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1U4L1TheFutureofCyberspacePeterTaylorfindsouthowcomputersandtheInternetaregoingto_____ourlives.Inthelastthirtyyears,theInternethasgrown_____.In1983,therewereonly200computers______totheInternet;nowtherearearound50millionandthis______isclearlygoingto______.Someexpertsare______aboutthefuture.Oneworryis_____incyberspace.Evennow,younghackerscangetintothecomputersofbanksand______.Inthefuture,terroristsmay_____theworld'scomputers,cause_____,andmakeplanesandtrains_____.However,manypeopleare______aboutthefutureoftheInternet.Already,userscanbuybooks,findoutaboutholiday_____,______tickets,andgetall____ofinformationfromtheInternet.Inthenextfewyears,saysAngelaRossettoofCyberiamagazine,itis_____thatwearegoingtoseeahuge_____inshoppingonthe______.Shealsobelievesthat,inthefuture,wewillget________fromtheNetandthattelevisionwillprobably_____.Themailservicemayalsodisappearwiththe____useofe-mail.Someexpertsseeourfutureinvirtualreality–theuseofcomputerswithsoundsandpicturesthatmakeyoufeel________youareinarealsituation._____,Ithinkvirtualrealitywillbecomeapartof_____life,saysAustralianexpertPeterAnderson.Iseepeoplelivingandworkinginavirtualworld.Wewillworkinvirtualoffices,shopinvirtual______,andwewillevenstudyinvirtualschools.2U4L3VirtualRealityTom:Hi,Cathy.Whatareyou___tothisweekend?Cathy:Don'task,Tom.Ihavelotsofworktodo.IfIdon'tfinishmy___onthehistoryoftheInternetfornextMonday'slesson,thescienceteacherwillbe____.Whataboutyou?Doyouhaveanything____forSaturdayandSunday?Tom:It__ontheweather.Ifit'sgood,Dad,MumandIwillprobably__camping.Butwewon'tgoifitrains.Hey,ifIstayhome,I'llhelpyou___yourprojectifyoulike.Cathy:Thanksforthe___.Tom,canyou___anygoodbooksformyproject?Ifyoutellmesometitles,I'lllook___theminthe_____.Tom:Usethelibrarycomputer.IfyougototheScienceMuseum____,you'llfindlotsofgoodinformation.I'llsendyouthewebsite____whenIgethome.Cathy:Thanks.Justthink,ifwehadvirtualrealityholidays,wewouldn'thaveanyproblems____theweather.What's____,wewouldn'thavetospendalongtime____onplanestogettoourholiday_____.Tom:Whatdoyoumean?Cathy:Well,inthefuture,we'llbeabletousemodern_____togoanywherewelike.Wewon'thavetogothereinthe_____atall!Wouldn'tthatbegreat?Ifeelexcitedjustthinkingaboutit.Tom:Idon'tunderstand.Cathy,doyoumeanwe'llusethecomputertotravelaroundtheworld,____andexitingcountriesin_____andvisitingallthe____sites?Cathy:That'sright!Just____neverhavingtopacka____!Wewouldnotonlybeabletotravelaroundtheworld,butalsogotostudyinanyworldfamous____wewantedto.Tom:Thatcouldbereallyexciting!ButIstillfindit___toimagine.Youwouldseeitbutyoucouldn't___yourtoesintheseaoreatthefoodsyousaw.Youwouldnot____it.Cathy:Well,ifthey____virtualrealityholidays,I'dgoonanaround-the-worldtour.Tom,whatwouldyouliketodoifsomeonegaveyouthe____?3Tom:Idon'treallyknow.Personally,I'mmoreinterestedinvirtualuniversitiesthanvirtualrealityholidays.I'dliketogotoa___university,likeStanford.ButIguess,avirtualuniversityjustwouldn'tbethesame,wouldit?Cathy:True,butjustthinkyouwouldbeableto_____insuchaworld-famousuniversitywithoutgoingoutofyour____U4L4VirtualTourismAUCKLAND*NewZealandaguideAucklandisthelargestcityinNewZealand.Ithasa______ofjustunderamillionpeopleandis_______onNorthIsland.Thisseasidecityisanimportantcentreforbusinessand_______.Itisalsothemost______cityinNewZealandwithpeopleofmany______cultureslivingthere.Thehistoryofthecitygoesback650yearswhentheMaoris______inthearea.Europeansettlementbeganin1840whentheBritisharrived.Aucklandwasthe______ofNewZealandforsometime.Later,thecapital______toWellington,becauseitwasmore______.Since1945,thecityofAucklandhasgrownanditnowhaslargemodern______.In1985,theNewZealandgovernmentmadethewholecountrya____________zoneandsincethenAucklandhasbeenacentreforprotest______nucleartestinginAsiaPacific.Famous______includeMtEden,oneofmanylargevolcanoes,as______astheAucklandHarbourBridge.AttheParnellVillage,youcanvisitsomeofthefirstEuropeanhomes.Inthecity,youcanenjoyanamazing______fromtheSkyTower,whichisthecity'stallestTower.YoucanalsoseeMaori______dancesattheAucklandMuseum.Fromanywhereinthecity,youcanseethesea.Aucklandiscalledthecityof______becauseithasmoreboatsthananywhereelseintheworld.Ithasawarm______withplentyof______.The_____temperatureinJanuary(summer)is23.4Å0“7CandinJuly(winter)itis7.8Å0“7C.Ithassomeofthebest____inNewZealandfordoingwatersports:swimming,diving,fishing,sailingandsurfing.Itiseasytotravel_____AucklandandtherestofNewZealand.Thereare___internationalflights,too.However,____fromEurope____overtwenty-fourhoursandareexpensive.4U5L1Alanis–aTruePerformerCanadiansingerandsongwriter,AlanisMorissette,isusedto___inthe_____eye.Hermostfamous_____JaggedLittlePill,came____in1995whenshewasonlytwenty-oneyearsold.It____15millioncopiesandmadeherworld____.Sincethenshehasmadeseveralmorealbumsandshehascontinuedgivinggreat____on___.LastThursdaynight,____offanswenttotheCornExchangeinCambridge,EnglandtoseeAlanisMorissetteperformingin_____.ItwasMorissette'sfirstperformanceinEngland____hersongUninvited___thisyear'sGrammyAwardforthebest___-song.The30-year-oldsingerha