Fill in the Blanks READING SECTIONOnline version Fill the gaps with one word that fits in each space. by Daniela Kalemie Lievana Garza 1 on up is in as of of a up to an in that of and of in on in the When the future seems largely unpredictable , there anything you can do to prepare for it ? " Yes ! " says futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal . All you need do is to tap into your imagination envision all your potential futures ? using what she calls " futures thinking . " " Futures thinking isn ? t superpower , and you don ? t have to fix everything or save everyone , " McGonigal writes her new book called Imaginable . " But futures thinking is an incredibly useful , practical tool to prepare your mind to adapt faster to new challenges , build hope and resilience , reduce anxiety and depression , and inspire you to take actions today set yourself up for future happiness and success . " Her book draws the latest research in psychology and neuroscience to show you how to train your mind to think the unthinkable . In this excerpt , you ? ll get a taste how you can start thinking like a futurist ? and create a better future for yourself . For the next 30 seconds , I want you to imagine yourself waking up tomorrow morning . Try to picture it your mind or describe it to yourself as clearly as possible . These questions may help make your imagined scene clearer . What room or space are you ? What wakes you up ? an alarm , the sunlight , someone nudging you or calling you ? Is it light out or still dark ? Is there anyone with you ? What are you wearing ? What kind of mood are you in ? And what ? s the very first thing you do now that you ? re awake ? Keep imagining your tomorrow morning until you have a clear answer to all these questions . This quick mental time trip you just took is example of a highly imaginable future ? it was likely quite easy for you to envision , with plenty vivid details . Now let ? s try something more challenging . For the next 30 seconds , I want you to imagine yourself waking one year from today . Again , try to envision this as clearly possible . Feel free to change as many or as few details as you want from the first scene you imagined . Are you somewhere different ? Are you physically changed ? What ? s your mood ? Do you have a different morning habit ? What might that new habit be ? Keep imagining your morning one year from now until you have answers to all of these questions ? even harder ones . Notice how easily and automatically ideas came to you , or how hard you had to work to come with details . Now let ? s try one more act imagination . This time , I want you to imagine yourself waking up 10 years from today . Take as long as you need to come up with a vivid and plausible image ? of yourself , of the space that you ? re , and who might be with you . Where are you ? What ? s around you ? What do you see , hear , smell , and feel ? What ? s the first thing your mind when you wake up ? What do you have planned for the day ? How are you physically different ?
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