Part 1:

Standford

1. Most people associate Standford with tech capital Silicon Valley, which is where the school is located

2. Standford is now the global capital of entreuperneuship and technology

3. A Standford degree is in extremely high demand, and the school maintains the lowest acceptance rate
in the country

4. Much of Standford’s credibility and desirability comes from its impressive list of alumni

Caltech

5. California Institute of Technology is predominantly focused on engineering, technology and applied

sciences

6. In the 1930’s the university founded NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which builds space robots and
conducts astronomy mission

7. More Caltech graduates go on to earn PhDs than any other alma mater

Oxford

8. Oxford is regurlarly rank 1st in comparision with Caltech and Standford

9. It is one of the oldest universities, with historians tracing its construction as far back as the 11th century

10. Oxford’s ascension to the top comes in part from its exceptionally high research income.

11. Between 2014 and 2015, charities, individuals and businesses funneled nearly $680 million dollars
into the university for research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXR_4NkYZbU

Part 2:

1. These are projected to be the most populated in the world in 2050, 35 years from now, determined by
numerous factors, including migration, fertility population age and mortality rates

2. Vietnam is currently near capacity and will fall five spots.

3. Uganda is this list’s ……………biggest riser …….jumping 21 places by nearly tripling to its
population

4. Japan’s …………aging population ……… and low birth rate will see it lose 6 spots and decrease in
size by 18 million people.

5. Russia is hemorrhaging due to its ……declining economic future …………

6. 13th is Tanzania, continuimg the ……dominant change ………… of huge Sub-Saharan African
projected population gains by ……leaping 15 ………… and increasing its population
by ...............174%............

7. Congo will more than double in size, gaining seven spots on this list. Slow development and a lack of
…………access to birth control …..are the main reasons why populations in Africa are booming.

8. The 11th- ranked country will be Mexico, the same rank it held 35 years earlier by gaining people at a
…………relatively average rate ………

9. As Brazil becomes an ……economic powerhouse ……….., its boom will slow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJjz7LVVl8c&t=20s

Part 3:

1. Today more people are receiving …………………. than ever before

2. Around the world people with HIV are living full and healthy lives with the ………………..they
deserve

3. We are closer than we have ever been to achieving the extraordinary – an …………….....

4. We have got to stay …………………..

5. Among 14 million pregnant women who …………….,95 percent of their babies were born HIV free

6. We provided testing and ………………….. for nearly 57 million people and care for more than
………………… and ……………………

7. We give thanks to doctors and …………………., scientists and social workers, mothers, fathers and
activists of all kinds

8. To all of you dedicated to this ……………..and to all of you fighting this disease on the front lines,.
Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUlqoc4G1T4

Part 4:

1. The concern over fighting terrorism brings Britain’s Prime Minister to the site at the ………………..

2. David Cameron is ………………… to continue the international war on terror.

3. David Cameron walked through and paused at the ……………left by thousands in honor of
………………..

4. The Prime Minister shared not only his sympathy for the City of Boston but his country’s lessons after
a ………………….there in 2005.

5. There is really a vital role for ……………….as there is a tough side to all of this that we have to get
right but there is also a side as I said of challenging the narrative of ………….............that we have to get
right to stop young minds being poisoned.

6. The Prime Minister met with representatives from Watertown and state police as well as the
…………………….

7. There exists ………………………and now ……………………between leaders across an ocean

8. It is hard to believe that people can not do these things to countries like ours wheen we are
………………where we are democracies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxxTcMnDvos

Part 5:

1. London is gearing up for four days of celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. For the
Metropolitan Police it's a ……………, as they have both a security and ceremonial role in the whole
event.

2. There'll also be ………………….at Hyde Park.

3. On Monday, Buckingham Palace ……………. a special BBC concert

4. On the busiest days they are going to have around …………….. involved

in the operation

5. The police will have one of the biggest ……………. in tailoring their officers to what's going on.

6. On Monday and Tuesday it will will have a huge presence on London's streets for the concert and the
………………….

7. There are specialist search teams using sniffer dogs to search …………… on the River Thames.

8. They are also going be using ………………… to search bridges and underwater diving teams to check
the shoreline and the piers.

9. We've drawn together all the lessons from …………… and the visiting dignitaries and this will be a
part of our learning.

10. Officers in ceremonial uniform will be ………………….for the event.

http://transcriptvids.com/v/Skki22-BrBo.html
Part 6:

1. Met's total war on crime as 900 officers target ………………… and ………………. in the capital

2. Five months - the woman who ……………. fellow passengers on the Tube

3. Keeping the Jubilee safe ahead of the ……………………. in the capital.

4. We see how the police are preparing for their security and ……………… alongside the Queen.

5. But some criminologists claim that it is better for ………………….than

fighting crime.

6. Today more than 900 officers across the capital were ordered to ………………

7. By this afternoon, the Met had made more than 100 arrest, seized over million in cash, plus two cars,
……………………. and even this motor cruiser

8. In the long term that’s what really matters for ………………….. and the public when shopping for
example online.

9. The Police Service has taken a battering in recent months, with allegation of corruption,
………………,too close to the media

10. Total crime reduces by ………………… in four years

http://transcriptvids.com/v/Skki22-BrBo.html

Part 7:

1. The topic of the speech is ………………………

2. In many of our nations, especially developed countries, there is among our general population
a ............................... towards those in need.

3. There is a recognition of the ……………….. that so many experience every day around the world.

4. There are some places beyond hope, that certain people and regions are condemned to an
…………………..

5. Today, we put those ……….. to rest. Today, we set aside the ……………, and we lift up the hope that
is available to us through ……………….

6. The global ……………….. has already been slashed. Prevention and treatment of ……………. and
…………….. and ……………..have saved nearly 60 million lives. HIV/AIDS infections and deaths
have ………………….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcIDkkEBYdQ

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/27/remarks-president-sustainable-
development-goals

Part 8:

1. The number of Asian students at Mission San Jose School is increasingly dominating because of
…………………in the Silicon Valley community

2. The Asian students became more ……………….. in this area because their parents come from a
system where they all teach for a test.

