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Jobs for robots

Robots are taking over more and more aspects of our lives, and jobs. The ________ occupation to feel threatened by the march of technology is carpentry. For thousands of years, skilled carpenters have made furniture from wood. (LATE)

However, the next generation of master craftsmen may be robots, not humans. Researchers ________ a robot recently that can create customized wooden furniture. (INVENT)

They said the robots ________ humans. The researchers said the goal of their project was to let robots do the more dangerous tasks, so carpenters could focus on design. (NOT REPLACE)

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Marriage

A six-year-old boy walked up to his father one day and said, "Daddy, I'd like to get married. His father replied hesitantly, "Sure, son, do you have anyone in mind? Maybe it's one of our neighbours' _____?” (CHILD)

"No," answered the boy. "I want to marry Grandma."
"Now, wait a minute," said his father. "You _____ I'd let you marry my mother, do you?" (NOT THINK)
"Why not?" the boy asked. "You married mine."

A young man was walking through a supermarket. Suddenly he noticed that he _____ by an old lady. (FOLLOW)

When he went to the checkout line, she got in front of him. “Pardon me,” she said, “I’m sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that you look exactly like my son whom I _____ for about 10 years.” (NOT SEE)

“I’m very sorry,” replied the young man, “Is there anything I can do for you?” “Yes,” she said. “As I’m leaving, can you say ’Goodbye mother’? It would make me feel much _____.” “Sure,” answered the young man. (GOOD)

As the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Goodbye mother!” As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total was $127.50. “How can that be?” he asked, “I only bought a few things!” “Your mother said that you _____ for her,” said the clerk. (PAY)

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News Stand

A newsboy was standing on the corner, yelling, "Read all about it. Fifty people swindled!"
Curious, a man ________ a paper, and checked the front page. What he saw was yesterday's paper. (BUY)