1. (2023·梁丰初级中学月考)Mahavir ______（放，搁）his hand gently on his daughter's shoulder and encouraged her to keep trying.

laid

2. She is always dreaming of living in a big house with a ______（私人的）swimming pool.

private

3. (2024·苏州工业园区星港学校月考)To get the work finished ______（顺利地）, we decided to invite an experienced worker to join our team.

smoothly

4. — How long can this mobile phone last?
— If you use it p______, it may work for you for a few years.

properly

5. — What happened to your car?
— It couldn't run because one of its w______ was broken.

wheels

6. — What do you think of the use of robots?
— It's hard to say. As an old saying goes, “Every c______ has two sides.”

coin

1. In order to have __________ spare time, people are willing to buy smart machines.
2. I think I will no __________ need to do much housework if I have a home robot.
3. These days we are all busy __________ for the Maths test next week.
4. Everything here __________ since Mr Green came to our office.
5. David walked so fast that he __________ the things on the table.

1. more 2. longer 3. preparing 4. has gone wrong 5. knocked over

1. 他使这个机器人看上去像个真人。
He made the robot ______________________________.

look as good as a real person

2. 他的书桌一团糟，以至于他经常浪费时间找东西。
His desk ______________________________ that he often wasted time looking for things.

was in such a mess

3. 总体来说，这个产品满足了大部分顾客的需求。
__________, ______________________________ the needs of most customers.

In general; this product satisfied

4. 这个机器人有时犯一些愚蠢的错误。
This robot sometimes ______________________________.

makes some stupid mistakes

5. 电脑在许多方面改变了我们的生活。
Computers have ______________________________.

changed our lives in many ways

Now, it seems that artificial intelligence(人工智能) is becoming more and more popular in our lives, and it has 1. ______（great）influenced the ways we live, work and play. Can you imagine that you can play table tennis 2. ______ a robot one day?
A scientist has invented a 3. ______（specially）robot that can be a table tennis coach. That 4. ______（mean）people can practise table tennis not only with humans but also with a robot.
Named Forpheus, the smart table tennis robot is quite special. It can study the 5. ______（move）of human players and the speed of balls. In this way, it can exactly judge the 6. ______（play）skill levels. Then it uses the information to change the ways to play. If the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way, but 7. ______ the players are better ones, the robot will play in a faster and 8. ______（hard）way. What's more, while playing, it encourages players to try their best with the words like “Good job!” “Come on!” and so on. 9. ______ the same time, it gives good 10. ______（suggest）to improve their skills. So it is both a good partner and a clever coach.

1. greatly 2. with 3. special 4. means 5. movement 6. players’ 7. if 8. harder 9. At 10. suggestions