LANGUAGE FOCUS 3

LANGUAGE FOCUS 3
A. Multiple choice :
1. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________
.
A. fail
B. failure
C. trouble
D. mistake
2. People who are unemployed can receive the ____________
.
A. pension
B. dole
C. scholarship
D. allowance
3. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ . any solutions.
A. looked into
B. thought over
C. got round to
D. come up with
4. I have never seen _____________ before .
A. such good film
B. so good film
C. so good a film
D. such good a film
5. We've got a very good ____ in the local newspaper this morning. They must have liked the play.
A. critic
B. article
C. write-up
D. praise
6. The accused man was proved innocent and was ______________ .
A. liberated

B. excused
C. interned
D. acquitted
7. As we were driving along a car suddenly ______________ in front of us.
A. set out
B. put up
C. pulled out
D. stepped in
8. I know for _________ that he was at the scene yesterday. .
A. exact
B. certain.
C. true
D. correct
9. She's certainly a _________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful
B. fertile
C. prolific
D. successful
10. I’ll
_________ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know. .
A. discuss
B. argue
C. explain
D. talk
11. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape .
A. fire
B. burning
C. heat
D. flames
12. I was just ___________ to go out when you telephoned .

A. around
B. about
C. thinking
D. planned
13. They live in a very _____________ populated area of Italy .
A. sparsely
B. scarcely
C. hardly
D. barely
14. The _________ exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June .
A. false
B. unreal
C. untrue
D. imaginary
15. Automobile production in the United States _________
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years B. has been rather erratic recently
C. has been erratically lately
D. are going up and down all the time
16. While attempting to reach his home before the storm ______________ .
A. the bicycle of John broke down
B. it happened that John's bike broke down
C. the storm caught John
D. John had an accident on his bicycle
17. Unless you give up smoking , you’ll _________ the risk of damaging your health .
A. bear
B. suffer
C. make
D. run
18. Do you think Ms. Brown will _________ for Parliament in the next. election?
.

A. sit
B. run
C. walk
D. stand
19. I ________ my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed.
A. needn't wear
B. mustn't wear
C. needn't have worn
D. mustn't have worn
20. He passed the test by the skin of his teeth.
A. easily
B. with very little margin
C. with a very high score
D. All are correct
21. It has rained for four days without letting up.
A. thundering
B. freezing
C. increasing in intensity
D. slackening
22. Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall _________ about it .
A. having told
B. having been told C. to have told
D. to have been told .
23. There are two small rooms in the beach house , ______________ served as a kitchen .
A. the smaller of which
B. the smallest of which
C. the smaller of them
D. smallest of that
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24. Last year , Matt earned ____________ his brother , who has a better position .
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
25. The doctor insisted that his patient _____________ .
A. he did not work too hard for three months B. take it easy for three months
C. take it easy inside of three months
D. could take some vacations for three months
26. _______ we have finished the course , we should start doing more revision work .
A. For now
B. Now that
C. Ever since
D. By now
27. Some very important issue was __________ all his attention .
A. taking up
B. taking off
C. taking out
D. taking in
28. I wish you ‘d stop chatting and ________ with some work .
A. get down
B. come on
C. get on
D. come back
29. Jane changed her major from French to business __________
A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
B. hoping she can easier get a job
C. with the hope for being able to find better a job
D. hoping to find a job more easily
30. This university's programmes _________
those of Harvard.
A. come second to B. are first

C. are second only to
D. are in second place
B. Word form :
In developing nations, the (1) _____ of food is the primary cause of malnutrition. Famine, drought,
war, and (2) ____________ systems of food distribution contribute to the (3) ________ problem of world
hunger. Many countries have little or no reserves of (4) _______ land or water: in addition, some, such as
Bangladesh and other Southeast Asian nations, cannot afford to buy food from other countries. Some
countries have enough resources to grow food but governmental (5) ________ of agriculture and poor
policy decisions have resulted in (6) _______ diets.
In addition to (7) _______ disorders, there are certain diseases that contribute to malnutrition by (8)
_______ with the body's (9) ________ or utilization of (10) ______ .
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A. availability
A. reliable
A. ongoing
A. fertility
A. neglectful
A. adequate
A. dietetic
A. interfering

A. absorptive
A. nutrients

B. available
B. unreliable
B. going
B. fertilize
B. neglect
B. imadequate
B. dietary
B. interfere
B. absorbed
B. nutrition

