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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Babara: You look (tire). What’s the matter with you?
Bob: Nothing serious. I want to have a job after graduation. I am under great pressure.
Babara: Do you find that is difficult to find a suitable job this year?
Bob: Yes. Now college graduates (encourage) to start their own business, which sounds really good for us. At the same time, we can get some valuable social
_and we may also know more about ourselves and society.
Babara: Yes, but it is not as easy _you imagine. For college students there are a lot of problems, especially the one of not having enough money. And our education doesn’t provide enough knowledge on how to solve it.
Bob: Maybe you are right. But our government allows college graduates to borrow money from banks maybe some can get money from their parents.
Babara: But you have to pay back the money sooner or . So some college graduates prefer to live a
(peace) life rather than start their own businesses through job-hunting which is competitive.
Bob: Oh, they don’t have dreams. But I have made _my mind to achieve my dream.How about you?
Babara: Well, it always takes time to consider before _(make) a decision.
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Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was wonderful to hear her. You see
I taught kindergarten, I called all
sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see a smile
my face. I named them “cookies” because I always feel that children can bring great happiness and
(excite) to my life. I still feel that all children are the
(great) joy I could ever have.
So far I (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were
are now a great joy of my life.
(hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life’s talent to teach children and have fun
(do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.
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Julia:(chatting with her e-friends online)oh my god ! it must be so late. __________ are you. What time is it?
Mary: just after 2 am.
Julia: what’s wrong? Can’t you go to sleep?
Mary: no, actually I was waiting for you. I have .____________ important to tell you.
Julia: really? What is it?
Mary: I’ve had an offer ___________(work) for a company in your city.
Julia: I can’t believe it! Is it true? You are moving here?
Mary: I’m still hesitated___________ whether to accept the position. With the upcoming holiday I think it’s the perfect chance to visit the city and take a good look at the company before making the final decision.
______________ you have time I think we could get together in person.
Julia: just give me the dates and I .___________(make) sure I’m free. You know after all this chatting online, it will be great to meet you in real life. I look forward to
_________(see) you soon!
Mary: me too. But I think I am going to bed now. My head is getting heavy. Have _________ nice day there!
Julia: thanks. This is so_________(excite). Sleep tight and sweet dreams!
Mary: talk to you _________(late).
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For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from ______rare brain disease, ____
___affects(影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day ____
__warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even ________ (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations __
_ September 1st so she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has __
__ (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.
Mrs. Barman ______(describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if ___
____ daughter would wake up the next morning.
The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart _______(break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter ____
____ she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”
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Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned _____ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___
___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___
___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___
__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __
___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _
___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __
__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __
___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __
___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___
___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.