Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050. “What will our world be like in the year 2050?” asks Tom.

“I don’t know,” says Fred. “What do you think?” asks Tom.

“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred

“In the year 2050 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problems. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.

“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.

“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”

1.Tom and Fred are talking about __________ .

A. their school life B. some interesting information

C. their life now D. their life in the future

2.Machines will do_________ of the work.

A. most B. some C. much D. little

3.In 2050, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have________ .

A. pocket computers B. more holidays C. pocket telephones D. Go on sale

4.Tom says ________.

A. he likes fish very much B. he’d like to live under the sea like a fish.

C. he will go fishing under the sea. D. he will spend holidays on the moon.

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到)?

A. People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship.

B. People will have more holidays.

C. Many people will live and work under the sea.

D. People will build farms under the sea.

At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship* with food: I used it to__________bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of__________but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my__________ .

When I was 50, my weight problem became __________. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this weight any more.

That year, I __________a seminar* where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her__________ story —she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

__________ by her story, I created the As We Heal*, the World Heals project. I wanted to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 in support of a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination* of healing__________and healing the world struck* me as the perfect solution.

__________ I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before. While the__________hung over my head, there were also things that I was headed down the right path. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them __________ my project. It worked perfectly. Donations * began flooding in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some helpful steps to lose weight. I asked suggestions from a doctor, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and________meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise.

A year later, I________my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel ________I’ve been given a second life. What’s more, I did something that is__________and valuable.

1.A. add B. mix C. kill D. share

2.A. diets B. drinks C. fruits D. dishes

3.A. height B. size C. age D. weight

4.A. happily B. recently C. seriously D. secretly

5.A. attended B. organized C. left D. held

6.A. humor B. success C. life D. science

7.A. Surprised B. Interested C. Influenced D. Amazed

8.A. herself B. himself C. itself D. myself

9.A. As B. Until C. If D. Unless

10.A. excitement B. happiness C. anger D. fear

11.A. in B. to C. about D. of

12.A. heavy B. full C. expensive D. healthy

13.A. set B. reached C. missed D. dropped

14.A. that B. what C. which D. who

15.A. careful B. painful C. meaningful D. peaceful

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