1 . The 6th World Intelligence Congress (WIC) was held online in Tianjin on June 24, 2022. It brought famous guests together, i    1     Nobel Prize and Turing Award winners. As one of the leading events in the field of smart technology, it has made m    2     great achievements in the past five years and pushed the development of next-generation AI. Here are a few of the most important points.

First, a h    3     number of latest scientific and technological achievements have been exhibited (展览). In past years, various products and t    4     have been exhibited, such as robots that perform in the orchestra, smart homes, smart transport and smart anti-pandemic (抗疫) tools.

Second, i    5     exchanges and cooperation (交流与合作) have been deepened. The Global Forum on Urban Governance (城市治理全球论坛) was also held in 2021, with leaders from 41 c    6     and organizations joining and finding development through two-way learning. By holding the high-level WIC, Tianjin has b    7     an even larger platform for international cooperation in more fields.

Third, intelligent technology has been d    8     integrated (融入) into social development. The host city Tianjin builds a national advanced manufacturing R&D base (先进制造业研发基地). It is pouring new power i    9     the city’s high-quality development.

Li Hongzhong said Tianjin has been aiming to be a pioneer (先驱) in AI development and made a series of achievements over the past five years. Tianjin will try i    10     best to make manufacturing a main power for the city’s development and deepen the reform (改革) of the local science and technology management system.

2 . Technology (技术) is very important in our life today. Four students from Dublin tell us how they use technology in the city.

Are Tablets (平板电脑) Good for Children?

Tablets in the Classroom

In some schools, children use tablets in the classroom. They read, write and listen with them. “Tablets are important,” say the children. “They help us learn. They are convenient to use.” “But I like books!” says their teacher.

Tablets for Games

Many children play games on their tablets. “We like games,” say the children. “They’re fun. But we play only at the weekend.” “Tablets aren’t good for children,” says one mum. “Children need to play outside more.”

Tablets for Music

Tablets can be used for music, too. “We bring our tablets to music lessons,” says Alice. “We listen to music and we learn new songs!”

Tablets for Talking

You can also talk to people with a tablet. “We talk to Grandma and Grandpa on Friday,” says Paul. “They live in Australia. There’s a camera (照相机) on the tablet, so we can see Grandma and Grandpa, too!”

4 . In order to better record the exciting moments of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China had developed a series of high-speed cameras. Among them, Lie Bao is the most well-known.

Lie Bao is developed by China Media Group, especially for broadcasting (播送) speed skating events at Beijing 2022.

Experts said that during the speed skating race, the athletes (运动员) could reach a speed of 15 to 18 meters per second (秒) . The camera should be as fast as the athletes. Lie Bao can reach a speed of 25 meters per second, or 90 kilometers per hour. So it could closely catch the athletes. Not everyone could go to the National Speed Skating Oval to watch the games, but we were able to follow every move of the skaters, including the look on their faces.

After the Olympics, the high-speed Lie Bao camera is going to be used in sports training. It can help coaches better record the athletes’ moves.

6 . If you pay a visit to Liu Haisheng’s restaurant in Harbin, you will f    1     18 robots there. They are ready to serve you and make sure that your dining experience is perfect. After the visit you can tell others that the robots serving customers isn’t a dream any more.

It’s wonderful to see h    2     the 18 robots work in the restaurant. The wonder s    3     when you walk in. You’ll see a robot come up and say, “Earth person, hello! Welcome to the Robot Restaurant” When you have ordered your m    4    , the robots in the kitchen begin to do the cooking. A    5     the food is prepared, a robot waiter will glide （滑行）out of the kitchen to serve you with the meal you’ve ordered. And as customers enjoy their d    6     food, a robot sings lovely songs for them.

You may ask, “Where did all these robots come from?” Liu said they were designed （设计）and m    7     by the Harbin Haohai Robot Company. Liu said he invested（投资）5 million yuan in the restaurant, with each robot costing 200, 000 yuan to 300, 000 yuan. And the w    8     robot team is managed by the workers in the computer room.

After a busy day, all the robots will go for a “meal”, which is e    9    . After 5 hours, the robots can continue their work for a day. The restaurant now provides a menu with more than 30 dishes（菜肴）, and the average（平均）cost for a dinner is b    10     40 and 50 yuan. Do you want to go and have a try in this restaurant?

What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of these could be the future of driving. There are several companies, for example, Google, working on driverless cars. So far, no Google self-driven car has got a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accident when other cars hit them.

These cars are now still in the testing stages（测试阶段）. If the tests are successful, these electric, self-driven cars could be put into use very soon. But how is it possible for a car to drive itself? Cars already have many features（特征） allowing them to replace drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice other cars close by. They can also control the speed（速度）if there are dangerous conditions.

Scientists believe that with the help of wireless signals（无线信号）, cameras and GPS, it is possible to create a safe self-driven car very soon.

The cause of serious road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self-driven car may be able to stop this. However, some people do not like the idea. They think that technologies can also be mistakes.

9 . Jim wants to borrow a book from a new library. He comes to the library with Jack. They can’t see any assistants, but there are some robots standing there. Then Jim says to the robot “Hey, give me the book.” But the robot doesn’t work.

“What’s wrong with this robot?”he asks Jack. Then Jack tells him. “When you want to borrow something from somebody, you must say ‘please’ first.”

So Jim says, “Will you please give the book to me, Mr. Robot?” Then the robot brings him the book. But again, Jim can’t take the book out of the robot’s hand.

Jack says, “You must say ‘Thank you!’ before you take the book.” So Jim says. “Oh, thank you very much. Mr. Robot.”