For all humans, outer space means romance and mystery. Most of us explore the universe through our     1     (imagine), while some have already arrived there in real life. That’s right: the astronauts.

Recent news about Chinese space program has brought     2     interesting fact to the public. Media around the globe have been referring to Chinese space     3     (hero) as taikonauts. Why?

The word “taikonaut” has     4     (it) root in the Chinese word “tai kong”, meaning “outer space”. Therefore, a taikonaut may be loosely translated as a Chinese astronaut. Actually, this word     5     (include) in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1998. But it only existed     6     theory at that time. The idea turned into reality when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese taikonaut     7     (travel) in space in 2003. Then 38-year-old Yang made a 21-hour flight in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Now, China has built its space station,     8     is orbiting the Earth some 400 kilometers above its surface.

Space exploration is an incredible and     9     (inspire) adventure, regardless of whether it is done by taikonauts or astronauts. What matters is     10     all humans are getting to explore the universe together.

AI Brings Van Gogh Back As Chatbot

A Yoga enthusiast poses for a photo in an immersive art exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh,     1     (title) “Van Gogh Alive” in Bangkok.

AI Van Gogh appears on a video screen at the end of a super exhibition concentrating on the final weeks of his life in Auvers-sur-Oise village.     2     (amazing), AI Vincent is well-informed of 21st century therapy speak. “While I     3     (face) with mental health struggles, my move to the village was not motivated     4     a desire to end my life,” he said.

    5     the paintings suggest, his final weeks were extraordinarily productive, full of masterpieces including The Church at Auvers, Wheatfield with Crows and his very last, Tree Roots. Among the highlights is a room special for his “double-square” panoramas (全景画), a     6     (technique) revolution in which he used very long and thin canvases, indicating the widescreen landscapes of cinema.

It is perhaps fitting that the show ends with modern technologies,    7     have become increasingly common as exhibitions try to pull in the younger audience.

Besides Van Gogh chatbot, visitors can also put on a virtual reality headset    8     (enter) the kitchen of Dr. Gachet, where Van Gogh spent time in his final weeks, take     9    virtual trip around an enormous version of his paint palette and plunge into the tree roots of his final painting. The state-of-the-art helmet can track the hands of users,     10     (allow) them to pick up items in the virtual world.

A youth robotics competition, held by the China Soong Ching Ling Science and Culture Center for Young People and the Chinese Institute of Electronics,     1    (take) place last week in Beijing. The two-week event would also include an interactive robot exhibition     2     showed the future development of robotics. These activities would contribute to     3    (make) young people interested in science and technology. The event aims to set up a platform for more young people     4    (get) closer to science, make breakthroughs and exercise     5    (they) minds. The competition aims to develop participants’ imagination and     6    (create). It is hoped that     7    increasing number of young people will pay attention     8    the development of artificial intelligence and keep enthusiastic about     9    (science) and technological inventions. The participants’ imagination     10    (expect) to improve in the event, bringing in new energy to the development of robotics.