The giant vending machine (自动售货机) is a new village shop
Villagers have long been used to facing a drive when they run out of basic supplies. However, help is now nearer at hand in form of the country’s first automatic push-button shop. Now residents in the Derbyshire Village of Clifton can buy groceries around the clock after the huge vending was installed outside a pub in the village this week.
Peter Fox, who is小题1:______electrical engineer, spent two and a half years working on the project. The machine 小题2:______ (equip) with securing cameras and alarms and looks like a mini shop with a brick front, a grey roof and a display window.
Mr. Fox said he hoped his invention, 小题3:_____ is set to be installed in other villages in the area over the coming months, will mark a return to convenience shopping for rural communities.
He said:“ I had this idea a few years ago but I couldn’t find a manufacture who could deliver what I wanted, so I did it by 小题4:_____. The result is what amounts to huge outdoor vending machine. Yet I think the term “automatic shop” is far 小题5:______ (appropriate)
In recent years, the commercial pressure from supermarket chains小题6:______ force village shops across the country to close. In 2010, it was estimated that about 400 village shops closed, 小题7:______ (urge) the local government to give financial support to struggling shops or set-up new communities stores.
Hundreds of communities have since stepped in and opened up their won volunteer-run shops, but Mr. Fox hopes his new invention will offer a solution小题8:______these villages without a local shop.
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. alert    B. classify      C. commit   D. delicately   E. gentle     F. impose
G. labels   H. moderation    I. relieve    J. signals      K. simply
Let's say you've decided you want to eat more healthfully. However, you don't have time to carefully plan menus for meals or read food __小题1:__ at the supermarket. Since you really__小题2:__ yourself to a healthier lifestyle, a little help would come in handy, wouldn't it? This is where a "choice architect" can help__小题3:__some of the burden of doing it all yourself. Choice architects are people who organize the contexts in which customers make decisions. For example, the person who decides the layout of your local supermarket-including which shelf the peanut butter goes on, and how the oranges are piled up—is a choice architect.
Governments don't have to__小题4:__healthier lifestyles through laws  for example, smoking bans. Rather, if given an environment created by a choice architect-one that encourages us to choose what is best-we will do the right things. In other words, there will be designs that gently push customers toward making healthier choices, without removing freedom of choice. This idea combines freedom to choose with__小题5:__hints from choice architects, who aim to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives.
The British and Swedish governments have introduced a so-called "traffic light system" to __小题6:__foods as healthy or unhealthy. This means that customers can see at a glance how much fat, sugar, and salt each product contains__小题7:__by looking at the lights on the package. A green light __小题8:__that the amounts of the three nutrients are healthy; yellow indicates that the customer should be__小题9:__; and red means that the food is high in at least one of the three nutrients and should be eaten in __小题10:__. The customer is given important health information, but is still free to decide what to choose.
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
The jobs of the future have not been invented, 小题1:By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds. 
1. Curiosity 
Your children need to be deeply curious. 小题2:Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time? 
2. Creativity 
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 小题3:There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their Creativity. 
3. Interpersonal Skills 
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what is going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 小题4:“Why do you think she is crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”
4. Self Expression 
小题5:There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas ¡ª music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another. 
A.Encourage kids to cook with you.
B.And we can’t forget science education.
C.We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.
D.So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?
E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. 
F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. 
G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill. 
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