Question:
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For many years,machines have been doing work that people once did,including some dit- ficutt jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry.

Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot,called DRC-Hubo,won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle,climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform,but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitor were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking

machines.

Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric,a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can,but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food,change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor .But he says if a food can be easily prepared,a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.

One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi,but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.
1. Where does Akihiro Suzuki work?
2. And what do they do?
3. Are having machines that can do what humans do a new occurrence?
4. How long has it been that way?
5. Are there any new fields where this is beginning to happen?
6. What is an example?
7. Are there any other examples?
8. Does Suzuki think that robots are better in every way?
9. What are some of the advantages he lists?
10. And a disadvantage?
11. Does this prevent them from being able to be used for cooking?
12. If the recipe was easy, would they be able to do it?

Numbered answers:
1. Yaskawa Electric
2. develops robots
3. no
4. For many years
5. yes
6. he restaurant industry
7. drive a vehicle
8. no
9. work without becoming tired
10. cannot taste food
11. yes
12. yes

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Overnight, TFboys, a boy band consisting of three middle school students, became the talk all over China. Founded last year, the oldest member of TF boys is only 14. But the number of their followers on Sina Weibo has reached 11 million. Their music videos are also getting millions of views online. Some say that TFboys has become popular only because of their pretty faces. But take a serious look at the three boys, and you may find out what has helped them win over so many people. Wang Junkai, 14, from Chongqing What did you do when you were 8 years old? Wang had become a trainee at TF Entertainment at that age, he still goes to school like other kids during weekdays. But his weekends were filled with training classes. He learned how to sing and dance. He had to do the splits again and again. Many boys couldn't stand it and quit, but Wang didn't give up. Before he finally became a TFboy, the tough guy has been practicing for five years. Wang Yuan, 13, from Chongqing Fans like to call Wang "Er Yuan" because he is a funny guy who's always telling dry jokes. But when he starts to sing, you'd be thrilled by his clear voice and high pitch . The cheerful boy lives a simple life. He doesn't like to compare himself with others. His mobile phone cost only 300 yuan. He's a big fan of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. He has watched every Pleasant Goat movie at the cinema. Yiyang Qianxi, 13, from Hunan Yiyang is the shortest of the three boys, but he definitely has the most splendid resume . He is a top student. He is an excellent dancer. He takes part in TV shows. He has played different roles in many movies. He is even good at calligraphy . When other teenagers show off their new clothes on Weibo, Yiyang displays his calligraphy work. How can he be good at so many things? " I'd practice dancing while others were chatting," he said.
1. Whose videos are being viewed?
2. Who are they?
3. Is there five boys in the band?
4. how many?
5. Is the youngest boy 14?
6. Who is?
7. Are they in high school?
8. How many followers do they have?
9. Is Yijang the tallest boy?
10. Does he act in plays?
11. What has he acted in?
12. What did he do while others were talking to each other?
13. What?
14. Is he good at it?
15. Does he like to show off his video games?
16. What country are they from?
17. When did they become a band?
18. Does Wang goof off all weekend?
19. What does he do?
20. Are his jokes bad?
21. s he a sad boy?
22. Does he have a hectic life?

Numbered answers:
1. TFboys
2. a boy band
3. no
4. Three
5. no
6. the oldest member
7. no
8. 11 million
9. no
10. no
11. tv and movies
12. pracctice
13. dancing
14. excellent
15. no
16. China.
17. last year
18. no
19. train
20. yes
21. no
22. no

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Kacey was a princess living in a magical kingdom with her parents and two little brothers. One day a monster bashed down the door to the castle when Kacey wasn't home and grabbed her youngest brother. "Give me your jewels or I eat him!" the monster yelled. Kacey's mom and dad called for the guards, but the monster bashed them down. "Give me my jewels!" the monster said. "Or I'll eat your other son too!" Kacey got home to see the big back of the monster in the door. "What do I do?" Kacey thought. Then she remembered a move she had seen a fighter use at the fair she had gone to. She also remembered she could lift a thousand pounds. "I know!" She ran up behind the monster, grabbed him around the waist and lifted. She picked the monster up into the air, then slammed him down on his head. He didn't move, and Kacey smiled at her parents. Then she saw their sad faces. Oh no! She had squashed her little brother.
1. Who lived in a kingdom?
2. who was she?
3. Anyone else live there?
4. Anyone else?
5. What happened to them?
6. why?
7. or else what?
8. What did they do?
9. Did they help?
10. What happened to them?
11. Was KAcey there?
12. What happened when she got home?
13. Then what?
14. How much could she lift?
15. What happened after that?
16. on what?
17. How did her parents react?
18. how come?
19. Did the monster move?
20. Did he hit his head?
Numbered answers:
1. Kacey
2. princess
3. her parents
4. two brothers
5. monster bashed door
6. jewels
7. he eats youngest brother
8. called for the guards
9. no
10. monster bashed them
11. no
12. saw monster in door
13. lifted monster
14. a thousand pounds
15. slammed him down
16. little brother.
17. sad faces
18. squashed brother.
19. no
20. yes