Unit 7. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. application
B. combustion C. navigation D.
recognition
2. A. computer B. communication C. command D. complicated
3. A. advanced B. automated C.
constructed D.
reunited
4. A. arrangement
B. application C. activate D. assistance
5. A. potential
B. production C. promotion D. psychology
Exercise 2. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. machine B.
robot C. human D. fiction
7. A. applicable B. automation C.
artificial D. evolution
8. A. algorithm B. exterminate C.
intelligence D. technology
9. A. capable B. robotic C. industry D. futurist
10. A. assembly B. interfere C. reunite D. resurrect
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. High intelligent
machines can be automated to operate without human ____.
A.
intervene B. intervening C. intervention D. interventionist
12. The old
astronomer patiently made his ____
and wrote down what he saw.
A. observation B. observatory C. observe D. observer
13. One of the
popular ____
used in smartphones at present is voice recognition.
A.
applicant B. applicable C. applications D. apply
14. If there are aliens out there, do you think
they are much more ____ advanced than we are?
A.
technological B. technologically C. technology D.
technologies
15. ____ have announced that
a major breakthrough has been made.
A.
Research B. Researchers C. Researches D.
Researching
16. I wish you would ____ the TV and go outside
and get some exercise.
A.
call off B. give off C. put off D. turn off
17. Scientists are
trying to ____ out the ways to reduce pollution from aircraft.
A.
break B. call C. turn D. work
18. I'll ____ you ____ you to our research
department. Please hold on.
A.
put - away B. put - out C. put
-
through D. put - up
19. No wonder the
vacuum cleaner isn't working. You haven't ____ it
____.
A.
brought - in B. given - in C.plugged
-
in D. pulled - in
20. Whoever ____ up with that idea
should have won the Nobel Prize.
A. came B. caught C. kept D. put
21. Ten million text
messages are sent on ____ every minute.
A.
account B. average C. common D. general
22. Astronomers have ____ a new planet outside
our galaxy.
A.
invented B. unearthed C. developed D. discovered
23. ____ is a type of book or
film showing space travel of life on other planets, based on imagined
scientific discoveries of the future.
A.
Epic B. Fiction C. Non-fiction D. Science fiction
24. Unluckily,
David's dangerous and incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is in ____.
A.
advance B. danger C. end D. vain
25. Most scientists
believe that the day when robots become part of our lives will come ____.
A.
from time to time B. more or
less C. sooner or later D. later than
never
26. Do you know who ____ the fact that sound
travels in waves?
A.
developed B. discovered C. found D. invented
27. I'm thinking of
getting a fax ____.
A.
engine B. instrument C. machine D. motor
28. The ____ of the outbreak of
the disease is still unknown.
A.
aim B. cause C.
motive D. reason
29. GPS systems help
a lot of people ____ on land, on the sea, and in the air.
A.
inform B . interfere C. navigate D. reunite
30. After the power
failure last night, the washing machine started to ____, so I had to wash the clothes
by hands.
A.
make noise B. malfunction C.
operate D. work
31. FM is a method of ____ signals, especially
in radio broadcasting.
A.
transacting B.
transferring C. transmitting D. translating
32. UFO is an acronym
for ____ Flying
Object.
A. Unidentified B. Unimaginative C.
Unknown D. Unique
33. The biggest fear
is that humans might ____ control over robots.
A.
gain B. keep C.
lose D. take
34. Researchers have ____ to the conclusion
that your personality is affected by your genes.
A.
arrived B. come C.
got D. reached
35. The telescope
will photograph distant galaxies,
____ attempt to understand their past.
A. in B. for C.
on D. with
36. It is likely that
artificial intelligence might decide to ____ an end to humanity simply because it
surpasses human intelligence.
A.
come B. make C. put D.
take
37. A.I. robots are ____ of having human
emotions.
A.
able B. capable C. efficient D.
fond
38. I don't think people should be allowed to ____ experiments on
animals.
A.
create B. make C. perform D. produce
39. Many materials
have been used for ____ teeth, including wood.
A.
artificial B. false C.
hand-made D. natural
40. Once they've
finished the extension to the ____,
there'll be room for them to take on a lot more workers.
A. factory B. industry C.
manufacturing D. trade
Exercise 4. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
41. Internet search
engines can help to predict the weather as well as traffic jams in a
city.
