT DAY OF POMPEII! The crowd looked upwards, and saw, with     2    , a huge cloud shooting from the top of the volcano. It took the form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire! This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment: now it was wildly bright, now of a     3    red, and now again it burnt with     4    .

The cries of women     5     ; the men looked at each other, but were silent. At that moment, they felt the earth shaking     6    ; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of     7    . A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, cark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! Over the empty streets—over the forum—far and wide—with many a noisy crash in     8    —fell that awful shower!

Each turned to fly—each running pressing pushing against the other. If, in the darkness, wife     9    husband, or parent room child, there was no hope of their meeting again. Each     10    and fearfully on. So came the earthquake...and so ended life in Pompeii.

Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our     1    , and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for     2     control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use     3     sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and. then go into an energy-efficient     4     all by itself. You will Do longer have to think about     5     switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your     6     routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening...