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c. but cannot speak English d. and cannot speak English TEST YOURSELF - C 23. In spite _______ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. a. of his intelligence b. he was intelligent 1. a. information b. necessary c. scientific d. automatic c. his intelligence d. of he was intelligent 2. a. diagnostic b. preparation c. technology d. transportation 24. We had the school picnic _______. 3. a. never b. follow c. pilot d. reply a. even though the rain b. despite of the rain 4. a. fiction b. office c. machine d. expert c. although it raining d. in spite of the rain 5. a. camera b. computer c. vegetable d. everything 25. She looked _______ to see who was going _______ her. Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the a. round / after b. up / off c. at / to d. for / with underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 26. She is a friendly girl who gets _______ everyone she meets. 6. People used to know more or less how their children would live. a. out of b. on with c. away from d. into a. almost b. generally c. lately d. definitely 27. I had my sister take care _____ my children while I was _____ business. 7. Our children should be educated and trained well enough to perform the a. with / for b. in / away c. for / in d. of / on _______ jobs of contemporary society. 28. He took a lot of interest _______ our work and he promised to help us _______ a. safe b. diagnostic c. fiction d. high-tech any troubles. 8. Two thousand people are _______ as having cancer of the mouth every year; a. in / with b. for / on c. about / at d. for / from and 60 per cent of them will die within five years. 29. Are you very familiar _______ that new device? a. regarded b. diagnosed c. checked d. killed a. upon b. over c. with d. for 9. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply. 30. According _______ the US Census Bureau the world's population will reach 7.6 a. information b. postscript c. letter d. answer billion people by 2020. 10. Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful. a. to b. in c. for d. through a. optimistic b. disappointed c. pessimistic d. keen Error Identification. 11. In case of _______, you can call me at the office. 31. In 2030, how we will provide for the food, land, and energy needs of a a. fiction b. automation c. urgency d. importance A B C 12. I sometimes read _______ fictions in my spare time. global population of over 8 billion? a. science b. scientific c. scientist d. scientifically D 13. _______ surely leads to the loss of many factory jobs. 32. Many people are afraid that in the future there will be no space leaving a. Automatic b. Automation c. Automate d. Automatically A B C 14. We needed some more money for the _______ work and Peter promised to help for human beings and they express the idea of robots replacing human beings. us. D a. prepare b. preparation c. preparatory d. prepared 33. Human beings enjoy their life with more and more progress of science 15. I cannot really imagine what _______ world will be like. A a. a b. an c. the d. Ø and technological, but it is also very necessary to think more about the 16. _______ United States is _______ world's biggest consumer of energy. B C a. The / the b. Ø / a c. An / the d. The / Ø problems that modern machines and devices may cause. 17. Miss Linda speaks _______ Chinese very well although she is from _______ D UK. 34. Cars of the future will be using advanced technology to perform such a. the / Ø b. a / Ø c. the / an d. Ø / the A B C 18. We sometimes have _______ pizza for _______ lunch. functions as automatic cruise control, hazardous object avoidance, self- a. the / a b. Ø / Ø c. a / the d. the / the parking but driverless transportation. 19. Which is _______ highest mountain in the world? D a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 35. In the future smart cars will also be intelligent enough to avoid 20. She had not studied well, ______ fortunately she passed the final exam. A B a. although b. but c. despite d. in spite of pedestrians bicycle riders and others whom are not driving automobiles. 21. _______ we have worked overtime for weeks, we have not completed the C D project. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. a. In spite of b. Even though the fact that Consider activities that most take for granted, particularly those who live in c. Despite d. Despite the fact that industrialized nations: drinking a glass of water; driving a car or traveling by mass 22. Although she has live in London for three years, _______. transportation; living in a decent house or apartment; using modern household a. but she cannot speak English b. she cannot speak English
appliances; using tools to build, fix and repair; even breathing fresh air. These Advances in bio-robotics are leading to even more and more applications in activities improve our quality of life. Have you considered that to do all of the above surgery (44) _____ robots have the potential to perform better than human surgeons requires the availability of natural resources, whether used as raw materials or in in certain respects. finished products? The pace of technological change is rapid, and it is easily possible to foresee a The United Nations predicts that the global population will increase from the time (45) _____ robots will become our teachers, policemen and even soldiers. present 6.65 billion to 7.95 billion by the year 2025. At the same time, the world is Robots will be better soldiers than humans. They can strictly (46) _____ the becoming more prosperous. The average person is consuming more food, water, rules of engagement, codes of conduct, and war protocols (47) ___ better than more energy and metals. Multiple millions in nations that were once poor are now moving passionate humans, resulting (48) ____ a reduction of war crimes. into the middle class. They are driving cars, acquiring household appliances, using Most robots in the future will do jobs which are the sorts of things that people electronic gadgets and adopting high-protein diets, similar to Western industrialized used to do. They will take away a lot of the mundane physical jobs certainly. nations. The subject of natural resources has been in the news for years. The media Some (49) _____ predict that it is not just manual jobs that will be replaced. has long reported that the world's supply of oil, minerals, fresh water, and lumber are The more advanced the technology becomes, the more it forces us to (50) _____ on in danger of running out. Yet very few people take this seriously. those things that are fundamentally human. Within the next 50 years, the world's population is projected to rise by 40%. 