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Write a passage of at least 55 words on the topic “__________ is fun”. （ “…很开心”为题写一篇短文，词数不少于55个）：
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According to some experts, a smart home is now available（可得到的）. There are coffee pots that turn on when the alarm clock rings. There are fridges that send an alert when the milk runs out. These smart appliances are changing our lives greatly.
However, it seems few people are making their homes smart. In a U. S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliances. More than 70 percent of people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years.
Why are smart home appliances having a hard time reaching the market? There are several reasons. First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential（必要的）. Many of them are too expensive. One of Samsung’s smart fridges have cameras inside. It can check for rotting food. It can also allow the user to know what he is short of while he’s shopping. However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can afford it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we regularly check the food in our fridges, don’t we?
The technology is not yet perfect, either. There are complaints that smart appliances sometimes stop working or become dull.
1.Can customers get a smart home on the market now?
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2.Many American families are making their homes smart, aren’t they?
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3.How many people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years?
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4.What do Samsung’s smart fridges have inside?
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5.Why do people prefer to check the food in the fridge themselves?
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6.Do you look forward to a smart home? Why?
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In our daily life, we have developed a lot of habits, such as eating habits, study habits, reading habits, etc. However, taking the time to develop a sleep habit is probably the ________ thing on your mind and some sleep advice simply can’t be forgotten. Here are some bad habits you need to give up. Watching TV until you fall asleep.
It has n________ to do with what you watch — it’s the TV’s bright light that is the criminal（罪魁祸首）. The bright light keeps you awake all the night.
Sleeping with pets
Pets sleep most of the day, and they move a lot when sleeping. They get comfortable, and then they move. This goes on all night, and it often makes you not sleep w_______.
Eating fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime
If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of your stomach preventing you from f_______ asleep or staying asleep.
Exercising heavily too close to bedtime
Heavy exercise too close to bedtime raises your body temperature so that your sleep is disturbed（不安的）until your body temperature d_______ to normal, which may take several hours. Accepting snoring（打呼噜）as a normal sleep habit.
Snoring is the biggest sleep killer. Maybe it’s caused by sleeping on your back, being overweight, having a cold, drinking, or taking drugs. Most seriously, it’s caused by a dangerous illness. For the snorer, it disturbs sleep by awakening him/her so often in order to b________ normally.
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I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven _______ years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life changed. Suddenly I had to _______ my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.
Finally, I felt my anger at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Whatever the reason was, he loved _______ me around. However, I seldom talked to him and always asked him to leave me alone.
Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, but I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely free from my mind, reached through the bars _______, he reached his small hand and softly touched mine. And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that moment changed _______. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important?
To this day, I can’t imagine life _______ my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have learned about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.
1.A.lonely B.busy C.happy D.hard
2.A.share B.hide C.collect D.choose
3.A.meeting B.following C.showing D.taking
4.A.At last B.At first C.At least D.At once
5.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
6.A.through B.besides C.with D.without
