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1 Read the article. Then complete the sentences. (4 x 2 = 8 points)

We think of robots as modern inventions, but people have imagined and createdversions of these machines for centuries. There were clocks with moving figures in

ancient Greece. In the late 1400s, eonardo da !inci drew plans for a humanoidrobot, but we don"t know if he ever built one. #omplicated mechanical figures werebuilt in the 1$00s, and in 1%1%, a humanoid robotic figure appeared in the novelFrankensteinb& 'ar& (helle&.

The word )robot* comes from the #+ech word for )hard work*. ut it wouldn"t havebecome popular if #+ech writer -arel #apek hadn"t written a pla& called RossumsUniversal Robots. irst produced in the 1/0s, the pla& was about artificial people,or robots, that rebel against humans. The word )robot* has been used ever&wheresince then.

The invention of the microchip in the 1/0s helped the robotics industr& continue todevelop. & the earl& 1/20s, there were special robots for factor& work, spacee3ploration and medical interventions. These were not humanoid robots the& were

mechanical arms controlled b& a computer.

ater, scientists created (hake&. (hake& was the first moving robot that couldinterpret and store information from its environment. That was the beginning ofartificial intelligence, or making a computer )think* like a person.

(ince (hake&"s creation, robots have become much more advanced. There are nowrobotic arms that are precise enough to be used for delicate medical operations.There are robots that e3plore volcanoes and oceans, and robotic vacuum cleanersand pets. 5nd in 6apan, humanoid robots are being used successfull& in classroomsand offices. If eonardo da !inci were here, he would be ama+ed b& our progress7

1. In ancient Greece, people made ......................................................................................... .

. In 1%1%, 'ar& (helle& .......................................................................................................... .

8. The word )robot* means ...................................................................................................... .

4. The 6apanese have got ....................................................................................................... .

2 Answer the questions. (4 x 3 = 12 points)

1. What have eonardo da !inci and Frankensteinsauthor got in common9

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. In #apek"s pla&, what did the robots do9

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8. What happened in the 1/0s that helped the robotics industr& develop9

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4. In what two wa&s did (hake& )think* like a person9

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3 /hoose the correct answer to show 0ou understand the meanin o the words in italics.( x 1 = points)

1. !> with us last night, because he ;;;;;;;;;;;alread& ;;;;;;;;;;; EseeF the film twice.

4. 6oe"s part& was fun, but I ;;;;;;;;;;; EenBo&F it more if &ou had been there.

. I ;;;;;;;;;;; Enot callF &ou again toda& unless I need more help with maths.

2. & the time m& brother came home, we ;;;;;;;;;;; EfinishF eating.

$. '& father used to pla& tennis, but he ;;;;;;;;;;; Enot pla&F since m& brother

was born.


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9/omplete the sentences with the words 6elow. There are more words than 0ou need.(4 x 2 = 8 points)

an&where A somewhere A something A where A which A when A an&thing

1. I"ll never forget the moment ;;;;;;;; I first heard the terrible news.

. >id 's Grant sa& ;;;;;;;; about the e3am9

8. et"s go ;;;;;;;; near the sea this holida&.

4. The bo&s were mugged in an area of the cit& ;;;;;;;; is usuall& safe.

8 /hoose the correct answers. (8 x 1 = 8 points)

'an& people 1which= who= when= wherewant to help the environment put their clothes

outside to dr& instead of using a clothes dr&er. ut for those people who live an0where=

somewhere= an0one= somethinwith a rain& climate, this isn"t alwa&s possible. 5 few &ears

ago, when he was 1/ &ears old, Hoger ?ind 8decided= has decided= decides= had decided

to find a wa& to protect his famil&"s clothes from the rain. (o, he made a washing line 4where=

who= that= whenwas covered b& an umbrella. ?e put the new washing line in their garden and

his mother began using it. riends and neighbours ha5e ne5er seen= had ne5er seen= ne5er

see= ne5er will seethis special washing line before and the& wanted one too. ?ind developed

his invention and called it the Rotamate.

; Rewrite the sentences or complete the aps ollowin the instructions#

1. I know the girl. (he is going to marr& m& cousin. Erelative pronounF ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;. ?ere is a postcard of the village. We spent three da&s there. Erelative pronounF

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 4 'ost students must speak nglish in this class E passive voiceF

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.The compan& didn"t offer him the Bob. E passive sentencesF ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 2. ?e tried to send his friend an eJmail, $$$$.$.,unfortunatel& the server was down. ElinkersF

$.The film was reall& boring. $$$$$$$$.., she went to bed before it finished . ElinkersF %.?e bought a nice car $$$$$$$$.., he had passed his driving test. . ElinkersF

/. Hobert hurt himself &esterda& $$$$$$$$.., he was not careful. . ElinkersF

10.The woman decided to bu& the painting $$$$$$$$.., its high price. . ElinkersF

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11. "xplain how to ind inormation on the internet. Tr0 to use as man0 expressions as0ou can and i5e instructions clearl0.

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