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Nothing can compare to the warm hug of a person, but when there is no one else around, this little Japanese     1    (invent) can do the job quite well. It     2    (call) the "tranquility chair",     3     back is shaped like giant human doll with a     4    (friend) face and long arms that can wrap around you in an affectionate hug.

The chair is the product of a Japanese company. "It makes you feel safe," said     5     spokesman in that company. "    6     it is specially designed for the old, anyone can use it."

Given that a quarter of Japan's population is     7    (current) over the age of 65, and the number is expected to rise     8     40% in the coming decades, the tranquility chair is really quite suitable for the Japanese market. The company has also come up with a similar product like "Life Rhythm Dolls ", which are programmed     9    (remind) the users to take their medicine on time.

Meanwhile, the spokesman explained that the hugging chair is also designed to help dementia (痴呆) patients as well as people     10    (suffer) from anxiety, fear or uncontrollable anger.

Chinese scientists have created the world’s first light-based quantum (量子) computer, called Jiuzhang. It’s     1     breakthrough in the field after Google completed its quantum computer last year.     2     (compare) with today’s best supercomputers, Jiuzhang can calculate 100,000 billion times faster.

Usually, information     3     (handle) in binary bits (二进位) by classical computers, presenting itself as either 0s or 1s. However, quantum computers process data using qubits (量子位),     4     is identified as 0s, 1s or everything in between. As a result, as the number of qubits     5     (increase), the computing ability of quantum computers rises too. Another advantage of Jiuzhang is that it’s     6     (easy) to make and maintain. Superconducting quantum computers must be kept at ultra-cold temperatures     7     (ensure) their materials can conduct electricity without any resistance. But most parts of Jiuzhang can operate at room temperature except its sensory equipment and it must be kept at -269.1℃. With advantages     8     traditional computers, quantum computers have a wide range of     9     (apply). The calculations carried out by Jiuzhang can     10     (potential) be applied to machine learning, quantum chemistry and graph theory.

Robots Attend Graduation Ceremony on the Students’ Behalf

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many special events or gatherings have been put on hold as a way     1     （limit） viral transmission. But for Japanese graduating students,     2    ongoing virus will not prevent them from walking on stage to accept their diplomas.

Business Breakthrough University （BBT） has recently found a way to carry on with not only     3    （they）curriculum （全部课程），moving most of the classes to online platforms     4    also to continue with their schedule    5     （apparent）, they conducted a graduation ceremony on the 28th of March at Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo in a way that allowed their students to participate without risking     6     （expose）to coronavirus.

The    7    （graduate） operated robots remotely to accept their certificates. The robots     8    （develop） by ANA Holdings each had a display screen showing the face of the student operating it, and arms which     9    （enable） them to receive the certificates on the graduates’ behalf.

The rest of the graduates participated in the graduation ceremony online via Zoom （视频会议平台）     10    they could send comments and therefore participate the ceremony in the real-time

More and more students spend the day looking at their personal electronic     1    (设备). They are thinking mainly about them and not much else. But recent research suggests that using technology during class time may     2    (significant) harm college students’ ability     3     (process) the subject material they are learning.

In the study     4    (involve) 118 students who were taking the class in psychology, the students     5    (permit) to use any of them as much as they wanted during half of their daily class periods. During the other half, researchers closely watched them to make sure no one was using any technology.

The students’ academic     6    (perform) was measured in several ways throughout the term. The researchers found that the     7     (平均) daily quiz results showed no evidence of harmful effects. However, the results of the larger tests and final exam told     8     different story. They showed that all the students performed poorly on questions covering material     9    (teach) on days when they used technology in the classroom. The students hear what the professor is saying. But they might be buying things online or reading unrelated emails at the same time. So they are not thinking deeply about the subject,     10     makes it harder for the information to enter their long-term memory.

Auckland is the     1    (large) city in New Zealand. It has    2    population of a million people and    3    (locate) on North Island.    4    1945, the city of Auckland has grown. There are many famous sights in Auckland,    5    (include) Mt Eden, Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower,    6    is the city’s tallest Tower. Auckland    7    (call) “the city of sails” because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world. What’s more,    8     has a warm climate with plenty of sunshine. It is easy     9     (travel) to Auckland. There are regular international     10     (fly).

Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 300 kilometers away from Changsha, capital of Hunan, Zhangjiajie,     1     covers a total area of 9,563 square kilometers, is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. Zhangjiajie     2    (award) the title of “World Geological Park” in 2004.     3     (actual), Zhangjiajie, honored as “the most fantastic mountain under heaven” and “a walking Chinese landscape painting”, is also widely praised as “    4     enlarged potted landscaping” “a mini fairyland” and “a maze (迷宫) of nature”, attracting a growing number of tourists     5     home and abroad.

Since it was discovered in the 1980s, tourism industry     6     (become) the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the development of other industries     7     (relate) to tourism. At the same time, eco-tourism has been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When you come to Zhangjiajie, you can fully appreciate     8       (it) magnificent natural scenery and experience appealing folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist     9     (activity), and you will be deeply impressed by     10     is performed by the minorities there.

It must be an exciting, joyful and unforgettable tour to Zhangjiajie.