TEST 6

WORD CHOICE
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. The sky darkened and there was a distant ____________ of thunder.
A. clap B. clang C. groan D. flash
2. Vietnam ____________ war against French colonial empire has gone down in history as one of
the most epic, destroying the harrowing shackles of tyranny after nearly a century.
A. emancipation B. remission C. liberation D. salvation
3. Everyone was shocked to hear that a politician of his ____________ would stoop so low.
A. credence B. stature C. guile D. affinity
4. A new treatment ______________, it became less prohibitive and more effective to deal with
patients infected with tuberculosis.
A. tainted B. assorted C. repudiated D. effected
5. On 6th August 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing thousands of citizens
and almost ____________ the city.
A. overruling B. annulling C. eradicating D. annihilating
6. His smirk suggested some vicious _____________, which terrified everyone at the meeting.
A. subtleties B. allusions C. insinuations D. inertia
7. She was ____________ with guilt when she realized that the accident had been her fault.
A. consumed B. ravaged C. devoured D. dazzled
8. That my brother ______________ boasts about his achievements is absolutely annoying!
A. inexorably B. incessantly C. intricately D. intrepidly
9. She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow, _____________ speed and
thoroughly enjoying it.
A. gathering B. collecting C. consuming D. firing
10. One of Kim’s secretarial works include taking the _____________ of the meeting.
A. gist B. crux C. minutes D. fundamentals
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Everything looks very positive for the company, _____ the current investors do not default on their
agreements.
A. assuming that B. whether C. whereas D. as if
2. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States _____.
A. as Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
B. rather than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
C. than did Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
D. more than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
3. ………………………..the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. With reference B. Akin C. Prior to D. In addition to
4. Suppose she _________ that outrageous story circulating around the office; she’d be furious!”
A. has heard B. were heard C. would hear D. had heard
5. I’d rather you __________ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. wouldn’t make B. didn’t make C. haven’t made D. hadn’t made
6. A new generation of performers, ____________ those who by now had become household name,
honed their skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. together with talented with
C. along with talented with D. having been more talented than
7. We all wished to be treated ___________.
A. as equal B. as equally C. as equals D. as equal as
8. _____________ the US superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened US response
would have deterred the Soviet Union.
A. If B. Given C. Although D. Since
9. Business has been thriving in the past year. Long __________ it continue to do so.
A. could B. does C. may D. might
10. The man ___________ of carrying out the burglary was released __________ by police.
A. to be suspected - following questioning B. having been suspected - following questioned
C. suspected - following questioning D. being suspected - following questioned
Collocations and expressions

Back and forth back to front little by little more or less

safe and sound time after time touch and go wear and tear
1.Automotive technology has progressed to the point where soon, the driver will ___________ just sit in
car while it drives itself.
2. We want global agreement on climate change, but _________, talks between world leaders fail and
we are nowhere near a solution.
3. When you drive in an urban environment, the constant stopping and starting leads to ________ on the
brakes.
4. Due to a last-minute hitch, it was _________ whether the space shuttle would actually launch.
5. It wasn’t obvious at first, but __________ the factory waste released into the river killed off all the
fish.
6.Text messages flew _________ between Martin and George as they tried to find each other at the
crowded football stadium.
7. An accident at the plant triggered an explosion, fortunately, all the workers were found ______
8. Dressing quickly because he was late for a lecture, Nathan accidentally put on his jumper
______________.
1 more or less 2. time after time 3. wear and tear 4. touch and go

5. little by little 6. Back and forth 7 safe and sound 8 back to front

2. Choose and complete the text below

A human and a grain of rice not, at first ____1 ______, look like cousins. And yet we share a quarter of
our genes with that fine plant. All animals, plants and fungi share an ancestor that lived about 1,6 billion
years ago. Everything that _____2_______ from that progenitor retains part of its original genome,
embodying one of evolution’s _____3_______ principles; if it’s not broken , don’t fix it. Since evolution
has conserved so many genes, exploring the genomes of other species can _____4_______ light on
genes involved in human biology and disease.
Genes can disappear and new ones can arise from mutations in DNA that previously ____5_______
some other function or no function at all. It’s ___6______ surprising that we share more genes with
chimpanzees than with rice because, by __7______ large, we’ve shared most of our evolutionary
journey with those apes. And as we ___8_______ through the small portion of our genes with no
counterpart in chimpanzees, we may be able to find additional clues as to what makes us uniquely
human.
1. A look b. glimpse c. sight d. glance
2. A. sprang b. proceeded c. descended d originated
3. A. vital b. key c. prime d. crucial
4. A. shed b. aim c. hurl d. pitch
5. A.played enforced c. served d. favored
6. A. very b. barely c. rarely d. hardly
7. A. or b. and c. nor d. but
8. A. sift b. seek scan d. sweep
CLOZE TEST

An individual who grew up with advanced technology is known as a digital__1_________. By and

___2________ ,the term applies to children who have grown up using the internet, computers and
mobile devices. It is____3_____ surprising that they have a great understanding of digital technology
than those who were born before it became widespread. ___4_______ to their familiarity with such
advanced technology, they are better able to adapt to even newer technologies as they come along. A
digital immigrant on the other hand was born before the arrival of digital technology.