41. a. pessimistic b. disappointed c. significant d. minor This growth, coupled with increasing industrialization and urbanization, will result in 42. a. difficulty b. mistake c. precision d. decision greater demand for water. Water will become much scarcer. The United Nations 43. a. recovery b. discovery c. illness d. diseases figures suggest that there are around 300 potential conflicts over water all over the 44. a. although b. because c. if d. however world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one-sixth of the 45. a. when b. which c. that d. where world's population lacks access to clean water, while 40% are without access to 46. a. chase b. pursue c. admit d. follow proper sanitation services. 47. a. more b. many c. as d. much 36. Which future problems are referred in the text? 48. a. for b. in c. with d. about a. industrialization and transportation b. natural resources and water 49. a. managers b. agriculturalists c. experts d. runners c. household appliances and food d. cars and tools 50. a. look b. spend c. focus d. achieve 37. The first paragraph means that _______. TEST 2 a. all things that make our lives convenient and comfortable need natural Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from resources the rest. b. people who live in industrialized countries travel everywhere by car 1. a. machine b. change c. children d. lunch c. people can enjoy more and more fresh air in the future 2. a. reply b. safel y c. quickly d. yearly d. we need more finished products than raw materials 3. a. follow b. show c. allow d. slow 38. According to the second paragraph, _______. 4. a. noisy b. Brazil c. lazy d. pizza a. population will decrease b. many people will become poorer 5. a. grown b. own c. known d. down c. people use more food and energy d. there will be no poor people Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the 39. Natural resources _______. underlined part, or has a close meaning to the. original one. a. will never be used up 6. He analyzed our country's economic problems profoundly. He must be a/an b. have not ever been mentioned by the media _______. c. have been the subject of the media for many years a. fiction writer b. expert c. messenger d. scientist d. are being renovated . 7. We can take our photographs with a _______. 40. According to the text, _______. a. labor-saving device b. computer c. camera d. screen a. industrialization and urbanization have greater demand for water 8. Economic _______ are very necessary in a certain time to help develop a b. clean water is always available for everybody all the -time country. c. we will find more and more sources of safe water a. reforms b. transformations c. changes d. conversion d. everybody on earth :will be supplied enough safe water in the future 9. _______ refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Robots already have a (41) _____ role in medicine. Robots are helping doctors a. Science b. Fiction c. Reference d. Dictionary achieve more (42) _____ in the operating room, performing safer, less invasive 10. He ___ of being a famous journalist, but he is not really keen on learning. techniques. For example, The Da Vinci Surgical System by Intuitive Surgical helps a. daydreams b. prepares c. chooses d. needs simplify complex procedures, and lets surgeons work through much smaller 11. I did not have enough lexical knowledge to _______ that article from incisions, thus making patient (43) _____ easier and quicker. Vietnamese into English. a. translate b. convert c. transmit d. reform
12. He fixed his eyes to the computer _______ without paying attention to what a. He could not devote his life to the revolutionary cause because of his poverty. happened around. b. If he had not been so poor, he could have devoted his life to the revolutionary a. slide b. curtain c. layer d. screen cause. 13. Those books are necessary for your thesis. They are really _______. c. Poor as he was, he leg a devoted life to the revolutionary cause. a. inform b. information c. informer d. informative d. He led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause, but he was so poor. 14. The Japanese are _______ at lowering manufacturing costs. 33. They did not let me in because I was not a member of the club. a. expert b. expertise c. expertly d. expertises a. They invited me although I was not a member of the club. 15. After a nature disaster, there is always an ____ need for food and water. b. They did not allow me to enter because I was not a member of the club. a. urgent b. urge c. urgently d. urgency c. They invited me to the clubs as if I had been a member. 16. I am still not accustomed _______ the weather in London. Except _______ d. They asked me to get out of the club because I was not a member. weather, I like everything there. 34. Can you account for your strange behavior? a. up / over b. on / with c. to / for d. with / from a. Does your strange behavior make anybody surprised? 17. I'll be ready to leave _______ about twenty minutes. Please come and pick me to b. Can you please stop behaving strangely? the station. c. Can you give a good explanation for your strange behavior?' a. away / toward b. in / up c. for / on d. at / out d. Is your strange behavior only for me? 18. Computers have had a great effect _____ our lives since its appearance. 35. Most bosses cannot put up with irresponsibility. a. on b. at c. for d. to a. Irresponsibility is what most bosses are trying to find. 19. Don't keep shouting _______ me. I hate it. b. Most bosses cannot tolerate irresponsibility. a. in b. for c. with d. at c. Irresponsibility is a must to please most bosses. 