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A French swimmer will try to become the ………………… person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Ben Lecomte, 51, set off from Japan on Tuesday on his superhuman task of crossing the ocean. He will have to swim for eight hours a day to reach his target on the west coast of the USA.

ONE

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He will also have to face many dangers. There will be sharks, jellyfish, storms, rough seas, and very low water temperatures. In 1998, Lecomte made the solo trans-Atlantic swim. It………………… him 73 days to cover the 6,400 km.

TAKE

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When he reached dry land, he ………………… to do such experiments again but obviously he changed his mind.

NOT WANT

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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

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

INVENT

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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