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Science and Technology Change Our Life

In the past decades, with the rapid development of science and technology, our daily life     1    (change) a lot. New technological inventions begin to play     2     essential role, for example, the robot can help us clean up and finish much housework. As a result, we can spare more time to be dedicated to our job, and we are able to be     3    (full) exposed to our hobbies.

Two Lithuania (立陶宛的)designers are to design a special fiber. They declared that clothes     4    ( make) of it can be used to transform the temperature of the human body     5     electrical energy, which can drive       6    (electricity) devices.

In spite of that, some     7    (advantage) of technological inventions may appear. The excessive use of high technology can also make our life passive,     8    will make the majority of us become lazier, and we are unwilling     9    (explore) minds any longer. All in all, the improvement of science and technology can smoothly increase the standards of people's life. On the other hand, it may lead to the     10    (lazy) of people's behavior and mind.

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In the not-too-distant future, we     1     (live) in smart homes     2     will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment. Intelligent controls will control just about everything in our home. For example, they will use integrated     3     (sensor) to go into an energy-efficient mode when we leave home while     4     instant we get home, we’ll find everything     5     (prepare) for us, including dinner, our favourite music or TV programmes. In addition, smart homes will be monitoring our health every day. If they find there is something     6     (normal) or we have a critical illness, they will give us a warning early on and     7     (potential) save our life. Smart homes will also be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. If they find something wrong, they will detect it and provide us     8     the relevant information for us     9     (fix) the problem.

In a word, this smart technology is not a fantasy. Nevertheless, it will be some years     10     most new homes begin to use it.

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While some robots     1     (intend) to assist humans, robotics can also reproduce realistic limb-like functions for those that have lost arms, legs and other parts of their bodies. These prosthetics (义肢) have existed in one form or another     2     at least ancient Egyptian times. Early limb replacements involved     3     (use) materials such as wood or leather for support and balance. In the 1960s, the capabilities of prosthetics to enhance lives were explored. This included incorporating lightweight carbon-fibre material into prosthetics    4     amputees (截肢者) could partake and succeed in sporting activities.

However, it wasn’t until 1986 that electronic prosthetic limbs     5     (explore). Scottish inventor David Gow began his mission to make existing pneumatic(充气的) arms easier to use, lighter in weight and more functional. This led to the first bionic (仿生的) arm being ready for use in 1998. The first user of this bionic arm was a man named Campbell Aird, who lost his arm     6     cancer. After experiencing the benefits of an electrically powered, lightweight limb, Aird said at the time: “For the first time in 16 years I     7     (reach) above my head to pick a book off a shelf. It was a great moment for me.

Today, pioneering work in robotics is allowing     8    who are missing a limb to explore the world with better balance, accuracy, precision, speed and in some cases, even touch.     9     new competitive event called the Cybathlon has been established to compare the speed, skills and efficiency of robotic limbs. The “arm prosthesis race” is designed to rank new robotic arms in sensory feedback, palm rotation ability and coordination in handling objects of different sizes, shapes and weights. Twenty countries partake in this event,     10     (far) driving the innovation of life-changing technology.