C. inavailability
C. reliant
C. outgoing
C. fertile
C. neglectfulness
C. unadequate
C. dietarian
C. interfered
C. absorption
C. nutritious

D. unavailability
D. reliance
D. gone
D. fertilized
D. neglecting

D. inadequate
D. dietetics
D. being interfered
D. absorbent
D. nutritionist

C. Use the correct verb tense / form :
I heard the sound of children playing in the street outside. I listened more closely. Their words (1)
_______ with death, injury and revenge. The names they called out were all from the latest series of socalled children's films (2) ________ in the cinemas. They were in a fantasy world.
It (3) ______ that these boys were playing in this way only because of the films they (4) ______ , and
that this will encourage them to grow up into violent adults.
I disagree with that. It is true that if they (5) _____ these things they (6) _____ these particular games,
but I am sure they would be playing other games of equal violence, as young boys(7) _______ . Moreover,
if (8) ________ to get this natural violence out of their systems at an early age, they are less likely to grow
up into violent adults.
To sum up, I would say that violence in the cinema (9) _____ people to be violent, with the exception of a
very few. However, it (10) ____ people ideas about how to put violent feelings into practice.
1. A. were all associated
B. have associated
C. associated
D. associate
2. A. showing
B. were shown
C. to show
D. being shown
3. A. can be said
B. could be said
C. should be said
D. would be said
4. A. saw

B. were seeing
C. had seen
D. see
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5. A. didn’t see
6. A. would not be playing
7. A. had always done
8. A. allowing
9. A. did not encourage
10. A. must give

B. saw
C. had seen
D. had not seen
B. wouldn’t have played C. would not play D. would play
B. are always doing C. have always done D. always did
B. allowed
C. it allowed
D. it allows
B. does not encourage C. encourage
D. encourages
B. will give
C. is to give
D. may give

D. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or article :
1. The police wanted Ted to call at the station. They wanted him to call _____ them.
A. at

B. in
C. on
D. up
2. The writer got on the bus but he didn't know where to ________
A. get down
B. get off
C. get out of
D. get over
3. This is an experiment. The astronauts will be trying something ________
A. on
B. out
C. in
D. with
4. We are appreciative _________ their efforts.
A. of
B. for
C. in
D. over
5. She was unequal ___________ the demands placed on her.
A. towards
B. with
C. for
D. to
6. You know your problem? You get too wound up _________ things.
A. with
B. for
C. under
D. about
7. I was _______ the impression that I had paid you
______ the work you did _______ me.

A. on ... for ...for
B. under ... for ... for
C. under ... on ... for
D. under ... for ... with
8. The professor interceded _________ the review board on my behalf.
A. at
B. on
C. with
D. for
9. It was _________ January after we went to Greece .
A. a
B. an
C the
D. no article
10. Winton Churchill has been called __________ of ________ century .
A. the / the
B. a / a
C. a / the
D. the / a
E. Mistake recognition :
1. Compact discs (CDs) have revolutionized the music industry with surprisingly realistical
2. sound. The six-inch discs look thin plastic sandwiches with aluminum in the center. They
3. have digitally recorded material that is read by laser beams so that the sound has none of
4. the cracking of vinyl records. CDs are also virtually undestructible, and they are lighter and
5. much smaller than conventional record. Since their introduction, CDs have become more
6. afford and widely available. In fact, they are now sold in electronics and video
7. stores that they haven't formally carried records or cassettes.
8. There has been a phenomenal growth in the sale CDs. Sales climbed dramatically during
9. the second half of the 1980s. In the 1990s, sales were evenly greater. CDs have all but
10. replaced LPs in stores and, in spite of their being fewer affordable than cassettes, continue

to gain in popularity.
IV. WRITING :
A. Sentence transformation :
I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one , using the word in capital
letters which must not be altered in any way :
1. “ I don’t mind which program we watch , “ I said .
matter
I said that ____________________________________ me which program we watched
2. He watched films on television all day .
entire
He _______________________________________________ films on television .
3. I prefer playing football rather than watching it .
opposed
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I prefer ______________________________________________________ watching it .
4. Their chance of success depends on their hard training .
players
Only if the ______________________________________________ chance of success .
5. Please don’t start your computer on November 25th every year . rather I
____________________________________________________________ every year .
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
before it .
1. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door .
Try ___________________________________________________________________
2. He insisted on as full apology .
Nothing but ____________________________________________________________
3. We weren’t surprised by his success .
It came ________________________________________________________________

