Ex 11. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage. Carrying your own bags is such a (1)_______. With Gita Robot, worry no more. This compact robot is designed to follow you around (2)_________ you’re out and about in town or on the way to work. The robot is capable (3)_________ carrying the equivalent of a case of wine, a loaded rucksack or two shopping bags, so it’s an (4)_________ companion for a quick trip down to the shops. In the future, you (5)_________ be able to leave the car at home and stretch your legs without the misery of carrying your (6)_________ home.

1. a. work b. chore c. part d. way

2. a. because b. though c. whether d. while

3 a. in b. for c. of d. on

4. a. ideal b. pleasant c. expensive d. uncomfortable

5. a. can b. could c. will d. might

6. a. buying b. shopping c. selling d. pushing

This robot is capable of undertanding the human feelings ( can )

This is

A3 is faster than the two other robots ( fastest )

A3

Nobody in the class is as tall as nam ( tallest )

nam

Robots can do more things today than they could in the past ( fewer )

Robots

This robot is smaller than that one ( big )

that

Robot that provides remote-control relief from aches and pains

You live in Moscow and your mother calls from Paris. “My shoulder hurts,” she says. “Can you massageit?” If you have (1) __________ $50,000 in a robot called “Tmsuk IV” this is no problem at all. You (2)__________ simulate the action using a set of controls and the data is (3) __________ down a phone lineto the robot. Tmsuk IV simultaneously repeats the moves. The user can see exactly what he is doing (4) __________ the robot’s face-mounted video camera andcan hear through microphones in its ears. Giving a back rub to someone several hundred kilometers (5)__________ is just one of Tmsuk IV’s (6) __________. The robot can do anything from fetching a cup oftea to turning over pillows, (7) __________ from afar. This kind of technology is already being (8) __________ in fields such as medicine, where doctors mayone day be able to give treatment or (9) __________ emergency surgery at a distance. New technology is making these remote systems so (10) __________ that the user can even feel pressureas he touches something, or feel (11) __________ as he uses a knife. But with Tmsuk IV, the basictechnology is now commercially available for (12) __________ people – or at least for (13) __________who can afford it. Thames, the Japanese company that makes Tmsuk IV hopes to sell 10 robots this year.There are other possible (14) __________ outside the purely domestic. Tmsuk IV could (15) __________with unexploded bombs or nuclear radiation leaks.

1.A. spentB. financed C. paid D. invested

2.A. mustB. onlyC. just D. basically

Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each question below.

      A robot teacher is (1) ________ than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers. About 10 percent of children under 14 years old don’t go to school. robots can help (2) ________ that problem. They can teach anywhere and don’t get stressed, or tired or move somewhere for an (3) ________, and better job. Teachers all over the world are leaving. Office workers can use software to organize and answer (4) ________ and arrange meetings. Robots can help teachers cut the time of marking homework and writing reports. Teachers would have (5) _________ time and energy for their jobs.

1.      A. good                                    B. better                                  C. best                                     D. well

2.      A. make                                   B. do                                        C. create                                 D. solve

3.      A. easier                                  B. harder                                 C. hotter                                  D. faster

4.      A. essays                                  B. tests                                                C. emails                                 D. paragraphs

5.      A. little                                                B. many                                   C. less                                      D. more

Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each question below.

      A robot teacher is (1) ________ than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers. About 10 percent of children under 14 years old don’t go to school. robots can help (2) ________ that problem. They can teach anywhere and don’t get stressed, or tired or move somewhere for an (3) ________, and better job. Teachers all over the world are leaving. Office workers can use software to organize and answer (4) ________ and arrange meetings. Robots can help teachers cut the time of marking homework and writing reports. Teachers would have (5) _________ time and energy for their jobs.

1.      A. good                                    B. better                                  C. best                                     D. well

2.      A. make                                   B. do                                        C. create                                 D. solve

3.      A. easier                                  B. harder                                 C. hotter                                  D. faster

4.      A. essays                                  B. tests                                                C. emails                                 D. paragraphs

5.      A. little                                                B. many                                   C. less                                      D. more

Complete the following sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 is an example.

1. Bonbon can move 10 tons; it’s the strongest of all. (strong)

2. This robot can understand all of what we say. It’s the ........... In the robot show. (smart)

3. He is the...........  in our class; he is about 1.8 m tall. (tall)

4. This is the ............. of all home robots; we can put it in our bag. (small)

5. This robot is only 200 dollars. It's the ........... in our shop. (cheap)