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Read the article carefully and check the statements. The Cybathlon is the first sports competition of its kind. The Paralympics doesn’t involve assistive devices in its competitions. Prosthetics used in the Cybathlon are all ready to be sold. After the Cybathlon, companies are likely to focus more on the users than pure technological advances. Athletes in the BCI race run with special caps that can read their brain activity. Try completing the sentences based on your understanding of the article. 1. But the Cybathlon was not just about strength and speed. It also _____________ how well competitors ___________ their prosthetics. 2. The idea is that we want to _____ development of helpful technologies ______ devices that patients can really use in everyday life.（推动） 3. Some of the current technologies look very fancy but are ____________________ easy to use. Note: fancy: 奢华的；高档的 4. It was designed for people whose bodies couldn’t move ________________. (脖子以下) 5. It also _______ an opportunity (机会) ___ disabled people who were never able to take part in a sports competition. 6. “We want to ______ barriers (障碍) between people _____ disabilities, the public and technology developers,” the event’s website _____. Note: as the event’s website puts it Nowadays, different kinds of technology are making our lives easier and easier, especially those of the disabled. What do you think about the idea of involving technology in the Olympic Games? Cybathlon 2016: first Olympics for bionic athletes By?NICHOLAS TUFNELL Thursday 27 March 2014 From http://www.wired.co.uk/article/cybathlon Have you or other members of your family ever received any help from others? Share it with the class. What happened to the writer’s family? The writer’s dad became ill and was soon out of a job. The family had no money to buy food, coal etc. What did the writer and his brother do to help their family? They gathered coal that fell from the coal cars along the railroad tracks (轨道) near t