Licenciatura en Enseñanza de Inglés

Facultad de Estudios Superiores Acatlán

MIDTERM EXAM PG5
Name:_______________________________________ Date:_________________(___/42pts)

II. USE OF ENGLISH (20 pts/____)

IA. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the correct tense. (5 pts/____)

1. Last night, while I _______________ TV, there _______________ a power outage.

2. By the time Sarah arrived, we _______________ our Canva presentation.
3. I _______________ with Excel graphics, but I hope to do it soon.
4. Students _______________ their cellphones during the exam.
5. I _______________ to a tech conference before last weekend
.
IB. Choose the correct option. (5 pts/____)
1. The tablet, _______________
cover is blue, belongs to Sarah.
a) that 4. We usually _______________
b) who our computer in the evening.
c) whom a) switch of
d) whose b) switch off
c) switched on
2. The package d) switching in
_______________ was left on
the doorstep contained a 5. My brother _______________ a
surprise. new app on his smartphone.
a) which a) download
b) who b) downloaded
c) whom c) downloads
d) whose d) is downloading

3. She _______________ her 6. They _______________ to fix

phone at home yesterday. the TV themselves.
a) forget a) tried
b) forgets b) tries
c) forgetting c) try
d) forgot d) trying

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IC. Open-cloze.
Complete the following text with the correct verbs and tenses. (5 pts/____)

The Eiffel Tower ________ one of the

world's most famous sights. The 324-
metre-tall iron tower attracts millions of
tourists to Paris every year. It ________
an iconic part of Paris' skyline for 133
years. However, it is showing its age.
Engineers recently conducted a survey of
the monument. They found that its metal
is full of rust. They said it is "in a poor
state". They added that if its designer Gustave Eiffel was alive today and saw his creation,
"he would have a heart attack". Engineers ________ there are many cracks in the iron. The
tower needs many repairs. A 2016 report on the tower stated there ________ 698 faults on
the tower. These were serious enough to put the tower's long-term future in doubt.

Construction of the Eiffel Tower ________ in January 1887. It opened to the public on the
31st of March, 1889. It ________ to celebrate the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. Builders
needed 10,100 tons of iron to make the tower. It was made from 18,000 sections and 2.5
million rivets. The original plan ________ for the tower to be taken down after 20 years.
However, the French government ________ its mind and kept it in place. The tower is
currently ________ repainted ahead of the 2024 Olympics. Engineers say painting the
metal will not make the rust problem go away. They say the existing paint needs to be
completely removed first. However, this will ________ too long and the tower would lose
tourist revenue.

ID. Find the mistake and re-write the next sentences. (5 pts/____)

1. He have been working all 1._____________________________

night.
2. I can playing the piano.
3. The letter were sent by him.
4. He will sending an email to
his boss as soon as he
finished the report.
5. The computor in the office
are very fast and efficient.
_______________________________
2._____________________________
_______________________________
3._____________________________
_______________________________
4._____________________________
_______________________________
5._____________________________
_ _____________________________

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II. Reading section

The Future of Technology: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world around us, and it is only
going to become more important in the future. AI is already being used
in a variety of ways, from powering our smartphones to driving our cars.
But what does the future hold for AI?In the next few years, we can
expect to see AI become even more integrated into our daily lives. AI-
powered devices will become more common in our homes and
workplaces, and AI-powered services will become more sophisticated
and easier to use.

For example, we may soon have AI-powered robots that can help us
with our housework, cook our meals, and even take care of our children. AI-powered systems could also be used to
diagnose diseases, personalize education, and even create new forms of art and entertainment.In the long term, AI has
the potential to transform society in ways that we can only imagine. AI could be used to solve some of the world's
biggest problems, such as climate change and poverty.

IIA. According to the reading, answer to c) Increased unemployment

the following questions. (5 pts/ _____) d) Reduced costs
1. What is artificial intelligence (AI)?

A type of computer technology that

4. What are some of the challenges of AI?
can…
a) AI has the potential to be used
a) learn and perform tasks like a
for malicious purposes
human
b) AI has the potential to displace
b) only be used in research labs
jobs
c) only do simple tasks
c) AI is still under development
d) uses human information
and has some limitations
2. How is AI being used today? d) All of the above
a) In creating new forms of art and 5. Which of the following is NOT a potential
entertainment use of AI in the future?
b) In diagnosing diseases and
a) To create deep fakes that could
personalizing education
be used to spread
c) In powering our smartphones
misinformation
and driving our cars
b) To develop self-driving cars
d) All of the above
c) To help us to communicate with
3. Which of the following is NOT a potential aliens
benefit of AI? d) To help us to solve the world's
a) Improved quality of life hunger problem
b) Increased efficiency and
productivity

