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Over a year ago, before Ke Jie, one of China’s and the world’s best Go(围棋) players, battled with AlphaGo, the artificial intelligence (AI) machine     1    (develop) by Google’s Deepmind team, he was     2    (confidence) that he would win-----even though the program     3    (defeat) top ROK Go player Lee SE-dol only two months before.

But then 19-year-old Ke lost. In an interview with CGTN after the match, he admitted, “AlphaGo can see the whole universe of Go, but I can only see a small pond in my backyard,” Ke said. “So, please, let     4     explore the universe, but let me play in my own backyard.”

His     5    (fail) against the AI program didn’t get him discouraged, but made him a better player. He recognized     6     set human beings and intelligent machines apart was the ability of humans to enjoy the game.

Ke set about     7    (update) his Go skill, and since then he has been unbeatable. The proof came at last year’s national league(联赛) of Go     8     he effortlessly defeated his old rival(对手) Chen Yaoye, 29. Only a few days before that, Ke had won the 23rd Samsung Cup, becoming the     9    (young) Go player to win six international championships.

Today’s Ke,     10     a Go player, is trying to be the best player he humanly can.

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A triathlon (三项全能运动) is a sports event which combines three sports,    1     (typical) running, biking, and swimming. During a triathlon, athletes finish all three sports without stopping     2     (beat) the clock. People of all ages and sizes can compete in triathlons. But much like other sports events, a lot of professional     3     (compete) rule the triathlon world. In addition, many triathlons     4     (hold) to benefit charity, much like marathons.
       The modern triathlon appeared in California in     5     1970s. It usually begins with the swimming,     6     (follow) by cycling, and finally running. A triathlon tests the endurance (忍耐力) and speed of an athlete, as well as his or her ability to keep energy and focus     7     the race as a whole. A triathlon competes against a clock, rather than against other athletes. A variation of the triathlon is a relay triathlon,     8     a different athlete completes each stage.
     The swimming stage takes place in a lake or the open ocean. As soon as athletes come out from the water, they change into cycling at the     9     (fast) speed to save time. After cycling, the athletes change shoes to run. The course is considered complete once the athletes     10     (cross) the finish line.

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It was Mother’s Day morning last year. My five-year-old son, Tenison, and I     1     (leave) the supermarket after shopping when an old woman fell over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. Her husband was with her, but the woman was     2    (serious) hurt and shaking with pain.

At the front of the supermarket, a charity group was selling flowers. Tenison suggested that we     3    (buy) the lady a flower. “It will make     4    (she) feel better,” he said. I was amazed that he’d come up    5    such a sweet idea. So we went to the flower seller to buy a flower for the lady.

By now rescuers had arrived, and they were attending the     6    (injure) woman. As we walked up to her, my son became frightened by all the blood and medical     7    (equip). He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband     8     told him, “My son was very upset for your wife and bought her this flower to cheer her up.” After that, the old man was moved and said, “Thank you so much. You have a good son. Happy Mother’s Day.”

The man then gave his wife the flower,     9    (tell) her who it was from.     10    badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenison with thanks in her eyes and gave him a smile.

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Like many teenagers, Li Hua, a freshman at senior high school got a little     1     (confuse) the first day he entered senior high school.

Firstly,     2     (live) with others in a dormitory is really hard, for he prefers to live alone and thinks one boy’s behaviour annoying. Actually, he is quite content to have his own room at home. Besides, as for suitable     3     (course) to take, his teacher recommended him to choose an advanced language course as he could speak really fluent English.

However, he finds maths a little confusing, and he is debating with his parents whether he should take extra hours     4     (learn) it. He focuses     5     the class and turns to a graduate for advice.     6     it may seem to be a big challenge, he will not quit and will find a solution to improving his maths.

Since he is     7     (attract) to table tennis, he signed up for the school table tennis club. As he is quite expert at it, he takes     8     (responsible) for the training of the club members. At the same time, he is addicted to Chinese literature, so he is accepted as an     9     (edit), preparing for the coming movement of the school paper. Besides, he volunteers to help clean up a greenhouse every Sunday afternoon.

    10     (Obvious), he now has a really tight schedule every day. He will become a responsible adult in his generation.

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As is known to us all, the Internet has changed many people’s lives since it appeared in the world. There was a wonderful example. Jan, an English teacher in the UK,     1     (quit) her job because of her     2     (ill) at the age of 50. She got     3     (stick) at home with nothing to do at first. But later she discovered     4     (surf) the Internet could help her explore the interesting world.     5     (gradual), she realized the great     6     (benefit) of the Internet. She was so    7     (inspire) that she made a decision to help others learn to make use of computers and the Internet. The people helped by Jan have made great success in their lives. However, Jan keeps studying how     8     (help) others better. She wants to let everyone have access     9     the Internet and benefit more from it. Jan said it     10     (be) her tough experiences that inspired her to offer help to those who need it.