1 . Mothers’ ____________to children can hardly be calculated; some mothers can even give up their careers, ___________themselves to raising children.(devote) (所给词的适当形式填空)

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With the development of AI technology, the dream that you stay in bed and press a button to send a robot to do all the work may     1    (actual) come true.     2     is known to all, to achieve the aims of being capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and     3    (perform) tasks like humans, many approaches to     4    (create) true AI have been put forward, including “deep learning”,     5     has the capacity of analysing massive amounts of data through multiple layers, imitating the complex works of the human brain. Nowadays, AI has an unlimited number of     6    (apply) in many fields: finance, health care, machine and art, etc. All in all, this technology was a double sword. It changed our way of life, but we also should pay attention     7     some warnings while     8    (enjoy) its convenience.     9     is our duty to make good use of the technology. And we believe tomorrow will be     10    (good).

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It is said that about half of the people in China smoke. Many young boys and girls have the habit of     1     (smoke), though they are middle school students.

More and more people have come to realize     2     serious this problem is. But they are never bored with it. Some people think it is a kind of fashion; some think it is of great fun     3     others think that smoking can refresh     4     (they).

Smoking causes many     5     (illness). A lot of people always cough because of smoking. The most serious illness     6     (cause) by smoking is lung cancer. At the same time smoking is a waste     7     money. Besides, careless smokers may cause     8     (danger) fires.

As we all know, smoking     9     (do) great harm to human beings. In order     10       (keep) healthy, we should get rid of the bad habit of smoking. Please stop smoking at once.

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Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters. They can happen just about anywhere. Earthquakes cannot be stopped,     1     your chances of survival are much better if you know what     2     (do) when an earthquake strikes.

If you are in     3     building, drop, cover, and hold on. This     4     (be) the national standard for earthquake safety in the United States. The advice is to get next     5     a strong piece of furniture (家具) so that if a wall falls, it will create something     6     (call) the “triangle of life” to help you survive. Use your     7     (hand) and arms to protect your vital areas like your head and neck. Do not move     8     (immediate) unless it is safe to do so.

Remember that aftershocks are possible at any time and are     9     (likely) after a bigger earthquake. Take good care of     10     (you) when you leave the building.

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East Buy, a subsidiary of Chinese private tutoring giant New Oriental, announced the     1    (remove) of Sun Dongxu from the positions of Executive Director and CEO on Saturday following a dispute involving popular live-streamer Dong Yuhui intensified this week,     2     has resulted in a significant drop in the company’s stock price.

New Oriental Chairman Yu Minhong will concurrently assume     3     position of CEO at East Buy. It represents a crucial step in New Oriental’s transformation into a live- streaming e-commerce company; however, during the past week, the dispute surrounding the company     4     (continue) to escalate (加剧).

It originated from East Buy staff     5     (respond) on social media, stating that the scripts used for live-broadcasts are collaboratively created by the hosts, copywriting team, filming team and editing team.

The reply has sparked discontent among the fans of the platform’s top-performing host Dong.

The former CEO’s subsequent response and apology not only failed to calm the storm     6     stirred up more frustration among netizens. In his response, Sun mentioned that Dong’s annual salary is more than     7     (ten) of millions of yuan and expressed a firm stance against the so-called “fan culture”.

The term “fan culture”     8     (rough) refers to an organized and spontaneous community of fans who support or promote their idols. Subsequently, Yu also publicly responded, acknowledging significant flaws in the company’s management and stating that the disclosure of Dong’s salary was     9     (appropriate). He also extended an apology to Dong for the situation.

On Saturday evening, Dong appeared in live-streaming together with Yu and confirmed his commitment     10     (stay) with East Buy. Yu announced that the company would soon initiate a major adjustment about the incomes of hosts, including Dong.

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Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province,     1     (welcome) nearly 3.05 million visitors, raking in 5.91 billion yuan (about $832.39 million ) of tourism revenue (税收), during the three-day New Year holiday,     2     ended Monday.

Both the number of tourists     3     the amount of tourism revenue surpassed the figures for 2019, marking a     4     (history) peak.

Data from the city's commerce department shows a significant     5     (grow) of 129.4 percent in the accommodation and catering sectors during the period.

Wang Hongxin,     6     official from the city's tourism department, attributed this surge in tourism to Harbin's     7     (increase) popularity on social media platforms which transforms the city into a bustling holiday destination.