4. Under no circumstances should you phone the police .
The last ________________________________________________________________
5. They didn’t get married because their parents were against it .
But ____________________________________________________________________
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Part I. Complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D.
1. He looked such a fool with his hair dyed green that I just……laughing at it.
A. couldn’t enjoy
B. didn’t stop
C. can’t help
D. couldn’t help
2. I … more money on teachers if I …… the Minister of Education.
A. spent / was
B. will spend / were
C. would spend / did
D. would spend / were
3. Do you know any restaurants ……?
A. where have a really good meal
B. where we can have a really good meal
C. which has a really good meal
D. that we can have a really good meal
4. Sally was very disappointed with the exam result. She …. a bad mark before.
A. had got
B. had ever got
C. never had got
D. had never got
5. The girl …… mother I was talking to has left the room.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom

D. that
6. My sister and I …… the piano when our guests …… last night.
A. had played / arrived
B. were playing / arrived
C. played / arrived
D. were playing / were arriving
7. She’s a dancer, so I’ll buy a pair of …… shoes for her birthday.
A. dances
B. dancer's
C. dance
D. dancing
8. If you …… to Paris tomorrow, please telephone me first.
A. were going
B. are going
C. will go
D. had been going
9. I don't mind how you deal with the problem. It's …… you.
A down on
B in at
C up to
D over by
10. Have you seen the place ……the graduation ceremony will be held in?
A. in that
B. where
C. is where that
D. which
11. My uncle was …... ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. critically
B. deeply
C. fatally

D. seriously
12. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used…..
A. up
B. all
C. whole
D. at all
13. Her mother told her not to be too ……and advised her to try to do things herself.
A. dependable
B. depending
C. dependent
D. independent
14. Give me your telephone number ……I need your help.
A. in case
B. so that
C. unless
D. whether
15. The question was easy enough, but ……students could answer it.
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A. a little
B. few
C. a few
D. a great number of
16. If you want to speak English fluently, you have to practice …… English every day.
A. speak
B. to speak
C. speaking
D. spoken
17. The cattle ……. in the field now.

A. is grazing
B. graze
C. are grazing
D. has grazed
18. Children should be …… to realize their full potential.
A. discouraged
B. encourage
C. encouraged
D. courage
19. If my grandfather ……, I’m sure he would be proud of me.
A. were alive
B. alive
C. would be alive
D. had been alive
20. The boy always does his homework before class …… by the teacher.
A. so as not to be punished
B. so as to be punished
C. so that not to be punished
D. in order that not to be punished
Part II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. The United State gained (DEPEND) …………. from Britain in 1776.
32-33. It is the (WRITE) ………………..English which is not
(SYSTEM) …..................phonetic that causes difficulties to foreigners.
34. The criminal was sentenced to one year’s (PRISON) ………………….
35. The doctor has (repeat)………………. advised him to stop smoking.
36. She spent most of her (SAVE)……………………..on clothes.
37. He (OCCASION) ……………………………gets up early in winter.
38. This knife is very blunt. It needs (SHARP)………………………………
39. I don't know what's the matter with Tommy lately. His (BEHAVE)......
seems to be getting worse and worse.

40. Women nowadays have more freedom to take part in social (ACT)…...

Your answers
31. ……………………
32. ……………………
33. ……………………
34. ……………………
35. ……………………
36. ……………………
37. ……………………
38. ……………………
39. ……………………
40. ……………………

Find and circle one mistake from the four options A, B, C or D in each sentence below.
71. We have to apply new technology to reduce waste as well to recycle used materials.
72. Cotton is one of the most popular fiber used to make clothes.
73. There is a motel at the corner of this street, where the travelers can stay there.
74. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
75. The manager was honest, clean, well-dress and clever but he never tried to be polite to us.
76. The celebration of Tet holiday, like many other Vietnamese traditions, are said to originate from China.
77. He was the first athlete arrived the finish and won the gold medal.
78. He will surely fail the exam unless he will study harder.
79. More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans.
80. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Multiple choice:
You are late again! Please, try to be …….. in future.
A- accurate
B- efficient

C- punctual
D- reliable
2Students sometimes support themselves by ………… of evening jobs.
A- ways
B- means
C- efforts
D- method
3Driving in London is supposed to be confusing but I didn’t find it at …….. difficult
A.-. all
B- first
C- once
D- least
4The noise got ………… as the car disappeared into the distance.

