Nowadays, smart homes 【小题1】(become) more and more familiar with us with the development of science and technology. They will bring 【小题2】(we) security , energy-saving, and comfortable life in the future, many of 【小题3】 will replace switches, knobs and remote controls 【小题4】(use) in our today’s homes. These intelligent controls will respond 【小题5】 voice commands so you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey. Besides , smart homes will also monitor your health for you every day, 【小题6】(send) a warning to your phone, giving you suggestions on 【小题7】 healthier diet and keeping constant track of your health 【小题8】(save) your life potentially. Most importantly, smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from 【小题9】(accident) . If the smart technology will be used 【小题10】(wide) , the quality of our life will be greatly improved.

It doesn’t impress like George Washington’s plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln’s home in downtown Springfield, Illinois, 【小题1】 （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened to the public. Beautifully restored（修复）to its 1860 appearance, the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s home for 17 years. In 1844 they bought it 【小题2】 $1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their 【小题3】 （marry）ceremony in 1842.

When the house was built, it was much 【小题4】 （small）than it is today. Mary’s niece wrote, “The little home 【小题5】 （paint）white.” It was sweet and fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, and her house was a reflection of 【小题6】 （she）, everything in good taste and in perfect order.

Although Mary loved flowers, 【小题7】 she nor her husband was known as a gardener. A long- time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary’s sister, Frances Todd Wallace, often came over 【小题8】 （plant）flowers in the front yard.

【小题9】 Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two-story in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and 【小题10】 （sell）most of their furniture.

When you come back home 【小题1】 a hot summer night, you find that the air conditioner 【小题2】(work) for 20 minutes to cool the room. This is 【小题3】 example of the convenience a smart home brings.

A smart home is a convenient home 【小题4】 users can remotely control appliances and devices from anywhere through the internet. There are【小题5】(count) kinds of smart home products, from heating to lighting to entertainment and security. Heating products equipped with temperature or humidity sensors can automatically turn on or off when 【小题6】(require). Some appliances even have self-learning skills and can learn the homeowner’s schedules and make adjustments 【小题7】(according).

【小题8】, there are still a few issues with smart products. Some are not as easy to stall by users as advertised. Apps associated with smart appliances are always badly designed and frustrating. What’s worse, every device has its own app, leading to an overwhelming number of apps for consumers【小题9】(deal) with.

Good news is that based on smart homes are smart communities whose goal is to improve the overall quality of the community, 【小题10】(provide) convenient services, like applying for water delivery and reporting for repairs, and mutual assistance in daily life for its residents.