A.
announce B. expect C. forecast D. reveal
42. Ray Kurzweil
suggests that exponential technological development will lead to the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence.
A.
inapplicable B. unavoidable C. unrecognizable D.
invisible
43. Advanced
technologies may make humanity insignificant both in life and work.
A.
Future B. Radical C. Sophisticated D. Unconventional
44. A.I. techniques
help medical doctors to discover subtle interactions between medications that
put patience in jeopardy because of their serious side effect.
A. at risk B.
in reality C. under control D. under pressure
45. A.I. algorithms
can also help to detect faces and other features in photo sent to social networking sites
and automatically organize them.
A.
categorize B. connect C. recognize D. remind
Exercise 5. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
46. The critical
issue is whether genuine artificial intelligence can ever be truly
realized.
A.
authentic B. fake C. unpretentious D. true
47. Smart robots have
replaced humans in stressful and hazardous jobs and in assembly lines.
A.
dangerous B. risky C. safe D. perilous
48. Professor Stephen
Hawking thinks the primitive forms of A.I. which have been developed so far
have already proved very useful.
A.
basic B. modern C.
original D. recent
49. Kurzweil believes
that there could be tiny robots called nanobots implanted into our brains to improve
our memory.
A.
inserted in B. fixed in C. removed from D. replaced with
50. Do you really
think humans will be exterminated when more and more intelligent machines are
invented in the future?
A.
killed B. restored C. resurrected D. wiped out
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 6. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
51. Drivers or pilots
____ the best
routes to the destination quickly and effectively.
A.
have the GPS found B. use the GPS to find C. get the GPS find D. get the GPS found
52. My sister ____ her laptop serviced
last weekend.
A.
did B. got C. made D. took
53. You should ____ a professional to
check your house for earthquake damage.
A.
have B. get C.
make D. take
54. We ____ a cable TV put in this
week.
A. are having B. get C.
have D. have got
55. The dishwasher
isn't working again, so my mother is thinking of having ____.
A. it repaired B. it repairing C. repaired it
D . repairing it
56. We ____ while we were on
holiday.
A. had our alarm system stolen B. had stolen our alarm system
C.
got stolen our alarm system D. were stolen our alarm system
57. The A.I. expert
wanted to have his assistant ____ the newly made robot.
A. activate B. activated C.
activating D. to activate
58. Kelly wanted a
live band ____ at
her wedding.
A.
been playing B. to play C. played D. to
be played
59. I spoke to Victor
last night and he said he ____ while he was on holiday.
A.
got stolen his phone B. had his phone stolen
C.
had stolen his phone D. was got his phone stolen
60. Why don't you ____ when you install this
new electric gadget?
A.
get Aaron help B. have Aaron help C. have Aaron
helped D. have got Aaron help
61. As soon as Dad ____, we can leave.
A.
got the car to start B. has got the car started C. got
started the car D. was got starting the
car
62. My teeth were
little yellow, so I ____ by the dentist.
A.
had cleaned them B. had them cleaned C.
have them cleaned D. was
cleaned them
63. Can we ____ this summer?
A.
get installed air-conditioning B. get air-conditioning to install
C. have air-conditioning
installed D. have installed air-conditioning
64. The car manufacturer ____ two automatic systems
this morning.
A.
has had a robotics company install B.
had a robotic company installed
C. had a robotic company install D. got a robotic company installed
65. The computer
corporation ____ malfunctioning
products.
A. had their workers eliminate B. had their workers to eliminate
C.
had their workers eliminating D. had their workers eliminated
66. The robot
manufacturer ____
their outdated robots for the next generation robots.
A.
asked his customers exchange B. got his customers exchanged
C.
had his customers exchanged D. had his customers
exchange
67. Samsung ____ by those who have
bought them for technical faults.
A. has all Galaxy Note 7
returned B. has all Galaxy
Note 7 to returned
C.
made all Galaxy Note 7 return D. made all Galaxy Note 7 returned
68. Experts believe
that in the near future humans ____.
A.
have robots do the housework B. have had the housework done by robots
C.
will do the housework by robots D. will have robots do the
housework
69. Nowadays, for the
sake of human life, the military ____
which contain explosives.