3. Asian students outscore their …………… on the math, SATs, Physics and Calculus

4. Education is ………………. in most Asian cultures.

5. “ Any time we make broad statements about Asian-Americans being ………….,it misleads the public”

6. Dr Alvin Alvarez says statistics do not tell the whole story and ……………………of a model
minority.

7. The path of a college-educated immigrant from India or China is very different from that of an
…………………. who fled Cambodia or Laos or Vietnam.

8. The model minority myth ……………………… all those distinctions moves.

9. For Asian students, it doesn’t feel like pressure, it feels a bit like ………………

10. When Syds hope to earn a political science degree from Harvard, his parents ………………..to
support him every step of the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opBfHXePM2Y

Part 9:

1. Sources of information highlighting the importance of materialism:

- During the ……………, with repetitive comments from economists and politicians

- In every ………………., even public bathrooms or escalator handrails

- In bars and city parks where ……………. are held by paid actors, trying to sell things
2. Consequences of materialism:

- lower happiness and life satisfaction

- fewer …………………………………

- soaring levels of ………………………………..

- deteriorating ………………................

- declining ………………..with less human involvement in …………………..

3. Ways to lessen the power of materialism:

- Understand why people prioritize materialistic values. For example, a sense of being …………….. can
lead to more focus on material things. Besides, frequent exposure to the media is also responsible for
holding such belief. This can be dealt with by installing …………….to prevent online advertisements or
……………. during TV commercials.

- Strengthen intrinsic values by ………………, for example, devoting more quality time, partaking in
volunteer opportunities or looking for ……………. Another way is to …………….. that promote
intrinsic values, which can be found in countries like ………………….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGab38pKscw

Part 10:

1. Sophia is a special robot because she is a Saudi Arabia’s ………………………….

2. Sophia is just a small part of a plan designed to increase Saudi Arabia’s ………………

3. The experience of working as a ……………….. allows Hansen to create such an appealing robot.

4. …………………. is the term coined by Professor Mori, describing the relationship between the level
of realism in a robot and human feelings

5. In order to achieve fine public responses, Sophia is programmed to possess many ………………

6. Sophia is able to maintain eye contact, recognize ………………… and ……………..in humans

7. Sophia can arrange a …………………….., so that people can take it easy to talk to her.

8. Trying to make humanoid robots used to be conceived as a waste of resources and a …………….

9. Whether robots can possess the rights of ……………………. is still a big question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS8GKBIa0X0
Part 11:

1. The way that the current maths curriculum is organized looks like a pyramid, with ………………..
forming the basis and ……………….. forming the summit.

2. Statistics should be given priority as people use it every day in various aspects such as ……………,
reward, randomness, and data comprehension

3. The ……………….. could be avoided if all people knew about probability and statistics.

4. It's time to change from the more classical, continuous mathematics, to the more …………………
mathematics

https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_s_formula_for_changing_math_education/transcript?
quote=2078

Part 12:

- The fact that residents of the UK voted to leave the EU is described as ………….(1) It is somehow
comparable to the fact that Texas managed to …………..(2) from the US.

- Several effects have been pinpointed. Firstly, the UK’s Prime Minister announced his resignation, likely
to be replaced by Boris Johnson who called Brexit a ………………....(3). Secondly, while the British
pounds has collapsed to levels unseen in the last 30 years, the Euro saw a ………………(4) drop. The
global Stock Market also suffered heavily, with the ……………………….(5) experiencing the largest
fall in five years. Moreover, Brexit means that the UK will no longer be ………………..(6) , which will
significantly damage the UK and EU economies.

- As the UK no longer remains part of EU, it would be ……………(7) for Scotland not to hold a second
referendum to leave the UK.

- The majority of the elderly people voted to leave because they believed that Brexit would help to
increase the fund for healthcare and …………….(8) A responder, when asked, expressed her feelings to
be …………….(9) by older voters.

- This may not be the last break – up of the EU as ……………………(10) also called for referendums in
the aftermath of the Brexit vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChAxqH7LSl8
Part 13:

1. In recent years, the Obama administration has made tremendous effort to support ………………. and
prevent Congress from ……………..

2. Wikileaks released documents to ……………..the partnership

3. Wikileaks also revealed that TPP establishes ………….., which allows corporations to sue countries.
An example is pointed out in the case of Philip Morris, a ………………

4. While the Obama administration promised that the deal will allow the US to ……………………..,
Robert Reich called this a …………………………..

5. This practice has added the effect of lessening labor laws, lowering wages and …………………

6. Democratic Senator Ben Cardin listed three countries, namely ……………… are associated with
human right abuses.

7. Supporters of TPP call it a …………………………..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4Zc55pCtY

Part 14.

1. The video which showed a school principal ………….. a five-year-old student prompted a public
debate.

2. In the US, the use of corporal punishment is regulated by ………………….

3. Corporal punishment was introduced by …………………….

4. While adults inflicting pain on children may seem like a violation of their rights, it is actually
………………..

5. It is estimated that black students receive corporal punishment approximately every ………........ in
school

6. Myriad studies have shown that children who are subjected to corporal punishment are more likely to
………………….. and………………….

7. The majority of countries where the practice is unregulated are in the ………………..

8. …………………. does not stop at corporal punishment

9. Many schools, especially those in …………………. are in a state of instability.

10. According to the …………….., the occupying power should facilitate the proper working of all
institutions devoted to the care and education of children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF4PBf-1oCI

Part 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1GzedjrpA8

In general, global citizen brings together ………(1)………such as thinkers, organizations and leaders
who dedicate themselves to a better world. Global citizen is a gathering point for the people and
organizations who yearn for a world without ………(2)………in the future. Thanks to global citizen,
people can be involved in the global development through ………(3)……….. For example, ……(4)
…….. facilitates taking action as it allows newsreaders to participate in interesting stories. Moreover,
when we are together, we can ……(5)………….to demand commitments from temporary leaders to
develop a sustainable world.

