10/7/2021 English II Mid Term Test

English II Mid Term Test

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Reading Comprehension: Meet Robodog

RoboScience, a UK company specialising in commercial robotic technology, recently launched ITS RS-01
RoboDog - Compared to other robotic animals, such as THOSE produced by Sony, this new invention is
the "Formula 1" of robotic pets.

Technical and design breakthroughs made during the creation of this remarkable new robot will

form the platform for next-generation lightweight robots that will automate many ordinary tasks and
eliminate human involvement in high-risk commercial and military environments.

Mark Oates, co-founder and marketing director of Northamptonshire based RoboScience, said, "All legged
robots now for sale are nothing more than entertainment. This is an advanced computer in animal form -
IT's history in the making. We have done what was thought impossible - creating a robot that is light and
strong, yet large enough to show the true potential of legged robotics that are genuinely useful to human
life." The RoboDog will be sold as a hand-made limited edition product tailored to the customers'
requirements. A maximum of 200 robots will be offered for sale worldwide over the course of this year at
a price of £20,000.

The RoboDog is the size of an adult Labrador and is powerful enough to raise itself from the ground
carrying a five-year old child. Its sophisticated motor capabilities and balancing software allow it to climb
obstacles and perform handstands, and its motion and colour detection sensors enable it to find and
kick a football. It connects to the Internet via a wireless network, and can be controlled from a PC. IT can
also recognise sixty oral commands.

Production versions of the RoboDog will allow owners to view locations remotely via an on-board camera
or have the RoboDog access and read aloud e-mails. The RoboDog is 820mm long, 670mm tall and 370
mm wide and thanks to its advanced carbon-fibre and Kevlar construction, it weighs only 12kg (26 lbs)
and can operate independently for 1.5 hours.

The manufacturers intend to licence elements of the RoboDog technology to companies in fields as
diverse as industrial automation, special effects, security and military services. Mark Oates adds, "For
companies struggling with the limitations of current robotics technology, THIS is - quite literally -
tomorrow's world today! This RoboDog also proves that legged robots can now have the size 30- and
power to perform in high-risk environments, whether that is a power station or a mine-field. After all, the
loss of a robot is an inconvenience; the death of a human being is a tragedy." The Robodog has been
designed and developed in a remarkably short space of time. Mark Oates says "THIS is breakthrough
technology created at breakneck speed."

A) Answer these questions in Spanish.

(Responder las siguientes preguntas en ESPAÑOL en forma clara y completa)

1. Why is Robodog an important technological breakthrough? (ANSWER IN 4 puntos

SPANISH) *

Robodog es un avance tecnológico importante ya que dado a sus avances técnicos y de

diseño automatizará tareas ordinarias y reemplazará la participación humana en entornos
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y p p p
comerciales y de alto riesgo.

2. What is perhaps its most significant feature? (ANSWER IN SPANISH) * 3 puntos

Su característica mas significativa es que siendo un robot con patas (que generalmente no
son mas que entretenimiento), Robodog es una computadora avanzada en forma animal.

3. How does one operate a Robodog? (ANSWER IN SPANISH) * 4 puntos

Robodog se lo maneja a través de la red inalámbrica y una PC se lo puede controlar. Éste

también reconoce comandos orales.

4. Why is Robodog useful for military purposes? (ANSWER IN SPANISH) * 3 puntos

Robodog es útil para fines militares ya que vale más la vida humana que la pérdida de un
robot. Éste robot tiene la potencia para funcionar en entornos de alto riesgo como un
campo de minas.

