I. Fill in the missing words in the following passage.
This large flat is on the top floor of a five-storey modern block of flats (1) ______ a quiet part of the country. There (2) ______ two schools, a restaurant, and several shops nearby. Welton Station is only a (3) _______ hundred meters away. the flat has got (4) ______ large living-room, a dining-room, a modern kitchen, a large bedroom and two small bedrooms. (4) ______ is a bathroom with a shower, sink and toilet. The flat (6) ______ also got a small storeroom, and there is (7) _______ large verandah. The price is $44, 500, including carpets.
II. Read the following passage then answer the questions below.
People are fascinated by robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today’s high technology.
Today’s robots are simple- minded compared with the ones of the future. Researchers are now working on the sixth generation. These new robots will be able to do complex jobs. They will be able to take information from the environment. They will be able to see, using television cameras for eyes. They will be able to touch and hear. Some computers can already understand a limited vocabulary. Researches are trying to develop ones that can understand human speech. They will be able to understand voice commands and then respond.
1. Why are people fascinated by robots?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. How are today’s robots?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What will the robots of the sixth generation be able to do?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What kind of computers are researchers trying to develop?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Choose the correct prepositions in the blankets to fill in the blanks.
1. A Chinese official made paper _____ (of/ in/ from/ on) wood in 105.
2. The first papermaking machine was invented _____ (at/ in/ on/ from) the late 1700s _____ (from/ of/ by/ to) a Frenchman.
3. The factory foreman is showing them _____ (round/ to/ in/ into) the factory.
4. “What is this button _____ (in/ beside/ like/ for)?” – “It’s used to operate the machine.”
5. “Who(m) was the helicopter invented _____ (for/ of/ from/ by)?” – “Igor Sikorsky”
6. Don’t go away. come and stand _____ (besides/ inside/ beside/ next) me.
7. Cocoa butter is added, along ____ (to/ of/ with/ in) sugar, vanilla and milk.
8. Pour a little milk ____ (in/ from/ out/ into) my cup of coffer, please.
IV. Make complete sentences, using the given cues.
1. Telephone/ invent/ Alexander Graham Bell/ 1876.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Watching/ television/ consider/ most/ popular/ kind/ entertainment/ nowadays.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. After/ many/ experiments/ finally/ first/ successful/ flight/ make/ by/ Wright brothers.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Computers/ use/ more/ popular/ next century.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Advanced technological/ achievements/ should/ apply/ all fields/ our life.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. My Son/ recognize/ world heritage/ 1999.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
7. French/ not/ teach/ our school.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Mai/ give/ lot/ presents/ her last birthday.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Rice/ not/ grow/ mountainous areas
…………………………………………………………………………………….