Part 16:

Everyday, Americans are (1)…………… with hundred of messages, suggesting that “the good life” can
only be achieved by making lots of money and spending on products that make us (2)……………, elated
and adored.

- Around $150 billion are allocated most years to embed consumer messages in every (3)………………..

- (4)……………….. also reach deeper, encouraging people to organize their lives around higher salary
and owing more stuff

- The more people value materialistic (5)………………, the lower their happiness and life satisfaction.

- Materialistic values and pro-social values are like a (6)……………….

- When people strongly endorse materialistic values, they are less likely to engage in (7)
………………………such as riding bikes, recycling and re-using things.

- In order to diminish the power of materialistic values, we need to understand what causes people to
prioritize them and promote (8)…………………, which not only boost well-being but also act to (9)
…………….people against materialism.

- Some countries start to regularly assess citizens’ well-being and (10)..…………..…..to their
communities to develop sensible policies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGab38pKscw&t=107s

Part 17:

- While (1)………..…….. claimed that our environment, or nurture is what makes us us, the (2)
………….…….. believed that genes, an (3)……………..………in you from birth, or nature is the
decisive factor.

- The field that looks at how nature and nurture interact is called (4) …………………

- The research examines how rat mother love and care their babies based on the behavior of (5)
……………………..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k50yMwEOWGU

Part 18:

1. Everyone can theoretically win by ………………….. in an honest manner.

2. While poor countries receive an enormous …………………., international companies can take
advantage of the ………………

3. Consumers in rich countries benefit from ………………. and better prices thanks to imports

4. The world would move towards a more …………………….., with countries focusing on the products
they are better at making and importing those they do not have competitive advantage.

5. However, most countries are engaged in unfair practices , for example, rich countries encourage poor
countries to sell them resources but discourage them from selling ………………..products

6. Countries want to curb the system by ………………….to boost exports, subsidizing industries and so
on

7. The speaker wonders what we have today truly globalization or just one big…………………
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc0bR9tiDyU

Part 19:

1. While smartphones can easily connect us to the rest of the world, the ……………… involved in
manufacturing, distributing and selling smartphones are not so simple.

2. The ……………….of the iPhone, for example, are often sourced from a variety of countries.

3. By the end of 2014, over 70 million iPhones were …………………….. to stores across the world.

4. The increase of countries opening their borders has promoted substantial ……………….

5. Globalization makes it more convenient for consumers to ……………….. a diversity of products and
services.

6. ………………… often results in hiring overseas workers that migrate thousands of miles in search of
employment.

7. ………………… in Foxconn resulted in 14 workers committing suicide in 2010.

8. Technology has mobilized individuals around the world to campaign against injustices, encouraging
companies to become more …………...........by publicizing products origins.

9. Several harsh measures have been adopted, including enforcing fines for …………………….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0CdoXp8x44&t=64s

Part 20:

1. While supporters believe that globalization is the key 21 st century ……………., opponents claim that
the process facilitates inequality and a race to the bottom in terms of standards.

2. The index suggests that there has been a ……………….. for all countries reviewed in the study.

3. While interconnectedness is generally beneficial, globalization opportunities are not ………………….

4. Previous research suggest that emerging markets could lose out from …………..…….such as TTIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFjvcd6q1w

Part 21:

1. Gender refers to cultural and social differences and the main problems with this are our ________.

2. It is widely believed that sex ________is a natural way of things.

3. Gender socialization occurs through four ________; namely family, education, peer groups and mass
media.

4. The division of products to appeal to the market for both sexes is called ________ .
5. Gender stereotypes can disrupt people’s ________or encourage already ________ gender stereotypes.

6. In Western heteronomative society, boys are encouraged to be ________, ________ and strong whilst
girls are expected to be passive, ________and ________.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1m3XR4Y7T8&t=117s

Part 22:

1. In December 2015, China issued a red alert warning for their capital, Beijing due to its excessive
________

2. Many ________occupied top spots in terms of cleanliness according to the Green City Index report.

3. While Denmark and Switzerland impose heavy restrictions on high polluting vehicles, there is also a
________ to use public transit, bicycling and walking.

4. Curitiba in Brazil was the first city to introduce ________ in 1974.

5. Singapore keep the city clean through ________ and infrastructure investment.

6. ________ recycling and water treatment plants in Singapore are designed around supplying the
uniquely compact city.

7. Recycling a significant amount of waste, San Francisco is described as a ________ city.

8. A way to maintain low use of energy in San Fransico is to require ________ to submit energy usage
reports on a regular basis.

9. Accra in Ghana get high scores for establishing a ________with the government.

10. In general, it is ________ to be involved that fundamentally contributes to the protection of the
environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSew_OnDEFE

Part 23:

It is impossible to return to the strategies of the past as we are going through the age of (1)
______________________________, the most prominent being technology.
The collapse of Soviet Union and the advent of capitalism have (2) ___________________ old
challenges to old America’s global leadership.
Three countries: (3) ______________, ______________, ______________ are taken as examples of new
challenges to American leadership.
During his visit to (4) ________________________________, Obama saw a picture that depicted the
new reality of fiercer competition in job market.
Obama asserts that we are living in a world where (5) ______________________________ can come
from anywhere.
Some argue that the only chance to maintain living standards is to build a (6) ____________ to stop
trading with other countries, shut down immigration and rely on old industries.
Obama deprecates the above statement as this is impossible and can even deteriorate the situation.
Therefore, we should embrace rather than (7) ______________________.
Success in globalisation will depend on three factors: (8) ______________, ______________,
______________ of Americans.
In confronting capitalism’s gravest crisis, Franklin D. Rooselvet forged the (9)
______________________________, built the Hoover Dam and so on.
John F. Kenedy, in the dark day of the Cold War, created the Apollo programme to put us on the (10)
______________________________.
This was the leadership that had the strength to turn the moments of (11) _____________ into
________________, had the courage to challenge (12) ____________________.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owMXrLu2d8

