1 . ChatGPT has quickly become popular around the world because of its advanced conversational abilities. It can answer questions, do translations, give the main idea of articles and even write codes (代码) for a computer program. It is as good as a human inside a computer.

ChatGPT is making life very convenient. A time might come when people hand it some articles and it makes a well-made report. That could, however, mean job losses. After all, if a computer program can write codes, then it would make a programmer lose his job.

That may be a worry, but it is still too early to worry about that. ChatGPT has more advanced learning features, but it still follows the same technological way. Its biggest advantage lies in the ability to turn words into a language from an ocean of data, but it's still not that creative. AI can quickly draw a picture, but that picture will be based on pictures that it has seen. It can also write books about the future, but the books will be based on articles about the future that it has read.

In comparison, a human brain imagines the future and then tries hard to realize it. AI can imagine a future with faster spaceships, but it can't imagine a world of space as humans can.

So there is no need to worry too much. By being creative there will be plenty of chances for humans to win over AI.

China once again proved its     1    (able) to change the world with the “four great new inventions” : high-speed railway, electronic payments , shared bicycles and online shopping. They are related to China's high tech innovation (创新),     2     has improved the quality of people's lives, according to a survey     3    (make) by a research center.

“My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want with a finger tip on my phone,” said     4     university student.

The bikes themselves are not new, but the operating model is based on the satellite navigation system (卫星导航) and other high     5    (technology).

“China     6    (development very fast in the last few years as the government has spent much money in encouraging innovation,” said a foreigner     7    (live) in China.

It is true that China is a leading country     8     many ways. This is because China skipped (跳跃) over the PC age and went     9    (direct) into the mobile age. China has a     10    (large) mobile use than any other country in the world.

4 . When I was ten, I lived in a neighborhood with a public library nearby, which opened in the evening. I enjoyed reading and after school I would ______ there ahead of its opening time. Without waiting for things there to be ______, I would just turn on the lights in kids’ section and start my reading.

The ______ didn’t look approachable. I used to hear him being ______ on people who had late returns or damaged the books, so I was afraid of him. Every day, fifteen minutes before the ______closing time, he would start announcements and ask people to ______. I didn’t have a library card and couldn’t take my half read books with me, simply putting the books back ______. The librarian must have silently ______ my long face, because he started ______ the closure only in other sections. This ______ me minutes to read.

For five years, I had read most of the books in the library. The librarian was still serious and ______ on words, but he would smile at me. If I missed going to the library, he would be ______ and ask why I had missed my routine (常规). Then one day the librarian asked me to ______ for my own borrower’s account and wrote my name on my first-ever library card.

After my graduation, I moved away and ______ that library. When I went to the library again, unfortunately, I was told that the librarian had retired and the library has smart cards instead of those with the librarian’s ______ !

8 . English club

＊English training in four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

＊4-month (800 yuan), 6-month (1, 400 yuan) and one year (2, 500 yuan) courses.

＊Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.— Fri.

＊All native teachers from Canada and Australia.

＊Tel: 8872806

＊Add: 306 Xinhua Road

Body-building Club

＊All facilities(设备) supplied.

＊On the top floor of Sunny Hotel.

＊Every evening from 6:00 to 9:00, Mon. — Sun.

＊Drinks and fruits ready for you during breaks.

＊Tel: 6353188

＊Add: 369 Zhuanghan Road

Piano Club

＊One-to-one training on Sat. & Sun. From 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (150 yuan per hour)

＊Experienced teachers.

＊Pianos supplied (提供) for free.

＊Convenient transportation.

＊Tel: 8756038

＊Add: 808 Park Road

Once upon a time, a father and his son were walking from one town     1     another. While they were traveling, they happened to pass by a river. They were tired and stopped there to     2    . Then the father asked his son to get him some     3     from the river.

Then the son walked to the riverside     4     he saw some women washing clothes there. Right at that moment, a bullock cart (牛车) started crossing the river. As a result, the water became very     5    . “I mustn’t take the dirty water to my father,” he thought. So he came back and said, “Look, Father. A bullock cart     6    crossing the river now, so the water is dirty and it can’t be drunk.” Father said nothing.

After a while, the son was asked to get some water     7     by his father. The water was still dirty, but he didn’t go back. He thought, “My father is so thirsty. I must take back     8     water this time, even though it will take me a long time.” Then he sat there, waiting     9     the water was clean. He collected some in a bowl and took it back.

“Oh, you are back at last. I have waited for you for almost half an hour,” Father said. After     10     the water, he looked up at his son and said, “Now, think about what made the water clean. You let it be and the water became clean on its own. It is also the same with your mind. When it is disturbed (打扰), just let it be, and it will calm down on its own.”