UNIT 9: HOUSES IN THE FUTURE

Note: Each correct answer earns 0.2 points.

I. PRONUNCIATION (0.8 points)

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. means B. floats C. thinks D. stops
2. A. machines B. devices C. drones D. companies
B. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.
3. A. printer B. robot C. future D. discuss
4. A. astronaut B. gravity C. deliver D. exercise
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.4 points)
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
5. There is no __________, so everything floats in space.
A. space station B. gravity C. space suit D. devices
6. In 2030, __________ will deliver most things in less than half an hour.
A. smart walls B. 3D printers C. smart screens D. drones
7. In 20 years from now, I think scientists might be able to print new human body parts using __________.
A. 3D printers B. drones C. smart homes D. automatic food machine
8. Now we drive petrol cars, but in 2040, all transport __________ electric.
A. was B. is C. will be D. have to be
9. In 10 years’ time, I think people will wear __________ clothes. These clothes will change color or shape when it’s too
hot or cold.
A. eco-friendly B. technology C. friendly D. smart
10. Nowadays, we can use some computers by touching their __________.
A. smart walls B. screens C. printers D. helpers
11. I think technology __________ make the world a better place.
A. will B. won’t C. have to D. is going to
12. My dream house will be __________ the sea, so in my room I can see beautiful fish and other sea animals in front of,
behind, above or below me. That will be amazing!
A. near B. by C. under D. on
13. People __________ on Mars someday, but it is too expensive to travel there now.
A. live B. are living C. lived D. will live
14. A: How might homes change in the future?
B: _________
A. Many people lived under the sea.
B. Scientist would find life on other planets.
C. We might use our mobiles to turn on everything in our homes.
D. I think life is different now from in the past.
15. What does the sign mean?
A. There are a few skateboarders in this park.
B. You don’t have go skateboarding in this park.
C. You can’t skateboard in this park.
D. People might go skateboarding in this park.

16. What does the sign mean?

A. You have to pay attention to your backpacks in this area.
B. Please put your backpacks in this area.
C. You can’t buy any backpacks in this area.
D. You can’t wear backpacks in this area.

III. WORD FORMATION (1.2 points)

Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
17. Life in space is really __________ from life on Earth. (DIFFER)
18. In the future, many people will live under the sea; so __________ cities will become popular. (WATER)
19. In some countries, people will live ___________ in earthscrapers. (GROUND)
20. In the next 20 years, many homes might be smart homes with robot __________ to do the chores. (HELP)
21. In the future, many people will live in __________ - cities with a population of over ten million people. (CITY)
22. A(n) __________ house is a house that is good for the environment. (FRIEND)
IV. LISTENING (2 points)
A. You will hear Jenny talking to her friend, Tom, about a TV show she watched. Listen and complete the summary
with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each blank.
FUTURE LIVES
The TV show Future Lives was about where people might live in the future. The biggest change will be that lots of
people might live in (23) __________. Cities might also be on the (24) __________. And there will be big buildings
underground called (25) __________. People will live in (26) _________ homes, too. Besides, we can use (27)
__________ to make objects like clothes or furniture.
B. You will hear Jasper and Evie talking about astronauts. Listen and decide whether the following statements are
True (T) or False (F).
28. If you want to become an astronaut, you don’t have to study for a long time. ________
29. There are special skills to live in space. ________
30. Everything floats in space because there is no gravity. ________
31. Astronauts can’t use sleeping bags on the space station. ________
32. If astronauts want to go outside, they have to wear spacesuits. ________

V. READING (2 points)
A. Read passage and mark the following statements as True (T), False (F) or No Information (NI).
HOMES IN THE FUTURE
In the future, technology will allow homes to be ‘smart’. There won’t be any housework to do because everyone might
have robot helpers to clean the house and cook the meals. Automatic fridges will tell you what food to buy. Alarm clocks
will read your daily schedule and know what time you need to get up. Robots will go shopping, look after the children or
drive you to work. Robots will be able to show feelings with their faces, too. They might smile, make eye contact or speak
to you. And computers might even think like humans. In the future, we might not need to tell computers what to do
because they might decide for themselves. Moreover, space tourism will be a popular type of holiday in the future. People
will go on holiday to the moon or to other planets. I think that will be a really exciting life.
33. Thanks to robot helpers, we don’t have to do household chores. ________
34. We will go shopping when the refrigerator tells us to go. ________
35. Robots will have feelings like humans. ________
36. Computers might be able to make their own decisions. ________
37. Few people will have holidays on the moon or other planets. ________
B. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase from the box. There is ONE
word/phrase that you don’t need.
 observe  move  space station  lock  spacesuits  floats
A DAY IN SPACE
Life in space is not the same as life on Earth. Astronauts can live and work in the (38) _________ for months.
Every day, they get up, get dressed and have breakfast. Eating in space is interesting. Everything (39) _________ around
because there is no gravity. Space food is always dried and is put in small box and bags. After breakfast, they start
working. Their job is to (40) _________ the planets or take photos. Sometimes, astronauts need to go outside the space
station. They call this spacewalking. They have to wear (41) _________ when they go for a spacewalk. After work,
astronauts have to spend 2.5 hours doing exercise, so they can maintain their muscles and fitness. Finally, they go to bed.
It’s difficult to sleep because astronauts can’t lie down. They have to (42) _________ their sleeping bags to the walls.
VI. WRITING (1.6 points)
A. Lucy is asking her friends about how people will live in the future. Use the given words in the notes to write
sentences.

Michael: there/ be/ many/ earthscrapers.

Emma: a few/ people/ live/ space stations.
Jack: lots/ people/ live/ eco-friendly homes.
Sarah: people/ not go/ supermarkets or markets.
Kim: people/ use/ 3D printer/ print/ food and clothes.

43. Michael thinks …………………………………………………………….

44. Emma thinks……………………………………………………………….
45. Jack…………………………………………………………………………
46. Sarah ……………………………………………………………………….
47. Kim ………………………………………………………………………...

B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

48. It’s possible that we will have robot pets in the future.
→ We …………………………………………………………………………..
49. Maybe people will be able to live on Mars.
→ People ………………………………………………………………………
50. We will probably live on the sea in the future.
→ We ………………………………………………………………………….