Part 24:

In public, a key step along the path to the deal was the ……………..(1) opened up at this year's UN
General Assembly between President Rouhani and Western nations, after years of the relationship being
dominated by whether Iran is, or is not, seeking to …………………(2)

And - more than 30 years after the US embassy …………...(3) in Tehran - September's fifteen-minute
phone conversation between President Obama and Mr Rouhani gave further hope of potential progress
towards resolving the ………………..(4)

But, behind the scenes, it has now been revealed, the US and Iran have been engaged in …………………
(5) for months, in Oman and elsewhere. The Associated Press news agency says they were kept hidden
even from America's …………..(6) and …………………(7) until two months ago.

It was a high-stakes …………………..(8) While Israel argues that the deal reached in Geneva is
dangerously skewed in favour of Iran, most of Iran's Arab neighbours are clearly uneasy too.

But the public and private diplomacy from here on will clearly need to be just as ……………(9) - and is
likely to face many more severe tests - if a more ……………….(10) is to be achieved, and Iran's
relationships in its volatile region and with the rest of the world are to return to normal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/
2013/11/131125_witn_iran_nuclear.shtml

Part 25:

1. Alternative energy sources hold the key to ………………….

2. Renewable energy is generated from sources that ………………..and never run out.

3. Common sources of renewable energy are solar, wind, hydro, …………….and ……………….

4. Renewable sources are environmentally friendly because they create only ……………emissions.

5. Due to its limitless supply, renewable energy is a ………………

6. The construction of wind farms and dams can disrupt ……………….

7. Solar and wind energy are ……………as they only generate power under certain conditions.

8. Advances in technology can put an end to ………………….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kUE0BZtTRc

Part 26:

1. Greenhouse, the main cause of climate change, occurs when Sun’s light is allowed to get into but some
of the heat gets ……………., which looks like the……………………..

2. It takes ………....... such a long time to reach today’s levels.

3. Consequences of climate change :

- the melting of ………..

- The rise of sea levels and floods in …………., as a direct result of water held in ……………..

- Warmer temperatures lead to ………. weather patterns, such as storms, floods, ………. and droughts

4. Challenges posed by changing weather patterns:

- Growing crops becomes more difficult because possible habitats for animals and plants ……… and
water supplies are ……………

- As ..................... are an component of smog, exposure to smog may cause severe health problems.

5. By replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, humans can …….. climate change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4H1N_yXBiA

Part 27
1. Contrary to Hollywood movies about counterterrorism which tend to feature individual effort to deal
with terrorists; in reality, the U.S cooperates with several countries and establishes a …………….., with
the most popular one known as ……………………….

2. Private information about terrorist groups can also be obtained with allies adjacent to ………………..
sending ……………….inside terrorist groups.

3. A significant success s can be traced back as far as in 2010 when an Al-Qaeda plot to ……….
………….. was prevented in time.

4. The Israelis revealed the Isis’s plan to attack airplanes by using ……………..to the US on the
condition that it was kept secret.

5. President Trump viewed Russia as a ……………in the fight against Isis and worldwide terrorism.

6. Israelis regarded …….. as the major threat to the Jewish people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmceh9nIbBY&t=82s

Part 28:

1. As a math teacher in some public schools in New York, she was amazed to discover that several
students who achieved the highest grades did not have ……………..

2. After several more years of teaching, she concluded that it was necessary for education to be
considered from ………………..and ……………..angle.

3. She went on to become a psychologist and took up studying kids and adults in all kinds of
……………………..

4. The targets in her study included:

+ ……………. in a Military Academy,

+ Children in a spelling competition

+ ……………. in severe working conditions

+ Salespeople in …………………….

5. Grit was identified as the major predictor of success. Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-
term goals. Overall, it looks like a ………….rather than a ………………….

6. It's not just at West Point or the National Spelling Bee that grit matters. The study conducted in he
Chicago public schools also indicated higher possibility to …………………..among grittier kids.

7. Data show that there is no positive correlation between between talent and grit. In fact, it is even
…........................ levels of talent.

8. Carol Dweck promotes the idea of …………, which dispels the notion that learning ability is fixed.
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance/
transcript#t-82544

Part 29:

1. Afghanistan used to be perceived as ………….as far as women’s rights are concerned

2. Things changed completely when ………………., the Taliban, took over the country.

3. Paula Bronstein, a ……………, has documented life in Afghanistan with an emphasis on women

4. She describes the Islamic culture and its feelings and thoughts about women as …………..

5. Stringent laws were imposed on women, for example, women must wear burqa to avoid showing any
………………

6. Women are still suffering from the ………………..even though the Taliban regime was ousted.

7. According to Paula, there are many women’s issues to document, ranging from poverty to …………….
with many of them being child bribes

8. A man’s income is the major source of most Afghan families as a result of low literacy levels and
……………….

9. Some cultural shifts in favour of wome’s rights have been documented by Paula, for example, young
women rallying during the …………..in 2014.

10. While it is almost impossible to tell when Afghan women can truly ……………. with men, Paula
feels a spirit to turn this into reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otN8QMPrgIs

Part 30.
1. Laos is known as the most heavily bombed country in history .........................................
2. Dozens and dozens of round bombies, each the size of a ........................................., are hanged from the
ceiling like necklaces in an exhibition in downtown Vientiane.
3. The nonprofit COPE puts on the exhibit to assist those who ................................................. to
unexploded ordinance.
4. What the exhibit displays is part of a ................................................ legacy of the U.S.'s so-called
secreet war in Laos.
5. An archive NBC News report describes the campaign of bombing raids on the ..................................
6. An estimated 30 percent of the bombs failed to explode, which ,some 40 years later, lead to
about .......................................................... a year.
7. Emma Atkinson works on U.S. State Department programs and funding to
clear ............................................................ in Laos
8. The fact that the bombs have been sitting in the ground for 40 years deteriorating makes them even
more ...................................................................

