Choose A, B, C, D to indicate the word that has a different stress from the others.
1. A. human B. repair C. subject D. useless
2. A. design B. household C. careful D. follow
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.
1. A. now B. down C. show D. cow
2. A. young B. ground C. cloud D. couch
3. A. toy B. join C. voice D. tortoise
4. A. could B count C. town D. found
5. A. slow B. flower C. know D. bowl
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
1. In the future, many cars will run ________ electricity, which doesn’t cause air pollution.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
2. You should turn the tap ________ when you brush your teeth to save water.
A. up B. down C. on D. off
3. You should donate your old clothes, toys and furniture to people in ________.
A. order B. fact C. need D. case
4. ________ robots can help to teach children in the classroom, they will never replace teachers.
A. When B. Although C. Because D. If
5. There are lots of ________ problems nowadays, mainly because of pollution.
A. natural B. social C. practical D. environmental
6. To ________ waste we should avoid buying products with a lot of packaging.
A. recycle B. reuse C. reduce D. remake
7. ‘Will robots be more and more expensive?’ ‘_______ Prices will become cheaper over time.’
A. Not at all. B. Sure. C. Sounds great! D. I think so.
8. The Amazon River is ________ river in the world.
A. the wider B. wider than C. the widest D. widest
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. My cousin ____________ (be) in Canada two years ago.
2. They ____________ (be) to London many times this year.
3. Tomorrow we ____________ (cycle) around to discover the city.
4. At the moment I ____________ (stay) at a very nice hotel in the south of France.
5. When I was younger, we ____________ (not do) much sport at school.
6. Mrs. Hudson is my maths teacher. She ____________ (teach) for four years.
7. Last year I __________ (go) on a school trip to Scotland. We __________ (have) a very interesting time.
8. Could you meet me at the bus station? My bus ____________ (arrive) at six.
V. Complete each sentence with a suitable word. The first letter is given.
1. Worker robots can m_____________ heavy things.
2. The Bosch robot can m_____________ cappuccino or coffee.
3. Tom wants to have a robot that can u_____________ what it says.
4. ASIMO can r_____________ the faces and voices of different people.
5. I can’t do the w_____________. The machine is broken.
VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Robots ____________ (change) our life in the near future.
2. In 2014 we ____________ (sell) millions robots helping in households.
3. Yesterday we ____________ (study) the roles of robots in the future.
4. The children ____________ (play) video games upstairs. It’s really noisy!
5. ____________ (we/ see) a humanoid robot in 2050? – I hope so.
6. What will happen if robots ____________ (take) our jobs?
7. I ____________ (have) dinner with my cousin tonight. It’s her birthday.
8. We ____________ (not play) tennis tomorrow if it rains.
9. Sofia robot can ____________ (understand) our feelings.
10. This machine needs ____________ (open) doors for the customers.
VII. Write the superlative form of the words given.
1. One World Trade Center is _______________ (tall) building in the United States.
2. My mother is _______________ (good) cook in the world.
3. Terrence Tao is _______________ (intelligent) person in the world.
4. Where are _______________ (nice) beaches in your country?
5. Hawaii is _______________(interesting) place I’ve ever been to.
6. Dave is _______________ (untidy) person in class.
7. July is generally _______________ (hot) month of the year.
8. The blue whale is PhuQuoc is _______________ (heavy) animal on earth.
9. Phu Quoc is _______________ (large) island in Vietnam.
10. I think it is one of _______________ (boring) war films I’ve ever seen.
VIII. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
Carrying your own bags is such a (1) _______. With Gita Robot, worry no more. This compact robot is designed to follow you around (2) _________ you’re out and about in town or on the way to work. The robot is capable (3) _________ carrying the equivalent of a case of wine, a loaded rucksack or two shopping bags, so it’s an (4) _________companion for a quick trip down to the shops. In the future, you (5) _________ be able to leave the car at home and stretch your legs without the misery of carrying your (6) _________ home.
1. A. work B. chore C. part D. way
2. A. because B. though C. whether D. while
3. A. in B. for C. of D. on
4. A. ideal B. pleasant C. expensive D. uncomfortable
5. A. can B. could C. will D. might
6. A. buying B. shopping C. selling D. pushing
IX. Reorder the words to make full sentences.
1. Could/ years/ the house/ robots/ ten/ ago/ clean?
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2. was/ because/ I/ couldn’t lift/ this/ heavy/ it/ suitcase.
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3. Dave/ play tennis/ could/ was/ when/ he/ young.
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4. In 2030/ robots/ will/ for/ do housework/ us.
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X. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence.
1. If robots will do all of our work, we will have nothing to do. à _________________
A B C D
2. We couldn’t bought any bread because the baker’s was closed. à _________________
A B C D
3. Mona isn’t busy today and she could help her mother at home. à _________________
A B C D
4. Robots will wake you up every morning and do your breakfast. à _________________
A B C D
