Has the world just witnessed its first ever robot suicide? Boring housework was seemingly too much for one cleaning robot to take, when it apparently rebelled and decided to end it all.
The robot was given the tiresome task of cleaning up some spilt grain before it climbed on to a kitchen hotplate ___ it destroyed itself, according to reports in Austria. It had reportedly grown tired of
_____(force) to clean the house every day and decided to become a martyr(殉道者) to the robot cause.
“Somehow it seems ____(restart) itself again before it made its way along the work surface. Then it pushed a cooking pot out of the way and basically that was the end of it,” explained fireman Helmut Kniewasser, who
_____(call) to deal with the fire at Hinterstoder in Kirchdorf. “It pretty quickly started to melt underneath and then stuck to the kitchen hotplate. It then caught fire.
___ _____ _____ we arrived, it had become just a pile of ash.” He added: “The entire building
____ _____be evacuated (疏散) and there was severe smoke damage particularly in the flat in which the robot had been in use. “It’s a mystery how it came to be started and ended up making its way to the hotplate.”
____ took an hour to clean and make the building safe. The homeowner plans to charge the robot’s manufacturer.
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An idea to cycle to Tibet ____(occur) to me one year ago. I know__
__ idea is quite practical in economical way. For one thing, I can’t have too much money. For another, it is bound to do me good because I can take in fresh air
___ the way there. I called Tom, ___
__ had borrowed me a sum of money, telling him my idea. He was excited at my words and promised to pay off his debt as soon as possible. He also offered to team up with me. __
___ (apparent), he also showed great interest in this trip. Five months___
___ our trip, we kept taking exercise and built up strong body because we knew_
___ would be impossible to realize our dream without being __
___ (health). I used to hear that some people_
___(make) a trip there died from the lack of oxygen---- they did devote their lives to their dream ! But the cost is too much. So ___
__ of us insisted on running in the morning from time to time.
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I borrowed ___ story book from the library the other day and took it home. One evening, having finished supper, I went back to my room and started to read the book that I ____
__ (borrow). I was so ___
___ (absorb) that I knocked the coffee cup over __
__ accident, pouring the coffee onto the book. Wet through and colored brown, the book turned out to be a _
___ (terribly) mess at once. Of course, I couldn’t return the dirty book and the loss should be covered. The next day, I went to the _
__ (big) bookstore in my city, _
__ there were various kinds of books. I finally found several _
__ (copy) of the same book and bought __
___. When I returned the new story book and explained the reason, the librarian accepted the book and praised me for my honesty and ___
__ (responsible).
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I dream to be popular teacher in the future because I hope I can bring knowledge and
(happy) to children.
With time passing by, my wonderful middle school life is coming to the end. Just When I (enter) Sunshine School, I was a childish boy
liked playing computer games. I still remembered my first mid-term exam. I failed many subjects. I even thought about
(give) up. It was Ms Zhang who encouraged me
(face) the difficulties bravely. With the help of my teacher, I redoubled my efforts. Nowadays, I overcame difficulties and always do well in the school subjects. Thanks
Ms Zhang, I have gained a lot both in my study
in my life. I hope I can be as
( excellently) as my teacher.
All in all, I will learn harder to get ( much) knowledge so as to lay a good foundation for my future. I will make full use of my every second and make my dream come true. I believe I can succeed!
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Simon: ______ did you begin this sort of work, Fiona?
Fiona: Let me see. Um, about four years ago.
Simon: Are you enjoy ________?
Fiona: Oh, yes, very much. It is very __________ (tire) because of long working hours, sometimes as many as 12 hours. But it’s exciting to meet people from all over the world.
Simon: What _______ (exact) do you do?
Fiona: Well, I take tourists to the famous places in the city, tell them the history of the places, and explain why they’re famous.
Simon: What special qualifications are _________ (necessity) for guides?
Fiona: Well, they have to enjoy ________ (meet) new people. And they ____
_____ (take) special courses in the history of the city when they studied at college.
Simon: And do you have to know a foreign language?
Fiona: That’s _________ must. My company will only hire those ____
____ can speak at least two foreign languages.
Simon: And you? How many foreign languages can you speak?
Fiona: I can speak three: Spanish, ________ (France) and Italian.
Simon: Three foreign languages? Then I can understand why your work is so easy for you.
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One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt,
pay a fair price for it: neither too much nor too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy
small village like ours,” Nick said.
Nick’s guests, had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt
(cheap) if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason why a man would sell salt at a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect
the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn't (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”