A. have A.I. robots explore
dangerous environments
B.
get A.I. robots explore dangerous environments
C.
have A.I. robots explored dangerous environments
D.
get A.I. robots explores dangerous environments
70. Thanks to the A.
I applications, Internet users ____ into a new language in real time.
A.
can translate webpages B. can have webpages translate
C. can have webpages translated D. can get webpages to translate
71. It's hard to
believe that this film ____ completely by computer.
A. has been generated B. has
generated C. was been generating D. was to generate
72. My sister ____ her ear pierced last
weekend.
A.
did B. got C. made D. took
73. Recently, a new
vaccine against measles ____.
A. has been developed B. had been developed C. had developed D. was developing
74. You'd better get
someone ____ your
house.
A.
redecorate B. redecorated C. to be redecorated D. to redecorate
75. The patient ____ his blood tested to
find out the cause of his breakdown.
A.
asked B. had C. ordered D. took
76. We ____ that my father's new
car ____ by
Friday. He has promised to give his old one to me and I want to drive to York in it at
the weekend.
A. expect - will have been
delivered B. are expected - will be delivering
C.
have been expecting - is delivering D.
are expecting - will have delivered
77. I wish my father had bought me a new mobile
phone instead of having it
____ like that.
A.
to repair B. repaired C.
repairing D. being repaired
78. We are going to ____ next June, or else
they will be expired.
A. get our passports renewed B. get to renew our passports
C.
have had our passports renewed D.
have our passports to renew
79. Mr. Brown tends
to ____ his car serviced twice
a year at the garage near his house.
A. have B. let C.
rent D. give
80. The teacher had
the students ____
an essay on the positive and negative effects that modern technology has on
children.
A.
to write B. to be written C. write D. writing
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C
or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
81. Thanks to the
first lawn mower which was invented in 1830, we don't have to pay for
someone to have our
A B C
grass to be cut
any more.
D
82. According to the
futurist Ray Kurzweil, humans could have tiny computerized
machines or nanobots invent
A B C
thanks to future medical advances.
D
83. In his
Aston Martin DB5 car, Bond can have the photos being printed out along
with the information about
A B C D
the people in them
from a panel in a dashboard.
84. There's a network
in computing called 'beta testing', which means you test
something seeing if it works
A B C
properly before
it comes official.
D
85. No longer do
housewives have to clean the house every day because they get it done
for robotic vacuum
A B C D
cleaners.
86. Before the cotton
gin had been invented in 1794, American farmers had cheap slaves remove seeds from
the
A B C D
cotton fiber.
87. Before the
invention of email and the Internet in 1972, it took people at least
one day to cause hand-written
A B C
letters sent to the recipients'
homes.
D
88. In
communication, we can have the voice recognition systems in smartphones
or other electronic devices
A B C
to be identified our speech.
D
89. The owners of modern manufacturing
plants had workers doing heavy and repetitive tasks replacing,
by
A B
C
D
robots.
90. In this
throw-away society, instead of having an old electronics device fixed,
people tend to toss it away and
A
B C D
buy a new one.
Part IV. SPEAKING
Exercise 8. Mark
the letter A.B.C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
91. A: Hello, is that
Liz speaking?
B: ____
A. Yes, who's that? I can hardly
hear you. B. Hello, how are you?
C.
Hi, there. I'm Juliet. D. You can leave a message, please.
92. A: Hello, could I
speak to Chris, please?
B: ____
A. Sorry, he's not in. B. Yes, you could. C. Sure, go ahead. D. Certainly I am.
93. A: Shall I ring
you later?
B: ____
A.
No, you won't. B. Yes, but I may be
out.
C.
Sorry, I'm busy now. D. I couldn't agree more.
94. A: Do you know
how this machine works?
B: ____
A.
It's very expensive. B. Will you call the mechanic tomorrow?
C. Plug it in and push the green
button. D. I think it's quite
heavy.
95. A: ____
B: Oh,
the bulb went out when I switched it on.
A.
Are there anything wrong? B. What matters to the lamp?
C.
Does the machine work properly? D. What's wrong with the lamp?
96. A: Do you mind if
I make a phone call?
B: ____
A.
Yes, certainly. The phone's in the hall. B. No, of course not.
The phone's in the hall.
C.