9. According to President Barack Obama, the United States has a ................................................. to help
Laos heal, given their history there.
10. In fields across Xieng Khouang province, MAG technicians root out leftover bombs, and in controlled
detonations, they destroy the bombies to make these areas .................................again
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/06/492783813/obama-pledges-to-help-heal-laos-decades-
after-u-s-bombings

Part 31.

1. Artificial intelligence refers to the ……………..in which a system is capable of learning directly from
data.

2. In the 80s, the introduction of machine learning brought the first real wave of ……………. to the field.

3. As computational performance reached a tipping point in the last decade, deep learning started to
…………….

4. Three examples of artificial intelligence capabilities include …………….

5. The emergence of deep learning serves as a …………….to promote continuous development of

artificial intelligence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vehXkgG3YcU

Part 32:

- In response to the outbreak of Zika virus, the CDC has implemented two new (1) ……………for
pregnant women, one on the (2)……………….. and the other on the Dominican Republic. This is a major
step to reduce cases of microcephaly, a (3)…………………………

- Microcephaly is also associated with myriad other health issues like cognitive deficits, (4)…………..,
feeding problems, vision problems and hearing loss. 

- Its symptoms are mild, just things like a ……………… or a ……………..(5)

- According to the CDC, the most effective approach to avoid the virus is to ………………..(6)

- Some experts are calling a ……………………………… (7) for Zika

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Part 33:

1. The air quality in some developing countries is so bad that city officials have to resort to extreme
measures to ………………..

2. Some scientists measure air quality based on the number of particles with diameters
………………………………………., while others concentrate on particles with diameters amounting to
as much as ……………………

3. Onitsha is heavily polluted as a result of …………………………

4. Onitsha has the worst traffic in Nigeria, lacks any ………………. and establishes too few regulations.

5. Zabol’s pollution problem is unique because it is not a ……………………

6. In fact, its excess air particles result from …………………………………

7. In the early 2000s, the amount of dust accelerated as ……………………………

8. In 2015, the issue of air pollution in Zabol became so serious that city officials had to
……………………..

9. As a result of serious pollution in Delhi, …………………………… are popular diseases among adults
while children suffer from irreversible lung damage.

10. The issue in Delhi exacerbated in 2016, forcing its people into a ………………..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqH9e58ngAk&t=125s

Part 34.

1. Climate change is a fact. We can see it in fish migration patterns, in melting Arctic sea ice,
………………… and the damage to corals

2. Climate change, in some ways, is believed to be ……………….

3. More serious floods may arise in the future as ………………….

4. At the……………., the author affirms that future changes to the climate need to be fully adapted

5. One example of adaptation to climate change is ………………. to block drainage channels.

6. Another example is in Cranfield University where ………….are created.

7. Adaptation also has its limits as a ……………. may lead to extinctions and impacts on ecosystem.

8. Extreme warming would also ……………

9. Overall, the report is considered to be ……………..

10. …………… asserts that we have to make certain that the situation is not so bad.

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Part 35:

- There is a widely held belief among scientists that spots on the sun are caused by the eruption of
……………….(1) However, the spot expected to be witnessed on May 9,2016 is the result of Mercury
making a transit of the sun, which is a ……………..(2) phenomenon.

- In the US, the transit begins before sunrise on the west coast, but that is not the problem as Mercury is
expected to be gliding across the …………..(3) when the sun comes up over certain places.

- Be careful when viewing the transit as Mercury’s tiny disk covers on a small fraction of the
………………….(4)

- A ………….......(5)can prove to be useful in this case as ……………..(6) is considered to be essential to

view Mercury.

- You can witness the transit on the website of …………………….(7)

- Nasa scientist Rosemary Killen and colleagues plan to take advantage of the transit as an opportunity to
study ………………..(8), also known as exosphere.

- The atoms in Mercury’s exosphere are blasted into space by solar radiation, .......................... and
………………..(9), which gives Mercury a …………….(10) stretched out as long as 1.2 million miles.

- According to Killen, ……….....….(11) in the exosphere absorbs and re-emits a yellow-orange color
from sunlight and the measurement of the absorption can help to learn about the ……………..(12) there.

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Part 36:

1. Leonardo described himself as ………………. among billions of people around the world who want to
find solutions for climate crisis.

2. Every week sees new and ……………………. , evidence that accelerates climate change all around the
world.

3. None of the environmental problem is …………………..and ……………………….It’s fact.

4. According to the chief of the US Navy’s Pacific Command, climate change is our single …………….

5. The UN organization now faces a ………………………………….. task

6. It’s time to put a price tag on carbon emissions and ……………… for all oil coal and gas companies.

7. Solving this crisis is not a question of politics but a question of ……………..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTyLSr_VCcg
Part 37:

Russia's sports programs have faced international scrutiny for its documented use of
1)__________________.

Sir Craig Reedie, president of the 2) __________________, has recently announced that Russia’s Anti-
doping Agency, 3) _______________, is still not in compliance with its regulations.

Despite Russia having made huge 4) __________________, it is still denying access to blood and urine
samples and refusing to admit that the government had 5)__________ a doping program in the past.

The ruling was top news in Russia, where the country's international sporting status is an object of
national pride.

Russian state television news described the decision as a “ 6)_________________ with a predictable
ending,” asserting that the country is the victim of 7) __________________.

Alexander Zhukov, the head of 8) __________________, claimed that the ruling was 9)___________.

Additionally, Zhukov furthered claimed that artificial conditions were being created to inhibit Russia
from 10) __________________with anti-doping rules.

The IOC, otherwise known as the 11) _____________________, will hold a meeting in December to
decide whether Russia should be allowed to participate in the upcoming Winter Games.

