{#blank#}2{#/blank#} 

C

    Google and Toyota have worked together to create a new smart car. It can run on the road without a driver. It drives itself. The self-driving car hasn't been on sale to the public, so we don't know how much it costs. Another thing most people want to know is whether it will be safe enough to run on the road.

The self-driving car uses electricity (电) as its power, and it can't drive very quickly—the top speed would be 25 miles per hour. It is actually controlled by a computer system on the car. The system keeps on collecting information by some video cameras inside the car and a LIDAR sensor(激光达传器) on top of it. A computer processes the information and decides what to do. "The self'-driving car has only buttons (按钮) for go and stop, so it's very easy to use," an engineer of Google says. "And what's more, it will make car accidents fewer and make the world a safer place." The self-driving car has driven hundreds of thousands of miles in California, and it has only gotten into two accidents by human mistake.

    According to CNN, self-driving cars will also help to reduce the number of cars in big cities. "Self'-driving cars would be able to send you to the workplace and then pick up another person instead of stopping in a parking lot."

    Humans and animals need oxygen to exist. Without it, most living things will die. But where does oxygen come from'? Trees. Trees can take in much carbon dioxide which may be bad for our environment and produce oxygen for us to breathe.

    All people know that trees are important to us. Scientists believe humans cannot live if there are no trees on the Earth.

    Trees are a major source(来源) of food. Apples, oranges, lemons all come from trees.  Humans and animals knew how to get food from trees many years ago.

    In fact, many kinds of important medicine come from trees too. Some special things on trees can be used to produce medicine. Also, trees can make the world beautiful and relaxing. They help protect the soil.

    Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space?

    Eating    In the past, astronauts could only eat small pieces of dried food. But now they are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice-cream.

    Sleeping    All the people on the ISS（国际空间站）have their own rooms. They should be tied（系）to their beds, or they'll fly away! That seems like a hard way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping is really not too bad.

    Exercising    This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines（机器）for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.

    Having fun    Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send emails to their friends and families when they aren't working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It's also much fun!

    Sending packets, shopping for everyday goods and even building a house, these are new skills that new robots show at the World Robot Exhibition.