I don't think so. It's so annoying. D.
Why not? I'm using my mobile phone.
97. A: Would you take
this calculator along to the office for me?
B: ____
A.
Never mind. B. Yes, with pleasure. C. Yes, that's right. D. Not at
all.
98. A: How often do
you check mail?
B: ____
A. Almost every day. B. It's not
normal. C. It's quite far from here. D. No, I really don't
99. A: I have bought
you a new toy car. Happy birthday to you!
B: ____
A.
Have a nice day! B. The same to you! C. What a lovely toy!
Thanks. D. What a pity!
100. A: Guess what?
I've been awarded a scholarship to study about information technology in the U.S.
B:
Uh, really? ____
A.
Take care of yourself! B. Congratulations! C. You are always lucky! D. Lucky as you
are!
101. A: ____
B:
Yes. I'd like to buy a computer.
A.
Do you look for something? B. Good morning. Can I
help you?
C.
Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? D.
Can you help me buy something?
102. A: Can you help
me carry this vacuum cleaner upstairs?
B: ____
A.
I think that, too. B. Yes,
I'm afraid not. C. Not
completely. D. Why not?
103. A: I believe
that modern robots will be more intelligent and replace humans in many dangerous jobs.
B: ____
A. That's just what I think of
course. B. That sounds
interesting.
C.
That's a good idea. D. Why not? Believe me!
104. A: Watching
television is a waste of time.
B: ____
A.
I enjoy watching cartoons. B. I don't think so either.
C. I think so, too. D. News is not my favorite program.
105. A: Do you like
using a desktop computer or laptop?”
B: ____
A.
Yes, I'd love to. B. I couldn't agree more.
C.
No, I have no choice. D. I prefer something
portable.
Part V. READING
Exercise 9. Read
the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
SCIENCE FLYING IN THE FACE OF
GRAVITY
It
looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young
passengers that it was built in 1964, a Boeing KC-135 refuelling tanker, based
on the 707. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and
the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.
Inside,
the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded
from floor to ceiling; it looked a bit like a lunatic asylum. There were almost
no windows, but lights along the padded walls eerily illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out apart
from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly took their places
with a look of apprehension.
From
12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a
place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The
challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in
weightless conditions. For the next two hours the Boeing's flight resembled
that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards
the heavens before hurting towards Earth. The intention was to achieve
weightlessness for a few seconds.
The
aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young
scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were
quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which
lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless.
Everything became confused, and left or right, up or down no longer had any
meaning. After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft
out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss,
but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump.
After
two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant
feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students
thought it was an unforgettable
experience and one they would be keen to repeat.
106. What does the
writer say about the plane?
A.
It had no seats. B. It had no windows.
C.
The inside was painted white. D. The outside was
misleading
107. What does the
word eerily in paragraph 2 mean?
A.
badly B. brightly C. clearly D. strangely
108. What did the
pilot do with the plane?
A.
He climbed and made the plane turn over.
B.
He climbed and made the plane fall slowly.
C. He quickly climbed and
stopped the engines.
D.
He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.
109. What does the
word it in the last paragraph refer to?
A.
the exhilaration B. the
opportunity C. the
plane D. the trip
110. Why was this
passage written?
A.
To encourage young people to take up science.
B. To describe the outcome of a
scientific competition.
C.
To report on a new scientific technique.
D.
To show scientists what young people can do.
Exercise 10. Read
the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
The
word “robot” first
appeared in a 1921 stage play by Czech writer Karel Capek. In the play, a man
makes a machine that can think, which he calls a robot and which ends up
killing its owner. In the 1940s, the American science fiction writer, Isaac
Asimov, wrote a series of stories about robots and invented the term
'robotics', the science of robots. Meanwhile, in the real world, the first
robots were developed by an engineer, Joseph F. Engelberger, and an inventor,
George C. Devol. Together they started Unimation, a manufacturing company that
produced the first real robot in 1961, called the Unimate. Robots of this type
were installed at a General Motors automobile plant and proved to be a success.
They worked reliably and saved money for
General Motors, so other companies were soon acquiring robots as well.
