Do you like robots? Do you think you will have your own robots in the future? We all know that today there are already robots     1     in factories.They do simple jobs over and over again, but they will never get     2    . People are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. However, some     3     believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make     4     really think like a human. But many scientists     5    , they think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in     6     years. All these     7     not possible 30 years ago, but computers and rockets also     8     impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen tomorrow.

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Hello, everyone. I’m Betty and this is Tom. He is a robot. He is very important in my     1    . He is a little     2     but he can help me do many things. Sometimes I ask him     3     about my homework, and he can give me right answers. When I go shopping, he usually carries the shopping bag for     4    . He can also help me do the     5     housework and never feels tired.     6     the future, I think he will help me do more things. He will go     7     with me.     8     he will fly in the air and take me home when I meet traffic jams. So I will have more     9     time to do what I like. I hope it can come     10     one day.

Look at the old man. He     1     the famous scientist Einstein. It is a robot which     2     by American scientists. It has white hair and a moustache (胡须) on the face. Although it has only a head and two shoulders, it can make different faces     3     how people feel. Scientists also made many robots that can communicate with people.

This kind of robot first appeared in America. It can     4     know people’s feelings, but also infer (推断) people's age and sex. It even can make some     5     simple human actions, such as nodding its head.

Some scientists hope     6     more robots with more actions just like human beings. They want to make more robots who are kind-hearted, understanding and caring about others. “    7     is very important to make such kinds of robots. We also hope they are as     8     as us,” the famous scientist Hanson said.

But it is very hard to make such kinds of robots, because the cleverer the robots are,     9     they will be refused. So the American scientists selected (挑选) the head of the famous scientist Einstein because he was a peaceful and kind-hearted old person. But this kind of robot is very expensive. It     10     75 thousand dollars to make one Einstein robot. Hanson hopes one day the cost of making a robot can be only 200 dollars.

Can you recognize (辨别) AI-made pictures among real ones? Mark Zuckerberg wears a pink coat and walks in the fashion show. Former US president, Donald Trump, falls over while     1     is getting arrested (逮捕). These pictures have     2     popular online recently. They have one thing in common—they are fake (假的), but they look real.

AI tools, like Midjourney and DALL-E,     3     create such pictures. Simply type in what you want and the picture comes out in a few minutes. People have never been     4     worried than today about the fake news.

However, AI tools are not perfect. News medias, including the Washington Post and the Paper gave some     5     on recognizing fake pictures.

One way is to look at hands. Human hands are often     6     incorrectly by AI. The photos AI uses to learn often show hands in different ways, so it isn’t sure what a “hand”     7     looks like.

The other way is to     8     attention to the details. For example, people in an AI made picture may miss an earring or a part of their glasses. If there     9     a text in a picture, the text is usually unreadable. AI is also terrible at dealing with the background. If there’s a crowd in the image,     10     faces in the corner are usually unclear—or they don’t have a face at all!

Good morning, everyone. Today I'd like to share my ideas about this     1     big question: What's the future of the smartwatch?

Your smartwatch can     2     tell you how healthy you are and how much you should eat. In the future, it is sure to have     3     functions(功能). You probably won't need     4     coffee in the early morning because your smart watch will sense that you are awake and will automatically (自动地) turn on the coffee machine. That will be     5    . won't it? And it’ll be able to communicate with     6     devices(设备) ，like your music player. I believe it may be able to     7     your feelings and choose the best music for you when you get home. And perhaps your smartwatch will be able to act     8     a remote (遥控器) controlling your personal robot. I predict that with a personal robot, you won’t need to do the cleaning and washing-up anymore, and I hope     9     will be a thing of the past too. So, will you be able to have a conversation with your smartwatch? In the fast-moving world of technology, anything is     10    .

Well, that’s all for my speech. Thank you.