With the development of Internet technology, the two-dimensional code（二维码） is very popular among us. It’s also called the quick response code(QR code). This special code     1    (invent) by a Japanese company in 1994. It’s widely used in China now.

QR codes are used for     2    (keep) information. They can also store pictures. It is easy     3    (use) a QR code. If you want to get the information in it, just take out your phone and scan（扫描）the code with a special App, and then you can get it easily.

Today, QR codes are popular in China. There     4    (be) QR codes everywhere. They are on TV and the Internet. People     5    (print) QR codes on Chinese train tickets since 2010. When a machine scans the code on the ticket, information of the ticket owner and the train     6    (appear) on the screen in a few seconds.

Recently, special cards with QR codes are introduced to old people in some cities. If they     7    (get) lost, people can know their names, addresses and telephone numbers of their family members by scanning the codes on the cards.

Many people are afraid that robots may take the place of humans in some fields (领域).     1     March 2023, A report said that AI     2     (can) do a quarter of all the     3     (work) that humans could do. In Europe and America, 300     4     (million) people may lose jobs because     5     AI. But it is not all bad news. Scientists have pointed out that there     6     (be) still some jobs that AI can’t do. People who get the following kinds of jobs take lower risks of     7     (lose) jobs.

The first would be jobs that are really     8     (create): You need to come up with new ideas and build something new. The second would be jobs that are related (与……有关) important interpersonal (人际的) relationships. These jobs need people to have a very deep understanding of other people. The     9     (three) would be jobs that require people who have wonderful skills in handwork such     10     welders (焊工). They are probably the least likely to be taken the place of. In short, adapting to (适应) the changes of society is a good way to avoid losing jobs.

People live in all kinds of houses. They choose their houses for different reasons.     1     isn’t a lot of room for houses in the cities, so many people live in very tall apartment buildings. Each apartment building can consist of many floors, and each floor might accommodate (容纳) three or more families.

Farmers need large amounts of land. Crops and farm animals need space, too.     2     a result, farmers build their houses in the countryside where there’s lots of open land. For those     3     live in hot deserts, people make houses out of clay because the thick clay walls can keep the rooms cool.

What     4     the people in cold places? They usually build their houses above the ground. The frozen ground is land that is often filled with a lot of water. If a house     5     built on frozen earth, warmth from the house could heat the frozen ground. Then the house would sink into the mud (淤泥).

Look at the houses around you. See how the house fits the place where you live.

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A young couple bought a big house from two elderly ladies. They lived there for 30 years. The house was nice and the couple bought it     1     a low price. The couple was very happy. However, winter was not far away at the time. The couple was a little bit     2     (worry) about how they would keep the old house warm. The house didn’t have any fireplaces or heaters (供暖设备). At first, they planned     3     (buy) some heaters for the long cold winter.

    4     later, they thought that if the elderly ladies could stay warm and comfortable in the old house during the winter in     5     (year) past, so could they. Therefore, they just decided to wait for winter to come and did not make any preparations. Winter arrived and the temperature soon       6     (drop) below zero. The large house became freezing cold. Frost (霜) covered the insides of       7     (it) walls. Life inside the house became miserable (痛苦的). Finally, the husband couldn’t stand it anymore and called the elderly ladies to ask them     8     they managed to keep the house warm during the winter. After     9     (speak) to them on the phone, the husband told his wife, “For the last 30 years, the ladies     10     (spend) every winter in Thailand for vacation.”