Where do you think people will live in the future? Can you imagine people will work and live in the sea? But how will people go to work then? By submarine( 潜 水 艇)?

Some scientists believe that some day submarines will be as many as today’s cars. A famous French driver says, “One day, people will work on the ocean floor as they do on the street!”.

If people want to live in the sea, they have to solve a lot of problems, like those of living on the moon such as lack( 缺 少 ) of oxygen and weightlessness( 失 重 ). Many problems are hard to solve. For example, what will happen to our bodies if we live in the sea for a very long time? Scientists are looking for answers.

Maybe in 50 years people will be able to live in the sea, away from the noisy cities on land. They will find it fun and interesting to live in the sea. And life in the sea is more comfortable. Don’t you think so?

1.Maybe people in the future will to work on the ocean floor.

A.drive a car B. take a bus C.take a submarine D.swim

2..What problem will people have if they live in the sea?

A.They will feel cold.

B.They will feel tired.

C.They will become quite heavy.

D.They will have difficulty in breathing.

3.The writer thinks living in the sea is than living on land.

A.better B.worse C.easier D.noisier

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.People may be weightless in the sea.

B.The sea is noisy and crowded for man to live.

C.Some scientists believe submarines will be popular in the future.

D.There are some problems to solve if people want to live in the sea.

5.What's the best title of the article?

A.Living in the Sea B. Living in Submarines

C. Living on Land D. Living on the Moon

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Steve Jobs was famous for starting Apple Computers. In a speech to graduating students at Stanford University, Jobs told students about some of life-changing experiences. Jobs believed these experiences helped him achieve success.

Job’s biological mother was a college student. As a young mother, she felt unable to bring Jobs up so she put him up for adoption. Job’s adopted parents were simple working-class people. When Jobs was 17, his parents used their saving to send him to college.

After six months of college, Jobs decided it was not for him. Around that time, he had read a quotation that went something like,“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”The quotation made him think about his life and his future. He started to question if he should stay in college. Was he doing what he really wanted to do? Eventually, he decided he had to change something; he decided to drop out of college.

Jobs was lucky because he knew what he loved to do. He started Apple Computers in his parents’ garage with a friend when he was 20. In just ten years, Apple grew into a $2 billion company. However in 1985, Jobs was fired from the company.

Jobs was shocked. He lost everything at once. He quickly realized that he still loved what he did, and over the next five years, he started two highly successful companies. next and Pixar. Jobs also met his future wife, Laurence. Jobs was happily married with a family, working for Apple again and living every day as if it were his last.

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Steve Jobs was famous for starting Apple Company. He believed that 1._______ helped him achieve success.

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Jobs’ adopted parents were simple working-class people. They 2.______ that they could only use their savings for Jobs’ college education.

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A quotation made Jobs think about his life and his future. After six months of college, Jobs didn’t think 3.________ and he decided to leave college.

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After4._____ of firing from Apple, quickly Jobs realized he still loved what he did and started two highly successful companies.

Conclusion

According to Jobs’ story, if we want to achieve success, we should make a right decision, do what we love, never give up and5._______

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