20. What's the matter _______ you? You look pale and tired? d. Without responsibility, most bosses will not offer you a job. a. on b. with c. for d. upon Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. 21. We are tired _______ doing the same work day after day. Computer and telecommunications are already giving us access to large a. of b. up c. for d. over amounts of information. They are increasing our brain power. As computers become 22. _______ the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time. more powerful they will grow more intelligent. There seems no reason why a. Though b. In spite c. Despite d. As though machines should not become more intelligent than people in the future. Computers 23. He had a terrible cold _______ he insisted on going swimming. will start to design and build other computers. They will then be able to evolve. a. despite b. although c. in spite of d. but There will then be two forms of "life". Many thousands of years in the future there 24. _______ I became a millionaire, I would carryon working. might be competition for power between computers and life. Which will win? a. Even though b. Despite of c. In spite d. Although that Well, computers certainly have many advantages over life. They can  process large amounts of information quickly 25. _______, he managed to complete the race.  be switched off for years, then start to work perfectly when they are switched a. In spite he was severely hurt b. Despite he was severely hurt c. Even though being severely hurt d. Despite being severely hurt back on  be made very small, and control tiny machines 26. In spite _______, we understood most of what he was saying.  work together in networks to solve big problems a. of he was lisping b. his lisp c. of his lisp d. he was lisping 27. Mary is ____ independent woman with ____ wise and ____ enthusiasm. Furthermore  Electronics is much simpler than life's chemistry and does not need liquid a. an / Ø / Ø b. a / the / the c. the / a / an d. Ø / a / the 28. One of _______ students said, "_______ professor is late today." water.  Unlike animals, which rely on plants to turn sunlight into chemical energy, a. the / A b. the / The c. Ø / A d. a / Ø 29. Peter, likes to play ______ volleyball, but he is not _______ good player. semiconductors (the material that" computers are made from) can turn a. the / b. Ø / a c. the / the d. a / the sunlight directly into electricity. When you compare computers to people the advantages are even more obvious 30. My daughter is learning to play _______ violin at _______ school.  Computers do not have the instincts to fight which people seem to have. a. the / a b. a/ the c. the / Ø d. Ø / the  It takes only a few seconds to load a program into a computer but years to Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. educate a human. 31. Optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today.  When computers get out of date their information can be passed to new a. Optimists cannot tell any differences between today life and future life. computers, but when people get old and die all their knowledge is lost. b. It is believed by optimists that there will be no changes for life in the future. For all these reasons computers are believed to be more successful and c. Optimists believe that today's life is not as good as it will be. important than life many thousands of years in the future. It will be computers, not d. Optimists believe that we will have a worse life in the future. people, to colonize the other planets and explore the Galaxy. Life will be left behind 32. In spite of his poverty, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.
on Earth, as a treasured relic of where computers came from. However it is possible that computers and life might merge to make anew, even more powerful form of intelligent being. 36. In the future, mankind and computers will have a serious war for survival. a. True b. False c. No information 37. A computer can design and build other ones. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Computers will have instincts to fight as human beings do. a. True b. False c. No information 39. If a computer has not been used for a long time, all data will lose. a. True b. False c. No information 40. Computers will explore the universe. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase If you think that life in. 2030 sounds unrealistic, consider this: how many people in 1985 thought that computers and mobile phones could (41) _____ such a central role in our lives today or that children would be gaming on the Internet. No one can accurately (42) _____ the future. One thing is certain: the rapid change that we have seen since the 1980s will not slow down. It will speed (43) _____ so much that, in some ways, our lives in 2030 will be unrecognizable today. It is predicted that one billion people will be 65 (44) _____ older by 2030. Japanese scientists are already developing robots to (45) _____ after the elderly and robots will be a permanent (46) _____ of everyday life all across Europe. People in 2030 will routinely reach the (47) _____ of 130. The weather in 2030 is likely to be extreme, but the solution to the energy crisis will be to harness natural clean energy sources, such (48) _____ solar, hydro, wind and geothermal. The internet will have developed into a "super combined web" which is always on and always (49) ____. It is also explained that some aspects of daily life in 2030 will seem very (50) _____ to today. We will still live in houses and apartments, although they will be much more energy efficient. Children will still go to school, but will be aided by virtual learning. 41. a. enjoy b. play c. take d. do 42. a. diagnose b. prefer c. tell d. predict 43. a. up b. on c. over d. above 44. a. and b. but c. or d. nor 45. a. look b. take c. follow d. run 46. a. human b. feature c. personality d. character 47. a. old b. elder c. aging d. age 48. a. as to b. as many as c. more d. as 49. a. contacted b. stuck c. connected d. attached 50. a. familiar b. similar c. different d. fond