A>
1-

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A- smaller
B- fainter
C- weaker
D- slighter
5- I ‘d ……… you didn’t leave just at the moment.
A- rather
B- like
C- better
D- asked
6- According to the ………… of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intent to leave.

A- laws
B- rules
C- terms
D- details
7- It was not easy to understand her ………. to the situation.
A- feelings
B- conduct
C- outlook
D- reaction
8- From the hotel there is good ……… of the mountains
A- vision
B- view
C- sight
D- picture
9- He lost the race because he ran out of petrol on the last …… .
A- lap
B- trip
C- tour
D- journey
10- What he told me was a ………. of lies.
A- pack
B- load
C- mob
D- flock
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Fill in each of the blanks with the correct preposition or verbal particle:

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Don’t sit _______ ________ for me. I shall probably be back very late.
Put _______ ________ the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of your tobacco.
_______ ________ the whole, I agree with you.
His bad behaviour was put ___ ____ to his upbringing.
John can’t go out . He is up ____ ___ his ears with work.
They came ___ ____ with another good idea for raising money for the hungry.
Don’t trust him. He always goes ____ ___ on his word.
Mrs. Brown goes ___ ____ cooking special slimming food.
She put ___ ____ an application for a job as a nurse.
She turned ___ ____ late as usual just as I was going home.
C> Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

The judge told him it was _______________ to drink and drive and banned him for a year.
(RESPONSIBLE)
Most doctors are _______________ after they learn general medicine. (SPECIAL) Peter’s gained so
much weight because he can’t stop _______________. (EAT)
The sun and the moon are often _______________ in poetry. (PERSON)
The work is still at very _______________ level. (EXPERIMENT)
She wants to be an actress but her parents _______________ of her intention. (APPROVE)
In the Middle Ages, salt was very valuable so that slaves were _______________ with it. (COMPARE)
The _______________ of the trains and the buses cause frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
It is usually for bidden to destroy _______________ buildings. (HISTORY)
This matter is very _______________. Don’t discuss it outside the office. (CONFIDENCE)
D> Supply the correct form and tenses of the verbs in brackets:
My friend Mike and Jane (just return) ______ _______ from their honeymoon in Europe. Before they
(leave) _____ _____ New York, I (give) ______ ______ them my brother’s address in Moscow in the hope
that they (visit) ______ ______ him and his family. When I went to call on the newly-weds last Tuesday
night, they told me how much they (enjoy) _____ (travel) ______ ______ around Europe and that we (soon
look) _____ _______ at the colour slides they (take) _____ ______. They also (give) ______ _____
greetings from my brother and assured me that it (be) ______ ______ a great pleasure for them to meet my
relatives.

1.

E> Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences.
The police is now investigating the robbery that took place in our neighbourhood last night.
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2.

There was a slight disagreement between committee members of the club, regarding their trip next
month.
3.
Most of us were feeling sleepily at the meeting because the speaker had a very monotonous voice.
4.
She was not unaware of their presence in the room as she was absorbed in her reading.
5.
When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out as he is hard of hearing.
6.
My pen has very few ink in it, so could you give me some?
7.
Neither William or his brother stole the rambutans from your orchard.
8.
It is hoped that the develop countries will be less selfish in their economic policies and help the poorer
nations.
9.
The audience watching the rock concert obviously do not satisfy with the way the band played.
10. Those silly ghost stories Abu told made Rafik feared to go upstairs by himself.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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WRITING
A> Sentence transformation: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentences as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in bold letters. The words MUST
NOT BE ALTERED in any way.
Stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN)
Terry has just insured her life. (OUT)
In the end it was discovered that Joe was the thief. (OUT)
I need a calculator to arrive at the total. (OUT)
I met your friend David the other day. (INTO)
I think you’ve been overcharged, old son! (OFF)
I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign. (UP)
I won’t allow swearing in my classroom (FOR)
The company was bought up by a large multinational. (OVER)
10. Your story is different from the facts. (WITH)

