—That's why he can't improve himself.

—Yes, I do.

—It was wise of him to do so.

—There's a(n) _______ map in my car. It even can tell us which way is less crowded.

    There once lived a king and a queen. They were very stupid. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, "My goodness!  small it is! It's hairless and toothless! It's a monster (怪物)!" They  (send) for all the doctors in the country and ordered them  (make) some medicine for her.

    "After she takes your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and  (tooth)," the king said to the doctors. "If you don't do this, I  (kill) you." The doctors thought it was not possible,  they could not say anything against the king's order. Just then an old doctor came up. "Oh, we shall  (certain) follow your order," he said, "but it takes time. We have to dig for something to make medicine in the Kunlun Mountains when the snow melts for the  (two) time. The snow on the mountains melts only once in six years. So we need twelve years."

    At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little baby.  her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen felt very  (satisfy) and gave the doctors many expensive presents.

参考词汇： be optimistic about 对……乐观的

Life in the future: better or worse?

    We have ever had a discussion about the life in the future in an English class.

—OK, Mum.

—Of course. Here you are.