5. Describe the Robodog. (ANSWER IN SPANISH) * 4 puntos

Robodog es del tamaño de un labrador adulto, tiene una fuerza tal como para cargar a un
niño, capacidades motoras, un software de equilibrio, sensores de detección de movimiento
y color, posee una cámara y puede leer correos electrónicos en voz alta. El Robodog mide
820 mm de largo, 670 mm de alto y 370 mm de ancho. Pesa 12kg y funciona
independientemente durante una hora y media

B) Explain: The meaning of the following expressions in Spanish as they are

used in the text. What do they refer to?
(Responder en ESPAÑOL)

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Technical and design breakthroughs * 2 puntos

Los avances técnicos y de diseño que se lograron en la creación de éste robot genera una
base para los robots de próxima generación.

legged robots * 2 puntos

Segun Mark Oates los robot con patas que están a la venta no son más que entretenimiento

seven months * 2 puntos

No se usa en el texto

1.5 hours * 2 puntos

Una hora y media es el tiempo que puede funcionar de forma independiente.

Breakneck speed * 2 puntos

La gran velocidad con la que se desarrolló esta tecnología innovadora.

200 * 2 puntos

Cantidad máxima de Robodogs que saldrán a la venta en el mundo a lo largo del año.

C) Reference: What do the following words in CAPITAL LETTERS refer to in the

text?

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recently launched ITS RS-01 RoboDog * 2 puntos

RoboScience

Technical and design breakthroughs

RS-01 RoboDog

robotic pets

PC

such as THOSE produced by Sony * 2 puntos

PC

robotic pets

RoboScience

Technical and design breakthroughs

RS-01 RoboDog

IT's history in the making * 2 puntos

PC

Technical and design breakthroughs

robotic pets

RS-01 RoboDog

RoboScience
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IT can also recognise sixty oral commands. * 2 puntos

RS-01 RoboDog

robotic pets

Technical and design breakthroughs

PC

RoboScience

THIS is - quite literally - tomorrow's world today! * 2 puntos

Technical and design breakthroughs

RS-01 RoboDog technology

RoboScience

PC

robotic pets

D) Language and Verb tenses.

Choose the right option for the following verbs in the text.

RoboScience, a UK company specialising in commercial robotic 1 punto

technology, recently LAUNCHED its RS-01 RoboDog. *

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Past Simple

Technical and design breakthroughs made during the creation of this 1 punto

remarkable new robot WILL FORM the platform for next-generation

lightweight robots that WILL AUTOMATE many ordinary tasks and
ELIMINATE human involvement in high-risk commercial and military
environments. *

Simple Future

We HAVE DONE what ... impossible - creating a robot * 1 punto

Present Perfect

... what WAS THOUGHT impossible - creating a robot ... * 1 punto

Past Simple

The RoboDog WILL BE SOLD as a hand-made limited edition product 1 punto

tailored to the customers' requirements. *

Simple Future

A maximum of 200 robots WILL BE OFFERED for sale worldwide over the 1 punto

course of this year at a price of £20,000. *

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Simple Future

... and its motion and colour detection sensors ENABLE it to find and kick a 1 punto

football... *

Present Simple

This RoboDog also PROVES that legged robots ... * 1 punto

Present Simple

The Robodog HAS BEEN DESIGNED and DEVELOPED in a remarkably short 1 punto

space of time. *

Present Perfect

What examples are in passive form? (Give two examples from the text) * 4 puntos

1)The Robodog has been designed and develo

Write two examples of a modal verb of possibility or capacity. (Find the 2 puntos

examples in the text) *

1)Technical and design breakthroughs made d

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Find in the text a conjunction expressing CONTRAST * 1 punto

We have done what was thought impossible

Find in the text an ALTERNATIVE conjunction * 1 punto

Production versions of the RoboDog will allow

Multiple Choice
Choose the best option to complete the gap(s).

