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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C1】

A．observing
B．describing
C．commenting
D．developing

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C1】

A．brought
B．crammed
C．entered
D．fitted

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C2】

A．addressed
B．told
C．given
D．taken

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C2】

A．proper
B．probable
C．rational
D．complex

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C3】

A．ambitious
B．abnormal
C．academic
D．accomplished

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C3】

A．near
B．true
C．close
D．around

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C4】

A．purchase
B．evaluate
C．launch
D．trigger

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C4】

A．serious
B．complicated
C．fundamental
D．real

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C5】

A．indicate
B．constitute
C．imply
D．start

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C5】

A．technical
B．clear
C．equal
D．short

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C6】

A．given
B．because
C．if
D．when

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C6】

A．gone
B．headed
C．forwarded
D．delivered

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C7】

A．risen
B．doubled
C．ceased
D．collapsed

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C7】

A．diverse
B．superficial
C．ridiculous
D．imaginary

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C8】

A．at
B．up
C．off
D．into

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C8】

A．number
B．function
C．quantity
D．mix

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C9】

A．slum
B．alley
C．courtyard
D．street

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C9】

A．either
B．some
C．any
D．every

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C10】

A．comfortable
B．luxurious
C．shiny
D．common

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C11】

A．space
B．money
C．lodging
D．shelter

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C10】

A．get through
B．give out
C．go into
D．take over

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C12】

A．rose
B．surpassed
C．expanded
D．fell

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C11】

A．acquaintance
B．experience
C．communication
D．controversy

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C13】

A．decreased
B．increased
C．kept
D．took

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C12】

A．location
B．product
C．service
D．information

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C14】

A．somebody
B．nobody
C．everybody
D．anybody

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C13】

A．but
B．or
C．for
D．though

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C15】

A．by contrast
B．on average
C．in consequence
D．by comparison

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C14】

A．movement
B．contact
C．exercise
D．reaction

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C16】

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C15】

A．back
B．up
C．over
D．down

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C17】

A．conversely
B．regardless
C．almost
D．somehow

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C16】

A．purpose
B．belief
C．behavior
D．feeling

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C18】

A．reduced
B．highlighted
C．solved
D．suppressed

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C17】

A．interaction
B．interval
C．interference
D．interface

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C19】

A．make way for
B．make use of
C．make up to
D．make ready for

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C18】

A．indicative
B．aware
C．capable
D．characteristic

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The problem with today’s housing crisis, politically, is that it is just not all that visible. At the end of the Second World War, families with kids【C1】into shared houses. In 1946, more than 46,000 families took over military camps, empty hotels and flats. That was a(n) 【C2】housing crisis. Today’s does not come【C3】: most people still have somewhere to live. It is nonetheless【C4】, and worthy of political attention. But the question of exactly why our expensive homes【C5】a crisis is more subtly depicted than it can appear. Since 1973 at least, the total number of "dwellings" has climbed far faster than the population. How is this possible,【C6】that building rates have【C7】 And doesn’t it mean that there isn’t really a housing crisis First, in the 1960s and 1970s, while councils happily knocked【C8】new estates, they were also busy pulling down lots of old "【C9】" houses too. Social housing helped people move from broken old crowded houses into【C10】new flats or houses, typically with much more【C11】. Meanwhile, new homes were built on green fields. Average household sizes【C12】dramatically, even as the average house got bigger. Though the housing stock【C13】by less than the rate of building,【C14】got a lot more space in which to live. In recent decades,【C15】, everyone has got a lot less space. We have had【C16】little new building, but【C17】we have magically created lots of new housing. Essentially, so far, the housing crisis has been【C18】by subdividing our homes to【C19】the extra population growth.【C20】, what new homes we do build are the smallest in the developed world.【C20】

A．Nevertheless
B．Although
C．However
D．Meanwhile

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C19】

A．transmission
B．transformation
C．transaction
D．transportation

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So why is Google suddenly so interested in robots That’s the question everyone’s asking after it emerged this month that the internet giant has quietly collected a portfolio of eight advanced-robotics firms. Google is【C1】the venture as partly a long term "moonshot" project— the name【C2】to its more bizarre or【C3】ideas, such as its self-driving car or broadband via high-altitude balloons. But it also says it aims to【C4】a batch of robotics products in the【C5】term and it has a "10-year vision" of where the company is【C6】. Based in the US and Japan, the new acquisitions make【C7】products, ranging from walking humanoids(human-like Robots), to assembly robots, machine-vision systems and robotic special-effects movie cameras. The【C8】of technologies that Google has acquired doesn’t point to【C9】one type of robot being developed, says Chris Melhuish. "These technologies could【C10】anything from a smart bed to a wheeled home-assistant robot for elderly people." But Will Jackson thinks Google will use its【C11】in search engines to allow people to find【C12】faster in shopping malls and airports. "You would never go over and talk to a touch screen,【C13】if a mechanical person talks to you and makes eye【C14】and smiles it’s very hard indeed not to talk【C15】. Google knows all about our【C16】and market preferences already. A robot would be a good【C17】for that information." Google’s moves are【C18】of how robotics is changing, says Scott Eckert "The robotics industry is in the early stages of a【C19】from a primarily industrial market to a dynamic technology sector," he says. "This is an exciting industry with a【C20】future."【C20】

A．bleak
B．uncertain
C．bright
D．fearful

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