Robots (0) ________ just children’s toys.  Robots can do many things to help us with (1) ______ work. They do all kinds of boring jobs.  In some factories, for example, they can put sweets carefully into boxes and in (2) ______ factories they make cars with no help at all!

            We also use robots (3) ______   help us understand more about science.  Robots(4) ______ been to the moon to get rocks for us to study and they also visit other planets (5) ______    people can’t go.

            An 'android' is a robot which looks like a person. Asimo' is the name (6) ______    one 'android' robot.  It can’t feel happy or sad, of course, (7) ______   it can walk, sit down and stand up.  It climbs up and down stairs too.  But can it think?  Well, yes, but only (8) ______ other people give it information first.  It can't cook and clean or (9) ______   your homework for you. Not yet! But one day that (10) ______   happen!

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 How did the name" Eskimo" come about? Well, Eskimos live in The North Pole, where is very cold all year round. Durin winter, they get their food mainly by hunting and fishing. However, in the winter it is very hard to get fuel to build a fire, so the Eskimos do not always cook the animals they catch, Therefore, people call them "the people who eat raw meat" or "Eskimos". The Eskimos hunt with harpoons and spears. They eat meat of the animals and used the fur and skins for warm clothing.

1. In The North Pole it is very cold...................

a. in winter

b. in spring

c. in autumn

d. from January to December

2. In winter the Eskimos.............................

a. eat the food which they already got in summer

b. buy food in the market nearby

c.go fishing and hunting in order to get food

d. sleep and do not need food

3. It is very difficult for the Eskimos...........................

a. to build a fire to cook in winter

b. to get petrol or diesel oil for their cars in winter

c. to build their houses in winter

d. to harvest their crops in winter

4. They are call "Eskimos" because............................

a. they live around the North Pole

b. they go hunting and fishing for food in winter

c. they always eat uncooked meat

d. they sleep at day and go hunting at night

5. The Eskimos do not get............................... from animals

a. skins

b. spears

c. fur

d. meat

VI. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to make a converation between Mai and Michiko.

1. It's on January \(1^{st}\). It lasts three days through January \(3^{rd}\).

2. They watch television and then television will broadcast 108 bells. As soon as the \(108^{th}\) bell is rung, people all say " Happy New Year ''.

3. What do they usually do next ?

4. Yes, they usually decorate their houses with some pine trees on both sides of the door. People also exchange cards and presents.

5. What do people do to celebrate the New Year.

6. They clean and decorate their house a few days before the New Year.

7. Could you tell me something about Japanese Year? When is the New Year?

8. Some families put on special kimonos to go to visit pagodas. Then they come home and eat the special New Year's day's food and drink a lot of rice wine.

9. Do they decorate the houses with trees and flowers?

10. I see. And what do they usually do on the New Year's Eve.

Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are two main provinces where there are more than 1.4 million Muong people living. They speak Muong language which belongs to the Mon-Khmer group. However, some ofthem also know Kinh languge. They cultivate mainly wet rice on terraced land, watered by small brooks. They also make handicrafts and exploit forest products such as mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium to improve their living condition. Men dress in Indigo pajama and women wear skirts with many colorful patterns knitted on. The Muong build their houses on stilts with 4-roof architecture, which are about six feet off the ground. They are wooden houses in the shade of a big trees, huddling against the mountain, and looking out on their vast rice fields. Therefore, it is convenient for their living and farming. The Muong follow traditional religious animism, which means that they believe that non-living objects have spirits. They build the altars in their houses to worship ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits. One of their most important festival is "Going to the fields Ceremony" where they perform traditional dance forms and send their wish for good crops. They also drink wine and enjoy special foods

Many people (1) ……….. attending the international robot show in Ho Chi Minh City today. Young people are very interested (2)………… home robots. These robots can cook, (3) ……….. coffee and tea, make bed, do the washing up clean the floors and toilets and do the gardening.

The children like teaching robots. These robots can help students (4)…….. Teaching robots (5)………..teach students mathematics, music and other subjects. They can help children speak, write, read and listen English (6)……… Adults like worker robots (7)…………they can build houses, big buildings and bridges and they can build cars, doctor robots can help to find oụt the diseases for sick people and space robots can build space stations (8)……… the Moon.

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

1.

A. elderly

B. long-lived

C. older

D. A&B are correct

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

2.

A. mainly

B. even

C. mostly

D. partially

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

(4)

A. because

B. when

C. though

D. because of

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

3.

A. for

B. at

C. as

D. in