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Reading 1. What did Tony look like? ---He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 2. How many characters are mentioned in the story? ---Four 1. The text mainly tells us _____. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a human being from danger Careful reading 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? 3. Why should Tony be rebuilt? 4. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? Careful reading 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? ---He opened the curtains so that the other women — Claire’s guests could see them. 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? ---He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. 3. Why should Tony be rebuilt? ---Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines. 4. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didn’t look like a machine at all. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. She was amazed by the fingernails and the softness and the warmth of his skin. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women. She might not as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she remembered—Tony was just a machine. She cried all night. * * M7 Unit 2 There are many types of robots and they can do different work. Can yo