Clinical ....... are research investigations in which people voluntarily 1 punto

participate in studies for new treatments. *

studies

The blacksmith made an expertly ....... horseshoe by beating the red hot 1 punto

metal with his hammer. *

forged

Producing steel using the Bessemer process is one of the best-known ....... 1 punto

processes. *

industrious

industry

industrially

industrial
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Most ....... devices need oil as a lubricant. (mechanics) * 1 punto

mechanically

mechanism

mechanic

mechanical

After a tornado, every building has to be inspected to see whether it has 1 punto

suffered any ……. damage. (structure) *

structural

structuring

structure

structurally

The dust emitted from ....... the ore was poisonous in its raw state. * 1 punto

mined

mines

mining

miner

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The premises look fabulous! The maintenance staff ....... them. * 1 punto

has refurbished

was being repainted

were repainted

refurbish

The company ....... in C.A.L.A. for twenty years now. * 1 punto

has been operating

was being operated

is being operated

have been operating

How long .......the company ....... located in Tokyo? * 1 punto

has / been

is / being

are / being

have / been

How long ......you ....... for that company? * 1 punto

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have / been working

is / being worked

do / work

has / been working

My boss lives in Barcelona. How long ...... he ....... there? * 1 punto

does / lives

was / living

has / live

has / been living

"I ...... not like working freelance, I work for a construction company, 1 punto

Techint." *

does

am

have

do

"....... you been working there long?" * 1 punto

have

"What languages ....... you speak?" * 1 punto

do

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Are you ...... to relocate? * 1 punto

willing

Would you work .......? * 1 punto

overtime

How do you spend your ....... time? * 1 punto

spare

We're afraid that information is wrong, it's ........ ! * 1 punto

non-correct

incorrect

discorrect

uncorrect

Let's look at this information again. We should ........ it before the test. * 1 punto

review

preview

to review

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Mining techniques can be divided into two common excavation types: 1 punto

surface mining and sub-surface or ....... mining. *

grounding

subground

underground

(on the phone) The line is bad. I didn't hear you ........ . I ........ you. Did you 1 punto

order 18 or 80 units? *

correctly / misunderstanding

correct / misunderstand

correctly / misunderstood

In the office, we never disagree or have an ......... * 1 punto

argue

disagree

disagreement

argument

My workmate is very ............... He can't remember anything. * 1 punto

forgetting

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forgetful

forgetless

forgotten

Betsy has passed all her exams with outstanding marks. She is really 1 punto

.............! *

succeeded

succeeding

unsuccesfull

successful

The old bridge was too narrow, so the engineers had to ............. it * 1 punto

wider

widening

widen

widest

Thanks for the report you've sent me. It was really ......... * 1 punto

helpful

help

helper

helping

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Her boss has really an .............. temper. * 1 punto

unique

moody

hardening

uncontrollable

Her eyes hurt because she ....... at that computer screen for hours. * 1 punto

has been sitting

sits

is sitting

have been sitting

The office is really busy. The phones ....... all day. * 1 punto

ring

have been ringing

are ringing

have been rung

The students are tired because they ....... lots of assignments today. * 1 punto

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are completed

have completed

complete

are being completed

I hope John's alright. We ....... of him recently. * 1 punto

haven't heard

not hear

have heard

are hearing

We ..... for over half an hour and there's still no sign of the students. * 1 punto

wait

have been waiting

are waiting

have waited

Julia is driving ....... these days. * 1 punto

more carefully

carefuller

more careful

careful

Viviana ....... with you. She says you're wrong. * 1 punto

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doesn't agree

haven't agreed

isn't agreeing

don't agree

How ..... is the Burj Khalifa? It's 829 mt ... * 1 punto

tall

long

large

high

I ....... anything he says. He often tells lies. * 2 puntos

'm not believing

don't believe

hasn't believed

not believe

The room has ....... light. There are two little windows. * 1 punto

enough

not enough

plenty of

a few

We ....... here since 2012. * 1 punto

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're working

've been working

'm working

work

A robot moves..... than a human guard. * 1 punto

slower

slowly

less slow

more slowly

This week we ....... contracts in the energy and civil engineering sectors. * 1 punto

're signing

has signed

sign

signing

There are ... employees who don't work hard. * 1 punto

not enough

a few

a little

any

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The cell is already negative and so adding more negative ions just ....... the 1 punto
cell farther in an electrically negative direction. *

pushes

's pushing

has pushed

have been pushing

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