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The Home of 21st Century The 20th wanes26 and families live in horizontal27 beehives28 that are powered by fuel cells that provide all electricity, heat and water. Ah, domestic fuel cells; the 8-track tape of domestic power. Whatever happened to their bright promise? As you enter this house, you detect the subtle29 scents30 injected into the perfectly regulated air provided by the climate control system. Inside, the living room is dominated by a gigantic31 television that is not only flat screen, but 3D or even holographic32. It’s the home computer that runs everything. Only half the size of a standard mainframe, it has the computing power somewhere between that of a Sinclair ZX-80 and a modern greeting card. The whole place is run by self-diagnosing33 electronics that can even summon34 the repairman automatically. There are computer games, computer learning, and computer shopping. Computers also allow parents to spy on — “monitor” the kids. It also reminds them of appointments, acts as a videophone, and (all together now!) balances the check book. 26. wane v. 变淡27. horizontal n. 水平的28. beehive n. 蜂窝29. subtle adj. 微妙的30. scent n. 气息31. gigantic adj. 巨大的32. holographic adj. 全息图的 33. self-diagnosing adj. 自己诊断的34. summon v. 传唤 标题的颜色统一用橘黄色；答案统一用word bank的橙色；注意每个链接对不对 * * * 变成向下箭头 * 在右上方加上上页tips的的框，小点没问题；左下方加上expressions那个框 * * * * Task 1 Task 2 Task 1 Brainstorming What lifestyle changes would you need to make if you were unemployed? Talk about the items listed in the table with your partner(s). You may add more items to the list based on your own situation. Task 2 Expanding Your Vocabulary 1. sophisticated A. A. happening at the end of a long process 2. ultimate B. being computer-generated 3. identical C. to recognize the difference between two people or things 4. capture D. highly developed and complex 5. virtual E. to make sb interested in sth 6. distinguish F. the same Read through the words in the left-hand column, and match each of them with the appropri