Although the World Anti-Doping Agency had previously tried to enact a ban on all Russian athletes
participating in last summer's Rio Olympics, ultimately, the IOC left the decision up to 12)
__________________.

President Vladimir Putin has voiced his own suspicions, and has implied that United States is trying to
prevent Russia from 13) __________________.

Additionally, Putin suspects that the U.S. is using the scandal to

14)________________________________.

Furthermore, Putin has claimed that Americans are using the scandal as a form of retribution, for their
belief that Russia had previously 15) _________ in the 16)_____________.

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/16/564674963/russia-still-not-compliant-with-sports-doping-regulations

Part 38: When Apple announced the new iPhone can use 1)_____________ technology to unlock the
device, the response may not have been what Apple had hoped for.

Clare Garvey is concerned about face recognition technology becoming 2)____________; we are going to
get very comfortable with it.
We forget that it's used by any number of actors in ways we may not know about that is both
3)_______________ and more 4)______________ than the way that Apple has chosen to use it.

In Russia, face recognition has been used to scan anti-government or anti-corruption protests, identify and
then 5)___________ the people at those anti-government protests.

What this means is these people will be subject to 6)__________, if not arrest, for their political beliefs.

The fact remains in the U.S., it's very much a 7)____________when it comes to face recognition.

8)_____________ across the country use this technology in various ways without any laws governing its
use.

It looks like face recognition was used on social media posts that protesters were posting from
9)_________________.

Law enforcement agents on the ground could, in almost 10)________, get the identities, the names of the
people at those protests. We're a country where we do not necessarily need to show our 11)________
every time we walk down the street, but now our faces will do that work for us.

Sounds to me that your concern isn't so much this particular technology but that - what? - that it
12)___________ to a broader use? Is that really Apple's fault or responsibility?

The real concern is that we may stop worrying about the very real concerns that we should be worrying
about as we increasingly are subjected to face recognition that we can’t 13)________ of.

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Part 39:

In the hours after the massacre in Las Vegas, 1)_____________ about it started showing up on Google
and Facebook. A man was falsely accused of being the shooter. His name bubbled up on a Facebook
safety check site and at the top of Google search results. And all of that was 2)_____________.

His name first appeared on a message board on a site called 4chan. 4chan is known as this gathering spot
for 3)______________ in the alt-right. Everyone who posts is 4)______________

Marilou Danley’s ex-husband’s FB page indicated he was a liberal, and the far-right 5)______on /pol/
went to work to spread the word.

On Google, the top searches linked to places that said he was the shooter. This was because Google has
not had the time to really 6)________the search results yet.

In a statement, Google said it will "continue to make 7)____________ improvements to prevent this from
happening in the future."
One improvement that contributing editor Greg Sterling thinks Google should make is putting less weight
on certain websites, like 4chan, and putting more weight on sites deemed more 8)__________. This
would give some sites more preference over others.

Benkler, a law professor at Harvard University, thinks if Facebook and Google were to block sites like
4chan, it would not solve the problem; this is because he believes that if another situation similar to this
arose, someone will find some other 9)_____________.

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Part 40.

Facebook says it wants to keep from being used by extremists. The company, used by billions of people,
is under pressure not to be a 1) ____________. Terrorists have 2) _______________to ISIS on Facebook
or won new recruits there.

We're focused on real-world harm, so harm in the physical world. That means that - you know, for things
like terrorism 3)__________ or terrorism 4)___________, we want to make sure that it's not on the site
because we think that that could lead to real-world harm.

It's a vast challenge and delicate. Facebook wants to block dangerous content without blocking
5)___________. Its techniques include hiring more human monitors of 6) ______________.

Bickert also hopes to block some offensive images before they're published by using
7)_______________software.

There is software that can be used to create what's called a hash, or a 8)_______________of that video, so
that if somebody else tries to upload a similarly harmful video in the future, it would be recognized even
before the video hits the site.

Bickert wants to point out that it doesn't necessarily mean that we would take 9)_________ action. There
are times where we need people to actually review the content that this software is flagging for us.

Since you have a background in law enforcement, I know you're familiar with the phrase 10)
__________ __which is something that the U.S. government is never supposed to do when it comes to
free speech.

There may be speech that can be punished in some way, but there should not be prior restraint of
11)______________. What are the specific instances when you think it is OK for you to do that?

Well, I mean, first I want to point out that, as a social media company, we set the 12)________ and let our
people know what they are for when they come to Facebook.
We're really looking at the context of how something was shared. If it's terrorism propaganda, we're going
to remove it. If somebody is sharing it for news value or to condemn violence, we may leave it up.

http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=533855547

Part 41.

Google's been the leader in getting the world 1)____________ with virtual reality.

The company's going 2)___________ now and partnering with HTC and Lenovo on a standalone headset
made of tougher stuff than Cardboard.

Google is the first major company to release a 3)__________ VR headset. Facebook's Oculus Rift and
Sony VR have to be 4)_________ to expensive computers or gaming consoles.

Google's also 5)__________ its augmented reality technology. It announced what it's calling visual
positioning service, or VPS.

Bavor says the company actually sees a continuum between its VR and AR technology. It's all part of a
future where the virtual and real worlds blur. Google is calling it 6)
____________computing.

There's a lot of competition among the big tech companies to advance these immersive technologies.
Facebook, Microsoft and Sony are competitors, and Apple is likely to jump into the fray. But Google has
some advantages, like its dominance in search.

Google has a massive 7)_________________ and brand, and it's got all this data and
8)_______________. And really, none of the other players have all those pieces.

An example of how this advantage works is that you could point your augmented reality-enabled phone at
a restaurant, and a 9)__________ would just pop up on the screen from Google search.

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A new study suggests stress can even reduce the benefits of a (1)_______.

The Ohio State professor has demonstrated that stress can (2)________, leading people to burn fewer
(3)_______.
To find out of a certain kind of meal could counter the effects of stress on the body, she got about 60
women who were experiencing different kinds of stress in their lives to participate in what she calls a (4)
____________.