    8     (attract) more tourists and improve overall services, Harbin has rolled out an array of activities, including live performances     9     New Year's Eve, firework displays, theme parks, intangible heritage culture shows and concerts. So far a lot of measures     10     (introduce) to enhance the visitor experience in Harbin, covering sectors such as dining, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment.

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The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is located on the Minjiang River, in the western part of the Chengdu Plain. Constructed around 256 BCE, it remains the world’s     1     (old) irrigation system still in use today.

When the annual floods of the Minjiang River caused enormous suffering, the governor Li Bing was so concerned that he made a     2     (decide) to solve the problem. Li Bing and his son carefully studied the flow of the river and the terrain (地形,地势) of the plain.     3     (Draw) on the water management experience of previous generations, they led the local people to construct an irrigation system. Instead of building a dam,     4     would have blocked boat traffic, they decided to make full use of the terrain and split the river     5     (spread)out the flow of water. Since there was no     6     (advance) machinery, tens of thousands of workers used rocks to alter the course of the river. When the water needed to be diverted (使绕道) through a mountain, they employed a creative technique: exploding the rocks     7     heating them with fire and cooling them down quickly.

The Dujiangyan Irrigation System took almost a generation to complete. Since then, it     8     (manage) the waters of the Minjiang River and allowed local agriculture to develop, ensuring     9     plentiful supply of food. This milestone in the history of water management is the living proof     10     with innovation and determination ancient Chinese people made nature work to their advantage.

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Ye Ping,     1     is from the Va ethnic group (佤族) in Yunnan province, led her fellow       2     (village) in growing coffee 12 years ago. For the first eight years, Ye never drank coffee     3     (she). In order to improve the quality of Yunnan coffee, she started studying how to recognize its characteristics and tried to cultivate (培育) it     4     (far), even winning first prize in an industry competition.

“My goal is     5     (let) the world know that China can produce its own good coffee,” she said. In 2018, Ye took part in a training program     6     (organize) by the Yunnan Coffee Exchange and the US-based Coffee Quality Institute. After the course, she gradually learned how to appreciate the unique characteristics of different coffee. In 2011, Ye Ping founded her Tianyu brand of coffee. “It now has more than 200 farmers in its agricultural cooperative (农业合作社),     7    the cultivation area exceeds 134 hectares (亩).” she said.

    8     increasingly advanced planting technologies and higher-quality local coffee beans, her company ships its product to renowned coffee chains such as Starbucks and Manner Coffee,     9     new Shanghai-based chain. The coffee beans produced by Ye     10     (send) to the Security Council of the United Nations as a gift in May 2021.

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When I’m in     1     bad mood, I have a secret recipe to lift my spirits. It’s the perfect     2     (combine) of rice, milk, and sugar.     3     (think) of the lovely flavour, which works like a time machine     4     (immediate) transporting me back to my sunny childhood, I am happy again. The power of a particular type of comfort food     5     (lie) in the association it calls to mind. It often makes up for bad feelings by helping us recall happy    6     (memory) . Our comfort food varies from person to person, depending on     7     shapes our lives. For example, we often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and     8     (it) flavour can cheer us up when we eat it again. According to some food experts, for those who move away from their home country, food tends to be linked with memory, family and place easily. It’s hardest     9     (give) up the food that they grow up with. One mouthful of comfort food can give them the “taste of home” that they cry out     10     and help relieve feelings of homesickness.

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Oxford University Press (OUP), publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, named “rizz” the word of the year for 2023.

“Rizz     1     (choose) by the language experts at OUP as an interesting example of how language can be formed, shaped, and shared within communities, before     2    (pick) up more widely,” OUP said in a press release. “It speaks to how younger generations create spaces — online or in person —     3    they own and define the language they use.”

OUP said it’s likely that more words from social media and internet culture will be used in everyday language over time.

Words and phrases     4     (share) via social media and catching     5    so quickly that they are surpassing previous linguistic trends and are becoming mainstream much quicker.

“The spike(猛增) in usage data for rizz goes to prove that words and phrases that evolve from internet culture are    6     (increasing) becoming part of day-to-day vernacular (方言) and will continue to shape language     7     (trend) in the future,” Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl said in a statement.

OUP said the word is believed to be    8    shortened form of the word charisma, taken from the middle part of the word. Similar examples include refrigerator     9     (become) fridge and influenza, commonly called flu.

Rizz can also be used as a verb. To “rizz up” means to attract, seduce (引诱)     10    chat up a person, OUP said.