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1 UNIT 12: ROBOTS I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question. 1. A. opinion B. open C. robot D. rose 2. A. couch B. mouth C. sound D. cough 3. A. comb B. computer C. communicate D. recognize Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question. 4. A. laundry B. minor C. reuse D. robot 5. A. understand B. complicated C. comfortable D. character II. VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below. 6. Although I only saw her once, I _______ her as soon as she came into the room. A. recognize B. recognizing C. recognizable D. recognized 7. The carpet at the front door is quite dirty, you should ____ it soon. A. clean B. fold C. make D. lay 8. Because we don't have a washing machine in my house, my mother has to ______ all the laundry by herself. A. make B. do C. get D. clean 9. The International _______ Station is the biggest object which has ever flown in space A. Air B. Space C. Gas D. Train 10. My grandmother has problems with her back, so she cannot ___________ heavy things. A. hold B. stand on C. lift D. put down 11. My dog pet is absolutely intelligent, she can ______ and follow what I say easily. A. understand B. hear C. eat D. sit down 12. The security in my neighbourhood is not good at the moment; so, we are advised to have a dog to ___ our house. A. stay in B. guard C. catch D. bark 13. ___ robots can help sick people, look after babies and old people. A. teaching B. space C. automatic D. doctor 14. Cutting the ___ is one of my favourite things to do when I am in the garden because I can make the trees more beautiful. A. hedge B. trees C. flowers D. garden 15. There is an annual singing ___ in my school where students can show their ability to sing and win some prizes. A. compete B. competitive C. competition D. competing 16. I don't think you should ___ the computer too much, your eyesight will get worse. A. using B. use C. used D. to use Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. 17. I think robots now cannot do complicated things or communicate with people. A. easy B. difficult C. simple D. uncomplicated 18. One of the best things about robots is their ability to do jobs that would be just dangerous for people. A safe B. risky C. secure D. safety Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. 19. Baymax is a doctor robot in the film "Big Hero 6" and he is very intelligent and friendly. A. nice B. kind C. lovely D. unfriendly 20. New robots which are made recently are really intelligent and they can do many things to help people. A. smart B. wise C. stupid D. bright
2 III. GRAMMAR Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below. 21. ______ you hear the fireworks from your house last night? A. Can B. Could C. Do D. Were able to 22. I’m afraid I _______ attend the festival next week, I am going to have final-term test in English. A. won't be able to B. can C. could D. will be able to 23. Neil Armstrong ______ set his foot on the Moon for the first time in 1969. A. can B. was able to C. could D. will be able to 24. When we went into the house, we ______ smell burning. A. can B. could C. was able to D. will be able to 25. My brother ______ read and write when he was just 4 years old. A. can B. will be able to C. was able to D. could 26. Can you speak up a little bit? I ______ hear you clearly. A. can B. can’t C. could D. couldn't 27. When I was a child, I _________ understand adults; and now I am an adult, I ______ understand children. A. could/could B. could/can C. can/could D. can/can 28. I _______ cook-tasty food now. A. can B. can't C. could D. couldn't 29. They ______ to train in the gym in two days, then they will go on holiday. A. could B. can C. will be able D. won't be able 30. ______ you be able to take part in the school prom next week? It will be really wonderful. A. could B. can C. will D. won't Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below. 31. She spoke in a very low voice, but I can't understand what she said. A. in B. can't C. what D. said 32. Although he is three, he couldn't speak; his mother has to take him to the doctor. A. three B. couldn't C. has D. the 33. I hope to will be able to speak English very well after this course finishes A. hope B. will be able to C. very well D. finishes 34. My brother could cook very well. He is a chef in a famous restaurant in Hanoi. A. could B. cook C. is D. chef 35. My older brother has passed his driving test, now he could drive a car. A. older B. has passed C. could D. drive IV.READING Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F). Baxter was introduced in September 2012. It is used for simple industrial jobs such as loading, unloading, sorting, and handling of materials. It is a new robot which is different from other robots to work in industry because it can learn. A worker can teach Baxter how to do a task by moving its hands. After that, it will memorize them. Any worker can program Baxter and it only takes a few minutes, while other industrial robots need many different programs and coding before they can be used. This means Baxter needs no programming in order to work. No software engineers are needed. This also means Baxter can be taught to perform many difficult tasks at the same time. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.orglwiki/Baxter (robot) T F 36. Baxter was born in September 2012. 37. It is used to help people in industry. 38. It is different from other robots in that it can teach workers new things 39. Software engineers are very important tor Baxter to work.
3 40. Baxter can do many complex tasks at the same time. Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below. An indoor domestic robot does chores around and inside homes. There are different kinds of indoor domestic robots. Robotic vacuum cleaners and floor-washing robots can clean floors by sweeping and wet mopping. Dressman is a robot to iron shirts using hot air. Kitchen robots, such as Somabar, can make meals, do the washing up, and lay the table in the kitchen. Security robots observe and discover bad people around the house. It can video those bad activities and send alerts via email or text message. Thanks to indoor domestic robots, our home will become more and more comfortable. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.orglwiki/Domestic robot) 41. What is an indoor domestic robot? A. It is a robot which stays inside the house B. It is a robot which does chores around and inside homes C. It is a robotic vacuum. D. It is a robot which works in the kitchen. 42. What can robotic vacuum cleaners and floor-washing robots do? A. They can clean the floors. C. They can mop floors. B. They can sweep floors. D. They can function. 43. How does Dressman iron shirts? A. It uses robot C. It uses hot air. B. It uses air in the kitchen D. It uses a man to help it. 44. Kitchen robots can do all of the following things EXCEPT. A. Make meals C. lay the table B. do the washing up D. eat dinner 45. People can receive information about their house’s security by _________. A. bad people C. robots B. video D · email or text message V. WRITING Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence. 46. My mother taught my younger sister to speak English when she was only 5. A. My younger sister could speak English at the age of five. B. My younger sister can speak English at the age of five. C. My younger sister was able speak English at the age of five. D. My younger sister must speak English at the age of five. 47. How much is a robot which can do the household chores? A. How much money does a robot which can do the household chores? B. How much does a robot which can do the household chores? C. How much does a robot which can do the household chores cost? D. How much money is a robot which can do the household chores cost? 48. In the near future, a robot can help you go shopping. A. In 'the near future, you can have a robot to go shopping. B. In the near future, a robot can used to go shopping. C. In the near future, you would be able to go shopping with a robot. D. In the near future, you will be able to go shopping with a robot. 49. I can't swim now, but I'm going to swimming lessons. A. I will be able to swim very soon. B. I could be able to swim very soon.
4 C. I was able to swim very soon. D. I would be able to swim very soon. 50. In the near future, there will be many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house. A. In the near future, there will have many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house. B. In the near future, there will be have many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house. C. In the near future, we will have many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house. D. In the near future, we will be many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house. _____The end_____ ANSWER KEY UNIT 12: ROBOTS