One day, a young man went to a company. He wanted to find a 1.Many people also wanted to work there.
After a 2 quiz, only three men could go to see the boss. Then the boss of the company wanted to talk with them. In this way, he could 3the best one, because he only needed one person to do the job.
He talked to the first man by asking the following question, "Now if I want you to 4 one hundred books for me, one book is ten dollars, how much money should I give you?"
"One thousand and ten dollars, sir," the first man answered 5 and told the simple reason. He said, "It is not difficult at all".
Then the boss asked the second man the same question. The answer was one thousand and twenty dollars, and he didn't tell the 6.
At last, the boss asked the young man the question, too. He thought for a 7and then answered, "That will be one thousand and eighteen dollars. One hundred books will 8 one thousand dollars. And I have to ask a 9 to carry them. It will cost ten dollars. Then I have to ask someone to take them down. It will cost eight dollars...". The manger was 10with his answer and smiled to him.
The young man won in the end.
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050.
"What will 1 be like in the year 2050?" asks Tom.
"I don't know," says Fred. "What do you think?"
"well, no one knows. But it's 2 to guess", says Tom. "In the year 2050, everybody will 3 a pocket (袖珍的) computer. The computer will give people the 4 to solve all their problems. We will all have phones in our pockets 5. And we can talk to our friends all over the world. We can 6 them at the same time. Machines will do 7 of the work, and people will have more 8. Maybe they'll work for only two or three days a week. They can fly to the Moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there."
"I'm very 9 to hear that. I hope to fly to the Moon. And I also hope I can live 10," says Fred. "Won't that be interesting?"
Today, I am going to talk about life in the future. 1 will life be like in the future? No one can answer this question. Today, 2 in space can take photos of places billions of light years (光年) 3 the Earth. Science is developing very fast and people know more about space. 4 the help of science, we may also visit those places. We may have to 5 the Earth to live in space because the Earth will not hold so many people 6.
In the future, we will travel very fast by 7. Our spaceship will be 8 a city, and every ship will carry 9 10, 000 people. There are also many buildings in our ships 10 hospitals, schools, shops and cinemas.
Everyone has one or more friends. But not everyone has friends from other 1. I do! I have an e-friend from the US. 2 name is Susan. And she is twelve years old. She is the same age as me. She has a 3 family with six people in it: two elder brothers, one elder sister, her parents and her. But I'm the only 4 in my family. How lucky she is!
Her favourite subject is Maths. 5 she doesn't like History. She thinks it's boring. After class, she often plays basketball 6 her friends. Many American students like playing basketball. But I like playing table tennis.
She usually rides a bike to school because her house is not 7 school. She says it's good for her health. But I always go to school 8 bus. She likes to listen to music, but she never 9 in class. Her favourite song is My heart will go on. Do you think it's wonderful?
Her dream is to visit China one day. She wants to learn about our country and learn how to 10 Chinese. I'm sure her dream will come true.
Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for future life. The following is some advice on 1 to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take exercise. Regular exercise, much health. You 2 hard most of the time so far. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, which can bring your whole body into action. You can benefit from different forms of exercise 3 swimming，jogging and mountain climbing.
Learn some basic life skills. One day, you will live alone. As a result, you can't 4 your family any longer. In order to deal with your 5 matters in your own life, you should learn cooking, washing and other practical （实用的） skills.
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you can find the culture there different from 6 of your hometown. Beautiful scenery can 7 make you relaxed. Imagine that you are lying on the warm beach in bright sunshine, with light seawind gently blowing. Isn't it enjoyable and comfortable?
Enjoy family time. Home is the place in which you can rest, receive love and care from relations. Don't always sit in front of a computer alone. Instead, the whole family should spend 8 watching a movie on the sofa together. Besides, it's great fun for family members to gather around the table, 9sports, clothes or other common topics （话题）.
If you follow the advice above, you will achieve health, independence (独立)，peace of mind and feelings between family members. Today is the beginning of a new life. Your summer vacation must be full of 10 and success. Wish you a wonderful time!
