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Once as a very popular and prosperous business activity, Japan's karaoke industry has slowed down. As the economic problems have been lasting, Japanese have less to sing. Karaoke companies are now trying hard to develop new ideas to attract singers back to karaoke. These include a new, high-tech machine that allows people to sing like famous singers, and "theme rooms" which are designed with the use of Asian cartoon figures, intending to attract younger crowds. The new karaoke machine is being developed by a professor from the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The machine uses a technology called C-Sound that automatically adjusts the speed and tone of any song being played to match the way the singer is singing. In the past, a DJ has to operate the machine and make the adjustment, but the new product is the first machine to do it automatically.

参考答案：
(1) slowed down
(2) new ideas
(3) high-tech
(4) cartoon figures
(5) speed and tone