1 . Many people who work in London want to live outside it and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this _________ they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach _________ later in the evening.

One benefit of living outside London is that houses are _________. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot _________. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of _________ own. Then, in the country one can be _________ from the noise and hurry of the town._________ one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep _________ at night, and, during weekends and _________ summer evenings, one can enjoy the __________ clean air of the country. If one __________ gardens, one can spend one’s __________ time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are __________ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables __________, one has the reward of a person who has shared the secrets of __________.

Some people, however, take no interest in country things; for them，__________ lies in the town, with its cinemas and theaters, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would __________ that their life was not worth __________ if they had to live it outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit __________ the sea every summer is all the country they __________.

2 . What would your life be like without phones?

In one of my classes today we discussed the question of how our lives would be without a mobile phone. I actually felt quite sad to hear how some kids cannot ______ without their phones these days. ______, I think nowadays we are controlled and ______ by our technology to keep up. So let’s see some of the points that ______ in the debate and see if our generation really is addicted(上瘾的) to electronic connections ______ true communication.

It is true that everything ______ at a fast pace these days. For example, you can contact someone who lives on the other side of the world within ______. This is great if you think about how connected we can stay to the ______ who are far away from us. However, on the contrary, can we be too connected to the people who are ______ to us? An argument arose about the ______ that it is easier to message someone from your sofa than to meet them ______ and talk. Social skills are ______ to have and if you are not going to put effort into real-life ______, then you are not going to ______ in this ability.

Another point was that phones are very handy for ______ something that you are wondering about. For example, if you don’t know a word in another language, you can ______ and simply use an on-line translator to help you out. This can be very ______ in many situations, but it can also make a person dependent on the ______.

All in all, this question is very interesting to ______ as we become day by day more dependent on technology. We should realize how much we really need to be connected with our phones while considering the ______ and damage it can cause us.