________5___to popular belief, however, not all day without immigrants are technological inept. Many
are active______6___ of social media sites and proud owners of the latest digital gadgetry. In general,
though, the order of the individual ,the less likely they are to fully engage with modern technology.
People _____7_____to write letters rather than emails and used landlines instead of mobile phones but
little ______8_______ little, these are becoming obsolete

1.native 2. Large 3 hardly/not 4 due/owing

5 contrary 6 users 7 used 8 by

READING

ARE ROBOTS TALKING OVER?

A.ELLIOT

it never ceases to amaze me how we hurl ourselves toward a human-free society at the lightning speed.
Despite endless articles and even award-winning films about how we are losing touch with ourselves
and our humanity, out roll driverless cars and automated trains. I might not be able to speak for all of
society but I think I've got quite a good grasp on the human psyche and for whatever reason we are not
terribly fond of robots. I recently read a survey about people's feelings on artificial intelligence and I
believe it perfectly encapsulates the current mood. Around 70% of people are happy to allow robots to
do an ordinary ,boring job such as crop monitoring. But when those activities encroach upon our private
space for instance having a robot maid ,only around half up respondents were in agreement with it. Give
a robot a scalpel and have it perform surgery and only a quarter of people would hop on the table. I am
only shocked that it is not zero % - whoever is part of that 25% must be completely mad, as far as I'm
concerned.

B.JOSEPHINE

Is our trepidation about artificial intelligence every bit as manufactured as the technology itself? Our
cinematic experiences may very well be culpable for in embedding most of this fear of the unknown into
our minds. However, if you toss that aside and peruse current articles about real life AL, you still might
find yourself trempling slightly News of driverless public transport popping up in major European cities
does little to assuage our anxiety because let's face it, you cannot help but imagine what could happen if
things went awry. A simple malfunction could place two commuter- packed buses in a head-on
collision cause a brake failure in a speeding underground train which cannot be stopped by human
intervention. Honestly just like our food label should tell us what we're eating is genetically modified, so
should a bus or train have singage saying it is operated only by machine. Then we can decide if we
want to step foot inside or wait for a conventional public transport vehicle to pull up

C.RONALD
I would postulate that we have a bitter-sweet love affair with automation. Do we want robots to wash
our dishes, clean up our mess, vacuum and polish our flooring, do our laundry and even fold, iron and
hang up our finely tailored clothing? I would give an affirmative response to that and who wouldn't
really? But do we want them buzzing around our homes, rummaging through our drawers, answering
our phone calls, communicating for us on social media or and I shudder to think- doing the better job at
being a human being that we? One might wonder if there's a fine line between what we want to do
ourselves and what we want them to do for us but I have no doubt about what I think the boundaries
should be. Automation is perfectly fine from a distance but up close it's well, a little too personal.

D. LAURA

We’ve been fascinated with robots and artificial intelligence for decades now. I remember watching
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001. A space Odyssey when I was a child, terrified at how the ship’s sentient robot,
HAK 9000 , usurped control of the vessel from the film’s protagonist, Dr David Bowman, Society at
large has a latent fear that robots will do that in real life, but I would advise them to remember that in
this important masterpiece of Kubrick’s, Bowman prevailed in the end. Of course, our fears of out-of-
control computers subjugating humans make nice folder for the science-fiction genre, but let’s not lose
our heads. I’m confident that mankind will only ever devise an artificially intelligent device just
powerful enough to serve us, but never powerful enough to supplant us.

You are going to read four people’s opinions about artificial intelligence. For question 1-10,
choose from the people (A-D) , the people may be chosen more than once.

Which person gives each of these opinions about artificial intelligence?

1. We should be clear on what robots are and are not allowed to do

2. An analysis of fiction concerning tales of man against machine would ease our fears of
robots.
3. The more intimate the chore, the more unnerved we become about robots doing it.
4. Our fear of robots may have been overblown by fictional stories.
5. Simple awareness is important in order for people to make informed choices.
6. Mankind is too aware of the threat machines pose to allow them to be problematic.
7. It’s impossible to avoid thinking of the worst-case scenario regarding robot-controlled
tasks.
8. It’s a common desire to want menial tasks done via automation.
9. That anyone would leave their well-being in the hands of robots is particularly
appalling.
10. Our fears of machines are always there, if not always easily visible.
1C 2D 3 A 4B 5B 6D 7B 8 C 9 A 10 D