One meal was very high in (5) __________, the type of fat most linked to heart disease. The other meal
was made with fat similar to olive oil, which is considered better for health.

The idea is that the healthier of the two meals would protect against the harmful effects of stress,
specifically (6) __________ levels in the body. The stress appeared to boost inflammation.

Higher inflammation in the body can increase a range of diseases, including

(7) ___________, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, and some cancers.

In some cases, the power of stress can overwhelm diet choices. But if you combine a good diet with other
(8)_____________. Prather says, you can protect the body against the effects of stress - for instance,
exercise.

(9) ___________and (10) ___________are effective in kind of improving people's well-being and their
ability to cope with stressors during the day.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/27/494922257/chill-out-stress-can-override-benefits-of-
healthy-eating

Part 43.

Federal health officials recommend children take part in at least one hour of moderate to vigorous
physical activity every day. (1) _________Tala Fakhouri, with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, says that's because the benefits of exercise for kids are well-known.

We know that physical activity in childhood strengthens your bones, increases your (2)__________. But
it also has effects on psychologic well-being of kids and teens. So we know it increases their
(3)____________, increases their self-esteem. It actually may help them deal with stress.

But Fakhouri says only 1 in 4 teens between 12 and 15 actually get that one hour of exercise every day.
She looked at federal health data gathered from 800 kids who answered (4) ______________ in 2012.
She says that while kids may be active in childhood, typically there's a decline as they move into their
teenage years.

We do know, for example, that (5)___________ - like watching TV - is the single most contributor to
physical inactivity in adolescence.

Overall, Sallis says, the findings are worrisome in the midst of a (6) __________ epidemic.

Bit by bit, Sallis says, it's getting more and more difficult for kids to get the exercise they need, which is
one reason why so many end up in organized, supervised activities like sports teams or dance and (7)
___________.
But if getting children back and forth to activities like that are (8) _________for parents, researcher
Fakhouri says there are other small changes families can make.

And with many schools reducing or cutting back P.E., Jim Sallis says parents may have to put pressure on
the schools.

Go to the child's school, and look at what's happening in (9) ____________. If they're not going out at all
or very much, complain about that.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/03/268342478/most-teens-arent-active-enough-and-its-
not-always-their-fault

Part 44.

For the first time, scientists have figured out how to reliably and safely edit the genes of human (1)
________. This has the potential to one day prevent (2) __________ from Alzheimer's to breast cancer.

They actually went in, and they rewrote the letters in the (3) _________ in some of 3 billion letters that
make up our entire genetic (4) _________.

And you know, both scientists and critics of this work are saying this could be kind of a (5)
__________moment in science.

And the reason for that is if scientists can edit the DNA in human embryos, they could find ways to cure,
you know, infertility, prevent (6) __________and birth defects.

And they could maybe someday figure out a way to prevent a long list of some really terrible diseases, as
you mentioned - you know, everything from Huntington's disease to sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis and
even maybe some forms of cancer - breast and ovarian cancer. But critics say this opens kind of a (7)
___________ of all kinds of scary scenarios of everything - things like, you know, designer babies and
(8)_____________ human beings.

All they're trying to do is figure out a way to prevent some of these diseases that (9) _______
families.

The scientists used this new genetic editing technique, called CRISPR. They injected into embryos that
carried a genetic defect. You can kind of think of it as sort of like (10)_________. They actually
(11)________ the defective gene from these embryos.

In 70 percent of the cases, they were able to knock out this (12) ________gene.

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Part 45.
American 1)___________ jobs are disappearing. The country's lost more than 7 million
2)______________ since the late 1970s, and yet the amount of stuff the U.S. produces is at an all-time
high.

Michael Hicks, an economist, says 3)___________ is responsible for the loss of these jobs. Indiana has
been in the 4)___________ of this recently - hasn't it? - because of the Carrier plant.

As the plant probably goes through an automation period, we just don't know how many of the workers
that are there now are going to be able to fit into the new, 5)_____________automated factory of 2020.

Do you believe people that talk about our 6)___________ haven't accounted for the powerful impact of
automation in industry?

You know, it's very clear to me in talking about the subject and writing about it for the past couple of
years that there's a real disconnect between what we talk about, which is jobs floating overseas to Mexico
and China and Vietnam, and the reality, which is that automation and 7)_____________________ have
really accounted for the vast majority of job losses in Indiana nationwide.

8)__________ of a production process is going to make things quicker and more efficient. So we don't
need as many auto workers as we did a generation and a half ago.

There are certain new jobs being created, but they are harder to see. Between the time that manufacturing
peaked in 1977 and today, we're down about 7 and a half million manufacturing jobs, but we're up about
9 and a half million 9)________ jobs.

It is not practical to focus on retraining factory workers for new jobs. This is because it’s difficult to ask a
56-year-old guy or gal who hasn't been around middle school math since the early '70s to jump into a
training program at our community technical college or with our 10) _______________ board and get 11)
_________ for a technology job or to work in a health care setting. It's a very difficult thing to do.

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/10/505079140/economist-says-manufacturing-job-loss-driven-by-advancing-
technology-not-globali

Part 46.

Today we're kicking off a new series that looks at how advances in 1)_________________ are changing
our work.

There's constantly new 2)___________ coming along, as there should be. And so we have to update our
insights from time to time. Well, with that as a 3)_________, how much of the U.S. workforce would you
say is at risk of automation in the coming decades?
What do you see as the 4)________ of the workforce that is least likely to change or least likely to
disappear?

Well, there are three big categories that machines are really bad at. They've made tremendous advances,
but they're bad at first off doing 5)___________.

The second big category is 6)____________and 7)______________, people who are coaches or
salespeople or negotiators or caregivers.

And the third one is actually manual 8)__________ and physical mobility. Machines have a hard time
doing simple things like picking up a nickel or walking up stairs or clearing a table.

