Knowing how to use a computer is an essential (必要的) skill for everyone who wants to succeed in today’s w    1    . One basic computer programme that everyone should learn to use is the word processing programme. Most types of writing are easily produced with a word processing programme. For e    2    , sometimes everyone needs to w    3     a business letter. Using a computer allows you to arrange (安排) and rearrange information easily, and to make your writing c    4     and exactly right. Word processing programmes can help you check your s    5     and grammar. A computer makes it easy to c    6     mistakes.

Computers can be u    7     for much more than word processing. They are also used for picture designing, programming, creating new g    8     and so on. The number of the jobs i    9     the field of computers is increasing, and strong computer skills can serve you well now and in the f    10    .

【推荐1】Bill Gates has nice house on a hill by Lake Washington. I    1     the house there are seven bedrooms, twenty-four bathrooms, six kitchens and six fireplaces. It even has a theatre, a library, an exercise room and a s    2     pool. The house is very big. However, it doesn’t l    3     so big, b    4     a large part of it is in the hills.

The house is famous (著名的) for many reasons. One is its large size, and a    5     is its amazing electronic systems (电子系统). B    6     a visitor goes into the house, he/she gets a chip (芯片) at the gate. The chip sends information (信息) a    7     the visitor to the electronic systems in the house. When the visitor goes into the house, lights are on automatically (自动地). When the visitor goes into a room, the temperature (温度) will change to make the visitor c    8    . When the visitor goes from one room to another, he/she can h    9     the music.

It’s also my d    10     home!

【推荐2】Imagine this. You come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is already     1     (wait) for you at the door. It turns     2     the lights, air conditioner and television. While you are having dinner, it cleans the floor. Before you go to sleep, it tells you the weather report, then reads you a bedtime story. Alpha 2 can make all of these things possible – and perhaps even     3     (much). Alpha 2 was a star at the 2017 World Robot Conference.

More than 150 universities and companies from around the world     4     (bring) their robots to the event. Some robots work in factories. Some robots can explore outer space (外太空) or the deep ocean. But the highlights (亮点) of the event were service (服务) robots.

This kind of robot is more     5     (use) for common tasks. From cleaning to     6     (teach), music to sports, service robots have been used to do many kinds of jobs.

Teotronico is also a popular service robot, as well     7     an artist and music teacher. His 53 fingers allow him     8     (play) the piano. He played John Lennon’s song Imagine at the conference.

There     9     (be) another service robot called Bestic. It acts as a human arm to feed people     10     a spoon. It can be a good helper for little kids, the elderly and those who have difficulty using their hands.

【推荐3】Dolphins are stars in aquariums (水族馆). They bring a lot of joy to people.     1     dolphins are not happy living in aquariums. A study shows that dolphins in aquariums live much shorter than     2     (that) in the sea. They die of     3     (ill) at a very young age.

    4     (luck), a company in the USA is there to help these dolphins. It has made robot dolphins. The robot dolphins not only look but also move like real ones.     5     a test, people thought they were real dolphins. “The robot dolphins can swim and dive     6     (they) ,” a worker in the company said.

One robot dolphin costs about $ 27 million. Now, an aquarium in China     7     (think) about using them instead of real dolphins.

To save the sea animals, the company says it will keep on     8     (make) other different kinds of robot animals, such as sharks and seahorses, in the future.

We look forward to     9     (watch) the shows from robot animals. Thanks to the company, more and more sea animals will go back to the nature and live     10     happy life.