SKILL 1

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE

Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored.

Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work.

However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job. The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg. 

Factories are using more robots.

1. True
2. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE

Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored.

Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work.

However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job. The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg. 

The use of robots helps make the quality of the products better.

1. True
2. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE

Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored.

Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work.

However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job. The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg.

Robots play an important role at homes, at schools, and in offices.

1. True
2. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE

Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored.

Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work.

However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job. The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg.

For the same job, a robot uses the same amount of energy as a worker does.

1. True
2. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE

Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored.

Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work.

However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job. The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg.

With the same weight, a robot lifts things heavier than a man can do.

1. True
2. False
    

Complete the passage by choosing the correct option for each gap

Robots ______ (6) an important role in our life. They have changed people’s lives in many ways. First of all, they ______ (7) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spend days and months ______ (8) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we need human ______ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products. Secondly, robots help to replace humans in dangerous work. Now we ______ (10) human to do such work as mining minerals. It’s helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in such jobs. However, it’s costly to buy a robot.

Robots ______ an important role in our life.

1. play
2. playing
3. to play

Complete the passage by choosing the correct option for each gap

Robots ______ (6) an important role in our life. They have changed people’s lives in many ways. First of all, they ______ (7) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spend days and months ______ (8) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we need human ______ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products. Secondly, robots help to replace humans in dangerous work. Now we ______ (10) human to do such work as mining minerals. It’s helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in such jobs. However, it’s costly to buy a robot.

Robots ______ an important role in our life.

1. play
2. playing
3. to play

Complete the passage by choosing the correct option for each gap

Robots ______ (6) an important role in our life. They have changed people’s lives in many ways. First of all, they ______ (7) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spend days and months ______ (8) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we need human ______ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products. Secondly, robots help to replace humans in dangerous work. Now we ______ (10) human to do such work as mining minerals. It’s helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in such jobs. However, it’s costly to buy a robot.

First of all, they ______ time and human labor.

1. have
2. save
3. make
4. give

Complete the passage by choosing the correct option for each gap

Robots ______ (6) an important role in our life. They have changed people’s lives in many ways. First of all, they ______ (7) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spend days and months ______ (8) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we need human ______ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products. Secondly, robots help to replace humans in dangerous work. Now we ______ (10) human to do such work as mining minerals. It’s helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in such jobs. However, it’s costly to buy a robot.

we don’t have to spend days and months ______ repeated work.

1. do
2. to do
3. doing
4. did

Complete the passage by choosing the correct option for each gap

Robots ______ (6) an important role in our life. They have changed people’s lives in many ways. First of all, they ______ (7) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spend days and months ______ (8) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we need human ______ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products. Secondly, robots help to replace humans in dangerous work. Now we ______ (10) human to do such work as mining minerals. It’s helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in such jobs. However, it’s costly to buy a robot.

we need human ______ potatoes, wash, then peel…

1. to buy
2. buy
3. buying
4. buys

Complete the passage by choosing the correct option for each gap

Robots ______ (6) an important role in our life. They have changed people’s lives in many ways. First of all, they ______ (7) time and human labor. Thanks to robots, we don’t have to spend days and months ______ (8) repeated work. For example, to produce French fries, we need human ______ (9) potatoes, wash, then peel, cut them into pieces and finally fry them all. If we have robots to do the task, we will save a lot of time and produce more products. Secondly, robots help to replace humans in dangerous work. Now we ______ (10) human to do such work as mining minerals. It’s helpful because there have been lots of people lose their lives in such jobs. However, it’s costly to buy a robot.

Now we ______ human to do such work as mining minerals.

1. won’t need
2. don’t need
3. didn’t need
4. not need