It sounds like you're saying one of the sectors that's likely to be safest is sort of creative work that would
suggest 9)_________ education.

I think there's probably no better time in history to be somebody with some real creative insights. And
then the technology helps you 10)__________ that to millions or billions of people. And people who can
combine some creativity with an understanding of the digital world are especially well-positioned.

Would you say that 11)_________ workers are generally more likely to be replaced by robots than
12)__________ workers? We hear so much about people in manufacturing being replaced by automation.

I don't think it's so much of a blue collar-white collar division. The big waves have been more structured
work versus less structured work, with more structured work being automated faster and work that
involves creativity and interpersonal skills as being more robust in the long run.

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/04/548505776/what-parts-of-the-workforce-might-be-safe-from-robots

Part 47.

The tech industry is getting hit hard by 1)________________ who think they've been treated unfairly.

That's the conclusion of a national study that examines why workers leave their jobs in tech. The problem
is most acute among 2________________, meaning women, racial minorities, ethnic minorities.

There are many 3) ____________ about what tech companies are like on the inside - places where women
are sexually harassed and blocked from promotion, where blacks and Latinos don't get hired. This new
survey is an effort to 4)___________ from anecdotes to patterns.

Researchers found the No. 1 reason for leaving was not a better job offer; it was
5)_______________especially for women and underrepresented minorities. The survey considered four
types of unfair practices.

One being unfair 6) ________________, things like job assignments and promotions; two being
7)______________; three, 8)________________; and four, 9)____________.
About 10)________________ said they'd experienced at least one of these. But the type experienced
varied by race, gender and sexual orientation. For example, white and Asian men reported being more
11)__________________ than men of other races. LGBTQ respondents reported the highest rate of
bullying. And women...

12) _______________women reported unwanted sexual attention or harassment.

In recent years, the largest tech companies have begun to disclose how many women and
underrepresented minorities they're hiring. But with the exception of the chip maker Intel, no major
company is disclosing how many of these employees are staying versus leaving.

http://www.npr.org/2017/04/28/525992223/survery-says-workers-are-leaving-tech-jobs-because-of-
mistreatment

Part 48.

Most 1) _____________ say they plan to keep working past 2) ____________________, but to do that,
they have to get hired first.

New research says that 3) _______________ is a real problem. The researchers sent out 40,000 fake
resumes for thousands of real jobs.

David Neumark said that the 4) _____________- which means the rate by which employers contact us
and say we'd like to interview you - drops from young applicants to middle-aged applicants and drops
further for middle-aged applicants to older applicants.

You can't come right out and say people over 40 5) _____________. There is a law against that. It's called
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and it's been around for 50 years.

However, employers sometimes 6) __________for age without calling it that. For example, one company
said that 7) _____________for 8) ________________would be just two to three years out of college and
that applicants with eight to 10 years of experience should be avoided.

These were 9)_________________that tobacco company R. J. Reynolds gave to 10)____________. So

out of about a thousand people hired for these positions, only 19 were over the age of 40.

One of the employees of R.J. Reynolds turned 11) ______________ gave the guidelines to attorneys who
specialize in 12______________.

Billy Carter: “You know, as far as them are concerned, and then seeing all these other people - and I
know that I could have been 13) __________to that company.”

I should mention that Billy Carter isn't a 14) __________in the lawsuit yet. He's one of a dozen people
who've asked the court to join the suit.
The company declined to comment because of the 15)_____________. But in court documents, they don't
deal with the charge of discrimination. Their argument is that Villarreal doesn't even have a right to sue,
that he waited too long to take action and that the relevant part of the age discrimination law protects
people who have jobs, but not people looking for jobs.

http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=521266749

Part 49.

Our race and 1)______________ affect what happens in the workplace. Most African-Americans who
participated in a poll said they had 2) ______________at work in pay, in hiring, and in getting
promotions.

Sonari Glinton, a reporter for NPR, found that when AA faced those barriers and obstacles, many people
choose to get out and 3) _________________.

Dennis Jackson, an entrepreneur, said that he chose his field of work -landscape and solar – because 4)
____________________ in the industry.

Jackson and the few other black landscapers see each other as 5) __________because there aren’t many
of them.

Jackson’s very small operation consists of five employees and 6) ___________________.

Jackson claims that his entrepreneurial spirit is his way of avoiding the 7) ______________.

He insists that he is going to 8) “________________” to avoid having to face discrimination.

NPR and Harvard’s survey found that 9)____________ of African-Americans say they've been
discriminated against in the workplace.

Marc Morial, the head of the National Urban League, says discrimination can deter African-Americans
from 10) _______________.

The 11) ______________for black men has improved significantly since the Great Recession.

However, Marc Morial says the fact that many black men have simply 12)________________ is hidden
in these low jobless numbers.

A whole 13)______________ lead to giving up; race affects networking, education, mobility.
Steven Pitts, who studies labor at UC Berkeley, states that the issue isn't really 14)______________--
there's real evidence of discrimination against African-American men in the workplace.

Due to the reality of discrimination, black men especially look for alternatives outside of the
15)______________.

Pitts states that having someone fix a car or paint a house are forms of 16) ______________.

The 17)______________ is not just the idea of on-the-corner drug stuff. It's a 18)______________of
economic activity that simply isn't governed by 19) ______________.

According to Pitts, black men face real barriers, whether it's a 20)______________ or the need for a
license to get a particular job.

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/27/560239264/some-black-americans-turn-to-informal-economy-in-the-face-
of-discrimination

Part 50.

1. What was the Silk Road modelled as?

…………………………………………………………

2. Name THREE things that spread out in parallel with silk.

…………………………………………………………

3. What is the potential of the new Silk Road?

…………………………………………………………

4. What is the new Silk Road described as?

…………………………………………………………

5. What does the new Silk Road seek to?

…………………………………………………………

6. The term the author used to describe the infrastructure plan mentioned in the video?

…………………………………………………………

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhdtvLpL9Hg