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Machine learning per se is not a threat, but it’s definitely one of the tools that an organization like
the NSA uses. Let’s assume that the NSA can capture every electronic communication in the world.
The problem is that the vast majority of those communications are completely innocent, and they
don’t have the manpower to look at them. Again, this is where machine learning comes in. You can
have machine-learning programs that go through all these conversations, even in real time, to pick
out the suspicious ones. So if you want to create a surveillance state, machine learning is
potentially a really dangerous tool. At the same time, machine learning can also put a lot of power
in our hands. We can have our own machine learning algorithms, which will figure out how to defeat
those who want to keep tabs on us. Like any technology, it can be used by both sides.

IIB. Take a look at the overlined words in the 2nd part of the text and choose a proper
synonym for the text´s situation. (6 pts/ _____)

1. Threat
a. Danger 3. Manpower 5. Defeat
b. Menace a. People a. Beat
c. Ultimatum b. Person b. Loss
d. Warning c. Staff c. Vanquish
2. Vast d. Worker d. Worsen
a. Best 4. Surveillance 6. Tabs
b. Big a. Monitor a. Charge
c. Largest b.Observation b. Eye
d. Main c. Scrutiny c. Looking
d. Watch d. State

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Read the speakers opinion on robots and answer the following.
A B
I would say that we are quite a long way I have to admit that the potential
off developing the computing power or consequences of creating something
the algorithms for fully autonomous AI, that can match or surpass human
though I do think it will happen within intelligence frighten me. Even now,
the next thirty or forty years. We will scientists are teaching computers how
probably remain in control of technology to learn on their own. At some point in
and it will help us solve many of the the near future, their intelligence may
world’s problems. However, no one well take off and develop at an ever-
really knows what will happen if increasing speed. Human beings evolve
machines become more intelligent than biologically very slowly and we would be
humans. They may help us, ignore us or quickly superseded. In the short term,
destroy us. I tend to believe AI will have there is the danger that robots will take
a positive influence on our future lives, over millions of human jobs, creating a
but whether that is true will be partly up large underclass of unemployed people.
to us. This could mean large-scale poverty
and social unrest. In the long term,
machines might decide the world would
be better without humans
C D
Personally, I think it’s fascinating to I’m a member of the Campaign to Stop
consider how we’ll speed up our Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of
evolution as a species by augmenting a terrifying Terminator stamping on
our bodies. Imagine if you could implant human skulls and think of what’s
a computer inside our brain! Soon we’ll happening right now: military machines
be able to do just that and enhance our like drones, gun turrets and sentry
mathematical ability, audiovisual robots are already being used to kill with
perception and our memory, and this very little human input. The next step
idea is only going to become more and will be autonomous ‘murderbots’,
more commonplace. AI is also popping following orders but ultimately deciding
up in the world around us. Recent who to kill on their own. It seems clear
developments include self-driving cars to me that this would be completely
and drones carrying life-saving unethical and dangerous for humanity.
equipment to people at sea. Granted, We need to be very cautious indeed
there have been a few teething about what we ask machines to do.
problems: one woman who was asleep
on the floor had her hair eaten by her
robot vacuum cleaner and there have
been fatal accidents with self-driving
cars. But progress always comes at a
cost, and for me the advantages far
outweigh the disadvantages.

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IIC. Read the questions and choose the correct expert (A–D). Each expert may
be chosen more than once. (5pts/_____)

1. Which expert has a different view from the others regarding the timescale of AI
becoming much more autonomous?
a. Expert A
b. Expert B
c. Expert C
d. Expert D

2. Which expert has a similar view to A about the responsibility humans have for
the future of AI?
a. Expert A
b. Expert B
c. Expert C
d. Expert D

3. Which expert agrees with B that the negative aspects of AI far outweigh the
positive aspects?
a. Expert A
b. Expert B
c. Expert C
d. Expert D

4.- Which expert seems to disagree with B about how fast humans can change?
a. Expert A
b. Expert B
c. Expert C
d. Expert D

5.- Which expert gives their opinion about what will happen with the same level of
certainty as D?
a. Expert A
b. Expert B
c. Expert C
d. Expert D

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IID.- Match the verbs with their meanings. All the verbs can be found in text B
(6pts/____)

a. To create a new thing

b. To develop gradually (especially for
1…….. to develop a biological species)
2…….. to supersede c. To go beyond
3… to take off d. To grow or improve, or to make
4…….. to take over (from someone) something grow or improve
5…….. to surpass e. To replace something older or less
6…….. to evolve advanced
f. To start doing something someone
else was doing
g. To step on the top of something
h. To suddenly start to be successful