What will happen if a family is without the Internet for a month? One American family decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a leading US television station, expecting that it will send a film group to record their day 一 to 一 day life without technology for a month. When the film group meet Smiths, they find that Mr Smith, Mrs Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that they hardly do things together. At mealtimes, no one at the dining table for their food. "Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their screen," Mrs Smith explains, " we don't make a change, our family will become strangers to each other!"

    Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not easy, especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many For example, the two brothers have to go to the school library to borrow books for their scientific projects, and Mr and Mrs Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all kinds of activities together. Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge?

    It was another day to jump rope in gym class. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big slow circles. The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to jump. Millie stood at the back of the line and frowned.

    Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time. Everyone counted, He made it all the way to 30 jumps. One after another, the kids watched the rope, ran in, and jumped. Then it was Millie's turn. She watched the rope go around and around, but she didn't move. She felt like everyone was looking at her.

    Millie's friends cheered, "Go, Millie, go!"

    Millie's face turned red. At last, she gave it a try, but she failed,

    The truth was that Millie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope, she could jump 100 times without missing. She just didn't know how to run in and start jumping with a long rope. Since she was the only kid on her street, there was no one to help turn the long rope.

    Just then, Ms Miles, the gym teacher, brought out a bunch of short jump ropes.

    "Let's see how long each one of you can jump without missing," she said as she gave each student a short rope. "Ready, set. Go!" Millie smiled for the first time ever in gym class. As she jumped, she sang rhymes quietly to herself.

    After a while, Millie realised that everyone was cheering. "Go, Millie, go!"

    She was the only one still jumping rope! The surprise almost made her miss a step, but she kept going. When at last she was too tired to go on, she stopped. The class cheered. Everyone was looking at her and smiling. Millie smiled back!

isn't necessary this matter now.

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一 Oh. thank you, Mum. Let me ____________________.