Listen and mark the stressed syllables. (Lắng nghe và đánh dấu các âm tiết nhấn mạnh. )
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In 1884, GMT was adapted internationally as standard time zone.
The USA is one of the largest and most power countries in the world.
The A.I. robots will help humans to develop more powerful memory in the future.
UFO is the acronym for Unidentified Flyir Object.
I sent the package right away because I read acronym ASAP on its cover.
Thanks to the GPS I could discover where missing car was.
Let's get together next Sunday at 7 in the evening
Hướng dẫn:
In '1'8'8'4, 'G'M'T was a'dapted internationally as a 'standard 'time 'zone.
The 'U'S'A is 'one of the 'largest and 'most 'powerful 'countries in the 'world.
The 'A.'l. 'robots will 'help 'humans to de'velop a 'more 'powerful 'memory in the 'future.
'U'F'O is the 'acronym for Uni'dentified 'Flying 'Object.
I 'sent the 'package 'right 'away because I 'read the 'acronym 'A'S'A'P on its 'cover.
'Thanks to the 'G'P'S I could dis'cover 'where my 'missing 'car was.
'Let's 'get to'gether 'next 'Sunday at '7 in the 'evening.
Vocabulary
Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words from the box. (Hoàn thành câu, sử dụng dạng đúng của động từ)
life-threatening reduce exterminate
futurist operating leading malfunction
After the power cuts last night, the machine started to___malfunction___.
A lot of ___futurists___ think that A.I. robots will be harmful to humans.
This ___life-threatening___ disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment procedure.
Do you really think that humans will be ___exterminated___when the machines rise against them in the future?
It costs a lot of money to upgrade the__operating__ system and the workers'skills in this car plant.
In order to ___reduce___ the cost of production, the manufacturers have used robots for repetitive work.
He is one of the___leading__ A.I. scientists in the world.
Grammar
1. Circle the correct answers.
1. _______instead of buying a new computer, why don't you have your old one?
A. to fix
B. fixing
C. fixed
D. fixes
2. The owners of modern manufacturing plants had workers doing heavy and repetitive tasks_________by robots.
A. to replace
B. replacing
C. replaced
D. being replaced
3.__________NASA has had an autonomous spaceship the universe recently.
A. to explore
B. explored
C. exploring
D. explore
4. ________we had the computer technician the new software for us.
A. to install
B. intalling
C. installed
D. install
5. My mother always has the dishwashing machine _______the washing-up after meals.
A. do
B. doing
C. did
D. to do
6. The newspaper editor-in-chief had a newswoman ________ about the latest domestic robots.
A. to write
B. writing
C. wrote
D. write
7. The teacher had his students__________their laptops to surf the Net for resources in his class.
A. using
B. to use
C. use
D. used
Đáp án:
1.C 2. C 3.B 4.D 5. A 6. D 7.C
2. Complete the sentences, using the active passive causatives. Follow the example. (Hoàn thành các câu, sử dụng bị động chủ động. Thực hiện theo các ví dụ.)
have + somebody + bare infinitive
have + something + past participle
get + something + past participle
Gợi ý trả lời:
I'll have a friend cut it./l'll have my hair cut./l'll get my hair cut.
I'll have a worker paint it./l'll have it painted./l'll get it painted.
Why don't you have the computer technician repair it?/Why don't you have it repaired?/Why don't you get it repaired?
Yesterday I had my brother fix it./l had it fixed yesterday./l got it fixed yesterday.
I'll have a repairman update it./l'll have it updated./l'll get it updated.
I'll have a porter bring my suitcase to the taxi./l'll have my suitcase brought to the taxi by the porter. / I'll get my suitcase brought to the taxi by the porter.