These
industrial robots were nothing like the terrifying creatures that can often be
seen in science fiction films. In fact, these robots looked and behaved nothing
like humans. They
were simply pieces of computer-controlled machines, with metal "arms"
or "hands". Since they were made of metal, they could perform certain
jobs that were difficult or dangerous for humans, particularly jobs that
involve high heat. And since robots were tireless and never got hungry, sleepy,
or distracted, they were useful for tasks that would be tiring or boring for
humans. Industrial robots have been improved over the years, and today they are
used in many factories around the world. Though the use of robots has meant the
loss of some jobs, at the same time other jobs have been created in the design,
development, and production of the robots.
Outside
of industry, robots have also been developed and put into use by governments
and scientists in situations where humans might be in danger. For example, they
can be sent in to investigate an unexploded bomb or an accident at a nuclear
power plant. Researchers also use robots to collect samples of hot rocks or
gases in active volcanoes. In space exploration, robots have performed many key
tasks where humans could not be present, such as on the surface of Mars. In
2004, two robotic Rovers, small six-wheeled computerized cars, were sent to
Mars.
111. When did the
word robot appear?
A. before the 1920s B. in the early 1920s
C.
in the mid-1920s D. in the late 1920s
112. Which of these
statements is TRUE about Karel Capek?
A.
He is a famous American playwright.
B. He was the first to create
the word “robot”.
C.
He invented a machine that can think like humans.
D.
He made a robot kill a person.
113. What does the
word they in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.
terrifying creatures B. humans C. science fiction films D. industrial robots
114. What are industrial
robots like?
A. They are computer-controlled
machines. B.
They are built with metal arms and legs.
C.
They behave like humans. D. They can think like humans.
115. Which of the
following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of robots?
A.
They never need food to survive. B.
They can survive without any sleep.
C. They are tired like humans. D. They can do jobs involving intense heat.
116. What can be
inferred from the passage about robots?
A.
Their appearance negatively affects the job market.
B.
They can stop active volcanoes from erupting.
C.
They help humans travel to the outer space.
D. They take away some jobs but
offer some in return.
117. Which of the
following best paraphrases the sentence in bold in the first paragraph?
A. Because they were reliable
and economical to General Motors, other companies started to use robots.
B.
Other companies started to produce reliable and efficient robots for General
Motors.
C.
Every other company made use of robots because they were time-consuming and safe.
D.
Robots worked well for General Motors, but caused certain trouble to others.
118. What is the
author's attitude towards robots in this passage?
A. He appreciates them. B. He dislikes them.
C.
He thinks they are a nuisance. D. He is crazy about them.
Exercise 11. Read
the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
MODERN SCIENCE
It
seems entirely (119) ____ to us that there are teams of scientists in universities and (120) ____ institutions around
the world, attempting to (121) ____
the way the world works. However, it hasn't always been
that (122) ____. Although the scientific method is now four or five hundred years old,
the ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could work out the (123) ____ of natural events
just by the power of thought.
During
the 17th century, more and more people began to realize that they could (124) ____ their scientific
ideas by designing a relevant (125) ____
and seeing what happened. A lot of (126) ____ was made in this way
by individual scientists. These men and women often worked alone, carrying out
(127) ____ into many different areas of science, and they often received very
little (128) ____ for their hard work. (129) ____ the start of the 20th century, though, it became (130) ____ that science was becoming more complicated and
more expensive. This individual scientist disappeared, to be replaced by highly
qualified teams of experts. Modern science was born.
119. A. natural B. physical C. unreal D. typical
120. A. another B. every C. other D.
whole
121. A. construct B. create C. discover D. invent
122. A. method B. route C.
technique D. way
123. A. aims B. causes C.
purposes D. reasons
124. A. calculate B. collect C.
measure D. test
125. A. analysis B. attempt C. experiment D. event
126. A. development B. evolution C. movement D. progress
127. A. discovery B. education C.
experiment D. research
128. A. present B. gift C.
prize D. reward
129. A. At B. In C.
On D. For
130. A. accurate B. actual C. clear D.
true
Part IV. WRITING
Exercise 12. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
131. Why don't we get
someone to fix our computer?
A.
Fixing our computer is someone else's duty. B.
Let's have someone to fix our computer.
C.
Someone will have our computer fixed. D. Why don't we have our
computer fixed?
132. My car needed
servicing, so I took it to a garage.
A. I took my car to a garage to
have it serviced.
