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Grammar and Vocabulary (A) Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain _________ computers. Brain computer interface technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines. Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, __________(demonstrate) a small robotic wheelchair directed by ________ person’s thoughts. In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He __________ even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts. “Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal coed to the muscles to give us the ability __________ (move). But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also _________(control) devices.” Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can _________(group) in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.” He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as _______(prove) that this is a technology they can benefit from. And _________ other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time. (B) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan ________(say) he didn’t think twice __________ diving into the freezing East River. Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday. He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell ________ the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the g