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World Future Society

　　People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind, deaf and have other problems．The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050．By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the Internet．

　　Worldwide e-business will become even more successful with online shops that sell special products for each person, which will be brought to their house the next day．

　　The technology for making energy from wind and the Sun is growing very quickly．In the future wind and Sun energy could become much cheaper and many more countries could use it．This would be very useful in poor countries．The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result．

　　The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships．Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping．

　　The new science of “nanotechnology”(very small robots or machines)will make all sorts of products smaller and lighter．Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat．By 2012 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Monty Robert's father was a horse trainer．As a child, Monty often went from one farm to　　1　　with his father．Sometimes they didn't have enough money to 　　2　　food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a　　4　　 farm．

　　When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper　　4　　what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．He wrote a seven-page paper　　5　　his dream of having a horse farm one day．He 　　6　　 drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper．

　　The next day he handed 　　7　　 in to his teacher．Two days later, he got his paper back．On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class．”　　8　　 the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “The dream will not 　　9　　 for a young boy like you．　　10　　 a horse farm needs a lot of money．You have to buy the land．You have to pay for a lot of things．There is no way you could ever do it．” Then the teacher added,” If you write this paper again with a　　11　　dream, I will give you a good grade．”

　　After school he 　　12　　 about it hard．At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making 　　13　　changes at all．He wrote, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my

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　　Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres(英亩)horse farm．His dream came true．

　　So don't let 　　15　　take away your dreams．Follow your dreams, no matter what they are．

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

　　I really only meant it as a joke．I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly．

　　My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week．He was walking around bragging(吹嘘)about it to everyone．He was saying, "My cell phone can download(下载)the newest 　　1　　 off the internet．" Then he 　　2　　 everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it．The pictures and sound were really 　　3　　．

　　　　4　　 class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV．

　　The test of us didn't have a phone like 　　5　　, so we had to crowd around him．I was just trying to see the screen, 　　6　　 there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly．I was getting really jealous(嫉妒)．

　　But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class．He left it right on his desk．　　7　　 noticed it was there except me．I decided to teach him a lesson．I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag．My 　　8　　 was to give it back to him the next day．I 　　9　　 wanted to see his reaction(反应)．Maybe he would stop being such a show-off．

　　But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling(吼叫)．He was very 　　10　　 and almost mad．He started accusing(指责)different people of 　　11　　 his phone, but I had it in my 　　12　　 the whole time．He even started fighting with another classmate 　　13　　 Matthew was sure that person had taken it．The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office．They 　　14　　 got in a lot of trouble．Now I don't know what to 　　15　　! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it．If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it．How did I get into such a trouble?

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