D)READING
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Modern advertisements contain hidden (1) ___ ____. Implicit in the advertisement showing the pretty
girl in the new car, or the smiling children round the packet of washing powder is the message (2) ___ ____
if we buy the product, we also achieve success and happiness. It is a subtle approach since it seeks to (3)
___ ____ our secret dreams, and it is inescapable since adver-ising is ubiquitous. (4) ___ ____ street
billboards and catchy jingles on television bombard us from all sides . They brainwash us into believing
that we can realize our ambitions quickly and easily. On the other hand, (5) ___ ____ of advertising say
that it is beneficial. Advertising is informative . Advertisements tell us about useful new products. They (6)
___ ____ our lives with color and music. They increase demand, (7)___ ____ industry and so keep prices
down . Whether for or against (8) ___ ____, most people would agree that some kind of supervision body,
appointed by the government or by the advertising industry (9) ___ ____, is necessary to maintain (10)
___ ____ of honesty and to discourage the more blatant types of misleading advertisements.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______ and received

nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7% (2) _______ message
is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3) _______.
Humans use nonverbal communication because:
1. Words have limitations: There are (4) _______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (5)
_______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed
nonverbally.
2. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6) _______ while verbal
messages deal basically with outside world.
3. Nonverbal message are likely (7) _______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be
controlled as easily as spoken words.
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4. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8) _______ can be
said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts.
5. A separate communication channel is necessary to (9) _______ send complex messages: A speaker can
add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10) _______
1. a. sent
b. posted
c. mailed
d. thrown
2. a. through b. in
c. of
d. for
3. a. thought b. expressions
c. gestures
d. postures
4. a. sum
b. great deal
c. amount

d. numerous
5. a. effect
b. effective
c. effectively
d. effectiveness
6. a. feelings b. words
c. shows
d. sorrows
7. a. be
b. being
c. to be
d. been
8. a. what
b. that
c. why
d. when
9. a. get
b. have
c. make
d. help
10. a. signs
b. signals
c. sight
d. signatures
students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates
succeeded. Normally, candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts 180 minutes for the fixed group of
subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry;
Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D:
Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics.
In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional

secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year
courses.
According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public
universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are
currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is planning
to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.
1. University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______.
a. interesting
b. stressful
c. free
d. easy
2. The word those refers to _______.
a. exam subjects
b. young people
c. universities d. examinations
3. In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was
about _______ percent.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 50
4. Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam?
a. Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination.
b. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination.
c. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects.
d. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose.
5. According to the passage, _______.
a. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year.
b. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities
c. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities.

d. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities.
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D
next to the correct word or phrase.
1.
He refused to give up work,................he ‘d won a million pounds.
A. despite
B. however
C. even though
D. as though
2.
They were ..............for smuggling jewellery into the country.
A. jugded
B. arrested
C. accused
D. warned
3.
At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shops usually ..............
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A. drops
B. lowers
C. sinks
D. reduces
Have you got time to discuss your work now or are you ..............to leave?
A. thinking
B. planned
C. around
D. about

5.
I don’t see any .............. in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.
A. cause
B. aim
C. point
D. reason
6.
Would you mind .......... these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?
A. making
B. doing
C. getting
D. giving
7.
She did all the work .......... her own.
A. by
B. on
C. for
D. with
8.
........................Tom , he can’t possibly go alone - he is far too young.
A. As if
B. As for
C. As
D. As far as
9.
I have to leave before seven and so ...............
A. leave you
B. you have
C. you do
D. do you

10.
By half past ten tomorrow morning I ..................along the motorway.
A. will drive
B. am driving
C. drive
D. will be driving
Part 2: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line
People are fascinated by robots. Some of them look like
FASCINATION
(1)...........................dolls to play with . Most of them look like other machines
MECHANIC
of today's high technology. Serious research on(2)...........................................
INTELLIGENCE
robots began in the 1960s in several countries . Now we are on the fifth
(3)......... .......................of robots. The first robots were very expensive. They
GENERATE
cost $ 500,000 when a (4) ..........................could do the same work for $ 15
WORK
an hour .One of the(5) ................................of robots is that they can work in
ADVANTAGEOUS
situations that are(6) .......................................or harmful for human workers.
DANGER
Japan leads the world in the(7) ....................................of robots . They have
DEVELOP
12,000 working and(8) ........................30,000 per year, most of them for
PRODUCTION
export. Nissan, a (9) ............................automobile company , spent $ 600
JAPAN
million on robots for a new factory in the United States .It will be the most

(10) ...................................advanced factory of its kind.TECHNOLGY
4.

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