B.
I took my car, which needed to be servicing, to a garage.
C.
I had a garage get serviced my car.
D.
My car was taken to a garage to have it serviced.
133. Someone stole my
dad's mobile phone last night.
A. My dad had his mobile phone
stolen last night.
B.
My dad got someone steal his mobile phone last night.
C.
My dad asked someone to steal his mobile phone last night.
D.
My dad was robbed of his mobile phone last night.
134. Someone is
checking my car tyres for me.
A. I'm getting my car tyres
checked.
B.
I'm having my car tyres to be checked by someone.
C.
I have my car tyres checked regularly.
D.
My car tyres are being checked by myself.
135. Why don't you
get someone to update the new computer program for me?
A.
I suggest that you update the new computer program for me.
B.
Shall I have the new computer program updated for you?
C. Why don't you ask someone to
update the new computer program for me?
D.
Why don't you have the new computer program updated by yourself?
136. We have decided
to employ someone to put in a better lock.
A.
A better lock has been decided to be put in. B. We have decided to have a
better lock put in.
C.
We have decided to put in a better lock. D. We have decided that we put in a better lock.
137. Jane recommended
asking someone to mow the lawn.
A.
It is recommended by Jane that the lawn was mowed.
B. Jane recommended getting the
lawn mowed.
C.
Jane recommended mowing the lawn.
D.
Someone was recommended to be mowed the lawn.
138. The teacher had
his students use their laptops to surf the Net for resources in his class.
A.
According to the teacher, the students had their resources surfed on their
laptops.
B.
Laptops must be used to surf for resources by the students in the class.
C. The teacher asked his
students to use their laptops to surf the Net for resources in
his class.
D.
With the laptops, the students could surf the Net for resources in class.
139. We cannot live
in outer space without special equipment.
A. It is impossible for us to
live in outer space without special equipment.
B.
We are impossible to live outer space without special equipment.
C.
Without special equipment, we are very likely to live in outer space.
D.
But for special equipment, we couldn't have lived in outer space.
140. Had he known
more about computer programming, my brother would have worked for a computer
company.
A. A better knowledge of
computer programming will help my brother find a job in a computer company.
B. My brother didn't know much
about computer programming, so he didn't work for a computer company.
C.
My brother wishes he had known more about computer programming and could work for a
computer company.
D.
Knowing more about computer programming, my brother would find a job in a computer company.
Exercise 13. Mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
141. We don't have to
wash the dishes any more. We have just bought a new dishwasher.
A.
It is not necessary for us to wash the dishes, even when we have bought a new dishwasher.
B. No longer do we have to wash
the dishes because we have just bought a new dishwasher.
C.
The new dishwasher we have just bought needs doing the washing-up.
D.
With the help of the new dishwasher, we won't have to do the washing-up very
often.
142. My piano makes
unsatisfactory sound. Someone is going to tune it tomorrow
A. I'm going to have my piano
tuned tomorrow due to the unsatisfactory sound it makes.
B.
If my piano makes unsatisfactory sound, someone is going to tune it tomorrow.
C.
My piano makes unsatisfactory sound, so I am going to tune it tomorrow.
D.
The piano which makes unsatisfactory sound is going to be tuned tomorrow.
143. Many industries
today use highly automated vehicles. They can drive with almost no human
intervention.
A.
Although many industries today use many automated vehicles, they can drive without human
intervention.
B. Many industries today use
highly automated vehicles which can drive with almost no human intervention.
C.
With almost no human intervention, many industries today can run highly automated
vehicles.
D.
When vehicles are highly automated in many industries, humans do not have to intervene in
their operation.
144. I did not dare
to turn on the television. I was afraid of waking the baby up.
A. I did not dare to turn on the
television for fear of waking the baby up.
B.
I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up.
C.
I decided to turn the television volume down to avoid waking the baby up.
D.
Waking up the baby, I could not continue watching the television.
145. I have narrowed
it down to two computer games. I can't make up my mind.
A. Although I have narrowed it
down to two computer games, I still can't make up my mind.
B.
Having narrowed it down to two computer games, I can make up my mind.
C.
I have narrowed it down to two computer games, which helps me make up my mind.
D.
If I don't narrow it down to two computer games, I won't be able to make up my
mind.
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