Complete the words in the sentences

1.The p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the school announced that there would be no class today due to severe weather.
2. Although you can take steps to reduce the impact of malaria infections across the globe, it will be
very difficult to e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it entirely.
3. Although functional , durable and perhaps fashionable in a different era, the grey utterly
u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ clothing made its wearers look robotic and emotionless
4.Hearsay and conjecture are not going to prove your case in court, what you need is some
t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ proof that the perpetrator is guilty.
5. The sun generates heat by forcing hydrogen atoms to bond with one another and release energy
through a process of physics called nuclear f _ _ _ _ _.
6. Maria added a spoonful of salt to her pasta sauce and stirred it until it completely
d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7.I’m afraid your ideas are a bit too r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for my taste , I prefer more conventional
solutions.
8. Because Darren forgot to d_ _ _ _ _ important num,bers from the equation, his results were grossly
overstated
1.principal 2. eradicate 3.utilitarian 4.tangible

5.fusion 6.dissolved 7.revolutionary 8 deduct

Give the correct form

According to the dictionary, a ______1______ person believes that people are 1.CYNICISM
insincere and are only interested in themselves. The word originated in the
______2______schools of ancient Greece. Cynicism was a way of life for this 2.PHILOSOPHY
unusual and________3___ group. It derived its name from the Greek word 3.COVENTION
for dog to denote indifference to luxury. For this reason, their fellow Greeks
considered them a ___4________lot . the most ______5____ Cynic was 4.FUNCTION
Diogenes. By all accounts, he was quite a(an)_______6______ character who 5.EMINENCE
chose to live in a storage jar and took the simple way of of life to 6.ORTHODOX
_____7_________extremes. there are many stories about Diogenes, but the 7.NORMAL
most famous relates to Alexander the Great. When Alexander stood before
him and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes’ ______8____ response was
to request that Alexander move a little to one side because he was blocking 8.PASSIVE
the sun.
1.CYNICAL 2.PHILOSOPHICAL 3.UNCONVENTIONAL

4. DYSFUNCTIONAL 5 EMINENT 6 UNORTHDOX

7 ABNORMAL 8 IMPASSIVE

Write P next to the activities that are positive and N next to those that are negative. Then match
the activities with their meanings

apathetic:………., benevolent:…………, brutal: ………….., callous:………., corrupt:………..

humane:…………, just:…………, merciful:…………., prejudiced:…………., tolerant:………

1 showing compassion and kindness to people and animals:__________________

2 having an unreasonable hatred of a particular group of people:__________________

3 willing to be kind to and forgive people in your power:__________________

4 dishonestly using your position to get money or some advantage :__________________

5 willing to accept beliefs that are different from your own:__________________

6 cruel, violent and completely without feeling:__________________

7 willing to help and be generous towards others:__________________

8 not interested in anything, not willing to try to change things :__________________

9 fair, morally correct, supported by a good reason :__________________

10 unkind, cruel and without sympathy or feelings for other people:__________________

Positive: benevolent, humane, just, merciful, tolerant,

Negative: apathetic, brutal, callous, corrupt, prejudiced

1.humane 2prejudiced 3merciful 4corrupt 5tolerant

6brutal 7benevolent 8apathetic 9just 10callous

Complete the sentences with some of the adjectives

humane prejudiced merciful corrupt tolerant

benevolent apathetic just callous brutal

1. The _________ city official was caught red-handed with a suitcase full of money given to him by the
businessman

2. If we are not __________ of other cultures and faiths, we will not be able to live together in harmony.

3. You should definitely involve yourself in your community and its issues instead of being________

4. He stole the bread because he was homeless and hungry, a _________ punishment would be a simple
warning

5. The club was accused of being ________ against poor families, as it would not allow them to become
members

6. A society that treats animals in a _________ way is far more civilized than one which does not.

1.corrupt 2 tolerant 3 apathetic 4 just 5 prejudiced 6 humane

WRITING

1. Winter will be here shortly and the days will become nice depressing short. (UPON)
 Winter ___________________ and the days will become nice depressing short.
2. visitors who do not have a passes are not allowed to enter the testing facility. (OFF)
 the testing facility ________________________ without passes.
3. I am not enthusiastic about the technology project. (WORK)
 I ________________________ the technology project.
4. My father's advice was to stay calm during the my driving test. ( HEAD)
 My father _____________________________ during the my driving test.
5. Tilly does favors for everyone and I wonder how that benefits her. (GETS)
 I wonder ________________________________ favors for everyone
6. when Dean lost his brand new iPhone he became frantic. (BESIDE)
 Dean __________________________ losing his brand new IPhone.

1…..will be upon us

2…. is off-limits to visitors

3.can’t work up any enthusiasm for

4. advised me to keep a cool head

5.What Tilly gets out of doing

6. was beside himself after.