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    This is Tammela School, a primary school in Finland. The students are having a math class with their robot teacher.

    The "teacher" is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} small, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. Whenever students have problems, it helps them very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and never gets bored.

    "The robot can make students more {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom," a teacher told Reuters.

    So far the school has {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  four robot teachers, one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music. "It is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to encourage kids to come up {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  new ways to make use of technology in school life," the head of the school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in the interview.

    The robot teachers are used to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} improve learning. This doesn't mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.

A: Have you ever been to America?

B: Yes.

A: Well, I will go to an American friend's home to celebrate Christmas tomorrow, Could you please tell me what I am {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to do?

B: OK, with pleasure.

A: Should I arrive on time or five to ten minutes late?

B: Both are OK. But don't get there {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

A: I'm {#blank#}3{#/blank#} that traffic might be terrible.

B: Well, if you're more than fifteen minutes late, it right be a good idea to call the host and tell him or her you're going to be late.

A: OK. Should I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} any flowers?

B: Certainly. Flowers are always welcome.

A: What should I do at dinner?

B: Watch the other {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and do what they do. You'll be OK.

A: I see. Thanks a lot.

B: You're welcome.

    An old woman had a cat. She could not run {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse. She jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it, so the mouse got out of her mouth and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} .

    Then the old woman became very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Don't hit your old servant. I have worked for you for so many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Don't be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young. "

    One Christmas Eve, Santa landed his sleigh(雪橇) on a house with his bag of toys and slid down the chimney(烟肉). Once he was inside the house, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} went to work, setting out the toys he had brought to the Reilly twins, Erin and Pat.

    After it was down, Santa {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a plate of cookies and a glass of milk set out with a note that read-for Santa. Santa sat down in a big chair and soon found he had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the whole plate of cookies and had drunk the whole glass of milk. As he got up to leave, he noticed {#blank#}4{#/blank#} plate of fudge(奶油软糖). Before long, Santa ate every on this plate, too.

    When he finished eating, he started to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} up the chimney with his toy bag. The only problem was, he had eaten too much and now he and his bag did not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in the chimney. Santa went back to the Christmas tree and placed a few more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} under the tree from his bag and again he {#blank#}8{#/blank#} climbing up the chimney. Again, he did not fit. So he went back to the tree and this time, he placed every gift in his bag {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the tree. At last, Santa with his{#blank#}10{#/blank#} bag was able to climb up the chimney.